Corporate Governance

Syed Basar Shueb has been CEO, Managing Director and a member of the Board of Directors of IHC since July, 2019. Alongside his tenure at IHC, Syed Basar has held the position of Group CEO of the Pal Group of Companies since 2000 and holds leadership positions on several other high-profile companies, including Reem Finance PJSC, Chimera Investments LLC, and is one of the key players in the UAE’s utilities services sector through PAL Cooling Holding.

In addition to being board member of Alpha Dhabi Holding (ADH), Syed Basar was elected to the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, besides his board membership in Invictus Investment PLC.

An accomplished and respected senior executive, he has substantial and diversified experience in the processing, manufacturing, construction, finance and service industries, and was listed in the Top 10 Middle East’s CEOs by Forbes in 2023. Basar is known to be a decisive and pragmatic leader, and for his skill in creating and nurturing cohesive and focused business units that grow profitable bottom lines.

He has played an integral part in IHC continually being in the top performers of the Abu Dhabi Bourse’s listed companies.

Syed Basar Shueb holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Richard Gerson is an experienced global investment expert focused in tech and startups.

Currently, Gerson is the Co-founder, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Alpha Wave Global (formerly Falcon Edge Capital) as well as a Co-founder and Board member of Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners. Prior to this, Gerson co-founded and was the Managing Director of Blue Ridge Capital for 15 years.

He is also a member of the Cleveland Clinic International Leadership Board, the Panthera Conservation Council, and the Belfer Center’s International Council at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Gerson holds Board positions at the 92nd Street Y, a leading cultural institution and community center and was a founding member of the Board of Trustees of PAVE in New York, USA

Gerson graduated from the University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce with a B.S. in Commerce with a concentration in Finance.
 

Samia Bouazza is business leader with a solid track record for driving growth.

As the Group CEO and Managing Director of Multiply Group, she leads the strategic development of the company, its growing investment portfolio of high-return businesses and maintaining the overall sustainable growth of the Group’s subsidiaries. Bouazza is also a Board Member of Arena Events Group, Emirates Driving Company, Viola Communications and Selphagy Therapeutics Inc.

Prior to this, she founded Multiply Marketing Consultancy, which merged with Viola Communications, after growing the company by 400x over a decade.

She holds a BA in Political Science and Public Administration from the American University of Beirut and has completed executive education certificates in Strategic Intelligence and Digital Disruption from Harvard Business School and the University of Cambridge respectively.