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15 www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today Middle East Awards 2019 bahrain HAZEM BEN-GACEM Group Chief Executive Officer of Investcorp Bank ABOUT HAZEM BEN-GACEM Hazem Ben-Gacem is Investcorp’s Co-Chief Executive Officer leading the firm’s private equity activities in Europe, Middle East and Asia, its recently launched private banking operation globally, its distribution infrastructure and clients relations in the Gulf, MENA and Asia. Hazem is also the Managing Partner of the Investcorp Technology Partners group of funds. Amongst others, Hazem sits on the Investcorp Group’s Executive and Operating Committees. Prior to his co-CEO appointment, Hazem led Investcorp’s European private equity and Technology private equity teams, based out of London. During that period, Hazem was involved in over 30 of Investcorp’s private equity investments in Europe and the US. Prior to joining Investcorp in 1994, Hazem was a member of Credit Suisse First Boston’s mergers and acquisitions team in New York. In addition to his position with Investcorp, Hazem is currently the chairman of the board of the Italian luxury menswear Corneliani and the Danish luxury goods maker Georg Jensen, the vice chair of the Italian protective gear maker Dainese, and serves on the boards of the Swedish ski helmet maker POC, the British anti-counterfeit solution provider Opsec and the US digital information provider kgb Inc. Hazem holds a bachelor degree with honours from Harvard University and is the founder of the Harvard Office in Tunisia, the first formal presence for Harvard University in the Arab world. Hazem is currently a serving member of the national shooting team of Tunisia (50-meter rifle discipline), achieving a bronze medal in the 2017 African Shooting Championships. Under the request of the Tunisian Prime Minister, Hazem co-chaired the Tunisia 2020 International Donor Conference, held in Tunisia in 2016. ABOUT ADNAN CHILWAN Hazem Ben-Gacem is Investcorp’s Co-Chief Executive Officer leading the firm’s private equity activities in Europe, Middle East and Asia, its recently launched private banking operation globally, its distribution infrastructure and clients relations in the Gulf, MENA and Asia. Hazem is also the Managing Partner of the Investcorp Technology Partners group of funds. Amongst others, Hazem sits on the Investcorp Group’s Executive and Operating Committees. Prior to his co-CEO appointment, Hazem led Investcorp’s European private equity and Technology private equity teams, based out of London. During that period, Hazem was involved in over 30 of Investcorp’s private equity investments in Europe and the US. Prior to joining Investcorp in 1994, Hazem was a member of Credit Suisse First Boston’s mergers and acquisitions team in New York. In addition to his position with Investcorp, Hazem is currently the chairman of the board of the Italian luxury menswear Corneliani and the Danish luxury goods maker Georg Jensen, the vice chair of the Italian protective gear maker Dainese, and serves on the boards of the Swedish ski helmet maker POC, the British anti-counterfeit solution provider Opsec and the US digital information provider kgb Inc. Hazem holds a bachelor degree with honours from Harvard University and is the founder of the Harvard Office in Tunisia, the first formal presence for Harvard University in the Arab world. Hazem is currently a serving member of the national shooting team of Tunisia (50-meter rifle discipline), achieving a bronze medal in the 2017 African Shooting Championships. Under the request of the Tunisian Prime Minister, Hazem co-chaired the Tunisia 2020 International Donor Conference, held in Tunisia in 2016. FIRM PROFILE We are a world-leading manag r of alternative investments for select individuals and institutions. Founded in 1982, we’ve built a global reputation for superior performance, innovation and client service. Investcorp has earned distinction through reliability, transparency, business judgment, value creation, innovation and superior results. We combine the growth dynamics of Gulf capital and the alternative investment industry with international management discipline. We were fou ded s, and remain, a firm that is global in its outlook, attitu e and culture. As such, we have offices in Ne York, London, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Doh , Riyadh and Singapore. As one of the largest andmost diverse alternative investment managers – in terms of both product and geography – we are uniquely placed to offer our clients a range of attractive investment products. We currently have more than $22.2 billion of assets under management. We have a unique placement capability in the Gulf, where we offer a high level of personal service to an investor base of high-net-worth individuals and institutions. We are different because we offer investments to our clients on a deal-by-deal basis, reflecting our investors’ preference for investment discretion. What’s more, we co-invest significantly with our clients across our business areas, which ensures that our interests are firmly aligned with theirs. Many of our clients have also chosen to be shareholders of Investcorp; they feel pride and involvement in, and ownership of, our success. At Investcorp, we pri e ourselves on the lo g-term relationships we have built with our clients, based on mutual trust, respect and delivery. Our dedicated client service team acts as a trusted and informed advisor to clients.