Khalifa Jassim Al-Kuwari Explained
Khalifa Jassim Al-Kuwari |
Birth Date: | 10 January 1977 |
Nationality: | Qatari |
Occupation: | Accountant, banker |
Khalifa Jassim Al-Kuwari (Arabic: خليفة جاسم الكواري; born on 10 January 1977)[1] is a Qatari accountant and banker. He has held executive positions in Volkswagen and Qatar Investment Authority. He holds a master's degree in accounting from Cleveland State University.[2] He was the chief operating officer of Qatar Investment Authority and its subsidiary, Qatar Holding, until December 2012.[3]
Career
In 2010, he was appointed to the board of directors of Songbird Estates.[4] He stepped down in September 2014 and was replaced by Ken Costa.[5]
He was appointed as chairman of Islamic Bank Britain, later to be known as Al Rayan Bank, in 2011.[2] The same year, he was appointed as a member of Volkswagen's supervisory board.[6] [7] He resigned from the board in April 2013.[8]
Al-Kuwari is the general manager of the Qatar Fund for Development (QVN). In April 2015, he signed an agreement with Saeb Erekat to consolidate a $100 million QVN-financed loan to the Palestinian Authority.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: 5. Election of members of the Supervisory Board. Volkswagen. 14 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150415071718/http://www.volkswagenag.com/content/vwcorp/content/en/investor_relations/annual_general_meeting/AGM_2011/Invitation___Agenda/Tagesordnungpunkt_5.html. 15 April 2015. dead.
- Web site: REG - Islamic Bank Britain - Appointment of Directors. https://web.archive.org/web/20150415080920/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/07/idUS187183+07-Apr-2011+RNS20110407. dead. 15 April 2015. Press Release. Reuters. 7 April 2011. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Qatar Power List 2015. Arabian Business. 17 January 2016.
- Web site: Songbird Estates appoints three Qatari directors. Reuters. 4 January 2015. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Qataris appoint Ken Costa to Songbird Estates board. Finance Times. 11 December 2015. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Rekordjahr:Volkswagen verdient mit 7,2 Milliarden Euro so viel wie nie. Spiegel. 25 February 2011. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Volkswagen's 2010 profit roars to $9.4 billion. Cleveland.com. 25 February 2015.
- Web site: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT: Bekanntmachung der Einberufung zur Hauptversammlung am 13.05.2014 in Hannover mit dem Ziel der europaweiten Verbreitung gemäß §121 AktG . Deutsche Gesellschaft für auswärtige Politik . 14 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150416154317/http://www.dgap.de/dgap/News/hauptversammlung/volkswagen-aktiengesellschaft-bekanntmachung-der-einberufung-zur-hauptversammlung-hannover-mit-dem-ziel-der-europaweiten-verbreitung-gemaess-aktg/?companyID=143&newsID=792167 . 16 April 2015 .
- Web site: Qatar lends Palestine $100mn for development schemes. Gulf Times. 9 April 2015. 14 April 2015.