Mr. Talal Ali Al Zain is the Chief Executive Officer of Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company- the investment arm of the Kingdom of Bahrain - and a member of the Board of Directors of the Economic Development Board.
As the Chairman of Gulf Air Board Directors, he brings a rich experience to the position with his knowledge of local, regional and international markets after working at Investcorp for 18 years as the Managing Director and Co-Head of Placement and Relationship Management. Prior to joining Investcorp, Mr. Al-Zain was a Vice President of Private Banking International with Chase Manhattan Bank, Geneva, Switzerland with the responsibility to manage the Bank’s Private Banking activities for the Arabian Gulf Region and, the Coordinator for the Investment Banking for the Middle East and Pakistan out of Geneva. Prior to Chase Manhattan, Geneva, he was managing Kuwait and Qatar markets for Chase Private Banking, Bahrain. Earlier, he worked with Citibank Corporate Banking Division in Bahrain as a Corporate Banker focusing on trading and manufacturing sector.
Mr. Talal Al-Zain holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, USA, and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Mercer University, Atlanta. Mr. AlZain has also completed the Program of Management Development at Harvard University besides attending several training programs in both the credit and investment areas.
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