Board of Directors and Executive Staff

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.

Officers of the Board of Directors

Pete Swift

Chairman of the Board of ABCK-AmCham Kuwait
Director of Transportation
Committee Member: Membership Committee
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
Committee Chair…

Rashed Almunae

Secretary of the Board of ABCK-AmCham Kuwait
CEO
Committee Member: Policy & Strategic Committee
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
Focus Group…

Corporate Board Members

Anwar Almutlaq

VP Kuwait & Country Chair
Committee Member: Policy & Strategic Committee
Focus Group Member: Energy

Doug Hurst

Director for North Africa and the Middle East
Committee Vice-Chair: Programs & Events Committee
Committee Member: Policy & Strategic…

Jody Mangus

Assistant to the President
Vice-Chair: Membership Committee
Focus Group Member: Energy

Lama Chalhoub

Country Lead, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain
Committee Member: Membership Committee
Focus Group Chair: Healthcare

Mhanna Arawi

Sr. Regional Sales Manager - Kuwait & Iraq
Committee Member: Programs & Events Committee
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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Ola Saab

Head of Corporate Commercial Department
Committee Chair: Program & Events Committee
Committee Member: Membership Committee

Omar Amireh

CEO & Head of Corporate Banking
Committee Member: Programs & Events Committee
Focus Group Member: Banking & Finance

Sam Jauhari

Chairman
Committee Member: Membership Committee
Focus Group Chair: Education Focus Group
Focus Group…

Small Enterprise / Individual Board Members

Seneca Cottom

Head of Sustainability
Committee Member: Programs & Events Committee
Committee Member: Policy & Strategic Committee…

Omar Ben Naji

Managing Partner
Committee Member: Membership Committee
Committee Member: Programs & Events Committees
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Ex-Officio Members

Darrel Ching

Senior Commercial Officer

Paola De La Roche

Executive Director

Honorary Board Of Directors

Fred Shuaibi

Vice President/Partner-in-Charge
Focus Group Chair - Energy

Gregory J. Stevens

President

Jafar Behbehani

Chairman

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

Yousif Almahdi

Government Relations Advisor