The Board of Directors of the ABCK-AmCham Kuwait consists of volunteers elected by the general membership and is supported by an ex-officio member representing the U.S. Department of Commerce and coordinating AmCham activities with the U.S. Embassy Kuwait. There are four officers and eleven Board Members. The Chairperson is the spokesperson for the membership.
Board of Directors and Executive Staff
Officers of the Board of Directors
Pete Swift
Chairman of the Board of ABCK-AmCham Kuwait
Director of Transportation
KGL TC
Committee Member: Membership Committee
Committee Member: Programs & Events Committee
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Committee Member: Programs & Events Committee
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Dr. Arezou Harraf
Vice-Chair of the Board of ABCK-AmCham Kuwait
Chief Executive Officer
Officer Position: Vice-Chair
Committee Chair: Policy & Strategic Committee
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Committee Chair: Policy & Strategic Committee
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Rashed Almunae
Secretary of the Board of ABCK-AmCham Kuwait
CEO
United Beverage Co – Pepsi
Committee Member: Policy & Strategic Committee
Focus Group Member: FMCG/F&B
Focus Group Member: FMCG/F&B
Amit Arora
Treasurer of the Board of ABCK-AmCham Kuwait
Partner | Tax
Committee Chair: Budget Committee
Vice-Chair: Policy & Strategic Committee
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Vice-Chair: Policy & Strategic Committee
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Corporate Board Members
Anwar Almutlaq
VP Kuwait & Country Chair
Committee Member: Policy & Strategic Committee
Focus Group Member: Energy
Focus Group Member: Energy
Doug Hurst
Director for North Africa and the Middle East
Committee Vice-Chair: Programs & Events Committee
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Jody Mangus
Assistant to the President
Vice-Chair: Membership Committee
Focus Group Member: Energy
Focus Group Member: Energy
Lama Chalhoub
Country Lead, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain
Committee Member: Membership Committee
Focus Group Chair: Healthcare
Focus Group Chair: Healthcare
Mhanna Arawi
Sr. Regional Sales Manager - Kuwait & Iraq
Committee Member: Programs & Events Committee
Focus Group Member: Energy
Focus Group Member: Energy
Rt. Brig. Gen. Musaed Al Hawli
Managing Director
Committee Chair: Membership Committee
Committee Member: Programs and Events Committee
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Committee Member: Programs and Events Committee
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Ola Saab
Head of Corporate Commercial Department
Committee Chair: Program & Events Committee
Committee Member: Membership Committee
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Committee Member: Membership Committee
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Omar Amireh
CEO & Head of Corporate Banking
Committee Member: Programs & Events Committee
Focus Group Member: Banking & Finance
Focus Group Member: Banking & Finance
Sam Jauhari
Chairman
Committee Member: Membership Committee
Focus Group Chair: Education Focus Group
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Focus Group Chair: Education Focus Group
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Small Enterprise / Individual Board Members
Seneca Cottom
Head of Sustainability
Alshaya Group
Committee Member: Programs & Events Committee
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Omar Ben Naji
Managing Partner
Committee Member: Membership Committee
Committee Member: Programs & Events Committees
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Committee Member: Programs & Events Committees
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Ex-Officio Members
Honorary Board Of Directors
Fred Shuaibi
Vice President/Partner-in-Charge
KDNR, Inc.
Focus Group Chair - Energy
Gregory J. Stevens
President
GJS Consultants, LLC
Jafar Behbehani
Chairman
TriStar Motorcycles Establishment
Executive Staff
Paola De La Roche
Executive Director
Jenson Joy
Operations Manager
Vivian Almehdari
Membership and Initiatives Manager
Samar Bqaeen
Public Relations & Events Manager
Aisha M A Alqabandi
Business Development & Partnerships Associate
Mary Herz
Office Secretary