Board of Directors
H.E. Mr. Ayman Hazza Barakat Al Majali
Vice Chairman (Non-independent)
Appointment Date : 16 February 2004
Date Of Birth: 20/02/1949
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- He received his BA in History (1972).
- He started his career working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jordan.
- In 1993, he was appointed as Chief of Royal Protocol at the Royal Court.
- In 1999 he was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Youth and Sports and Minister of Information.
- In 2002, he became a board member at the Jordan Gulf Bank and was re-elected in 2004 as Vice Chairman of the Board at the Jordan Commercial Bank. Member, Credit Facilities Committee.
- In 2020, he was elected as a member in the House of Representatives of Jordan.
He was elected as a board member for the following companies: -
- Chairman, First Jordan Investment Company PLC.
- Chairman, Al Jazeera Sudanese Jordanian Bank.
- Chairman, Al Quds Ready Mix PLC.
- Chairman, International Company for Outsourcing Services (CrysTelCall).
- Vice Chairman, First Insurance Company.
HE Mr. Al-Majali is the chairman/member of the following JCB’s Board Committees:
- Chairman, Debt and Property Settlement Committee.
- Member, Credit Facilities Committee.
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Mr. Micheal Faiq Ibrahim Al Sayegh
Chairman (Non-independent)
Appointment Date : 16 February 2004
Date Of Birth: 01/01/1946
- He received his BA in Public Administration and Political Science from the University of Jordan (1971).
- Mr. Sayegh is the Board Chairman of Sayegh Group since 1979, comprising 33 companies across the Arab world, Eastern and Western Europe and Asia. Sayegh Group operates in different industries, such as chemicals, engineering, household appliances, real estate, banking and media, providing consumers with numerous and various services, products and commodities. The Group employs 5,000 employees.
- Mr. Sayegh holds the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Metropolitan Vindictus of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in 2002.
- Mr. Sayegh holds King Hussein Medal for Distinguished Contributions of the First Class in 2007.
Mr. Sayegh is the board chairman, board member and honorary president of several companies, associations and clubs, including:
- Chairman, all Sayegh Group’s companies.
- Chairman, Dimensions Jordan & Emirates Commercial Investments Corp.
- Chairman, the Red Sea Gas Trading Company.
- Chairman, Arab Company for Paints Products – Palestine.
- Member, of the board the First Jordan Investment Company.
- Member, of the Arab Federation of Paints and Paints Industry, representing Palestine.
- Chairman, the Board of Trustees of Jordan Medical Aid for Palestinians.
- Member, Al Jazeera Sudanese Jordanian Bank – Sudan.
- Chairman, the Al-Mahaba Association yafeya.
- Honorary President, the Orthodox Club – Fuheis.
- Member, the Orthodox Central Council.
- Founder and Vice Chairman, the Executive Committee in the Orthodox Society.
- Founder and Chairman, the Palestine International Institute for Research and Services.
Mr. Micheal Al-Sayegh is the chairman/member of the following JCB’s Board Committees:
- Chairman, Credit Facilities Committee.
- Member, Corporate Governance Committee.
Member, Nominations and Remuneration Committe
Mr. Shareef Tawfiq Hamd Al Rawashdeh
Board Member (Non Independent)
Appointment Date : 28 June 2012
Date Of Birth: 01/08/1958
Working Experience:
- He worked as an internal auditor at the Jordan Kuwait Bank (1987-1981).
- He worked as loans manager at Al Mashreq Bank, United Arab Emirates (1988-1987).
- He worked as head of Retail Banking Services and Private Services and manager of the head office at the Saudi Investment Bank, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 1988 to 2010.
- A former member of the 16th Jordanian Parliament and member of Health and Environment Committee and Energy Committee (2011-2010).
- Mr. Al-Rawashdeh holds the Certified Board Member Certificate from IFC/JIOD.
Mr. Sharif Al-Rawashdeh also holds the following positions:
- Chairman, Al Bilad Securities & Investment Co. since 2006 until 01/04/2019.
- Chairman, National Chlorine Industries Company Ltd. (from 04/2016 until 01/07/2020).
- Chairman, International Arabian Development & Investment Trading Co. since 2012 until 2015).
- Vice Chairman, Arab Jordanian Insurance Group Co. since 2012 until 6/2016.
- Board member, International Arabian Development & Investment Trading Co. since 29/07/2020).
- Board member, Al-Bilad Medical Services P.L.C from 2002 to April 2014.
- Board member, of the Arab Aluminum Industry (ARAL) as of 04/30/2017.
- Board member, National Chlorine Industries Company P.L.C from April 2012 to October 2012.
- Member of the Board of Trustees at Mutah University.
- Chairman of Management Board of Directors at Canadian International Schools.
- Chairman of Management Board at Mandala Beauty Clinic.
- Member of Management Board at the Jordanian-Canadian Businessmen Association.
- Member at Royal Jordanian Gliding Club.
Mr. Sharif Al-Rawashdeh is the Chairman and member of the Bank’s Board Committees:
- Chairman, Risk and Compliance Committee.
- Member, Audit Committee.
- Member of the Information Technology Committee.
- Member of Debt and Property Settlement Committee.
Mr. Nasser H. M. Saleh
Board Member (Independent)
Appointment Date : 09 July 2020
Date Of Birth: 04/12/1970
- Mr. Nasser holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Jordan in 1995.
- He was awarded the King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein Medal of Distinguished Excellence in 2017 for MadfooatCom project*
- He was awarded Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Award, for the best service project category in the Arab World in Dubai in 2018.
- He was selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2014.
- He is a member of the American Entrepreneurs’’ Organization (EO) in Jordan.
- He won EY Entrepreneur of The Year Award for 2013.
- He was awarded also the Queen Rania National Entrepreneurship Award in 2012.
- Mr. Nasser is the Executive Chairman of Board and Founder of MadfooatCom for ePayments.
- He is the Chairman of the British Technology Board for developing expertise in the payment and cyber security solutions.
- He held several positions as Executive Vice President, Head of Information Technology and consultant in several Arab and foreign companies and banks (Accenture, Microsoft, eDATA, AlRajhi Bank, USAID…).
Eng. Nasser Saleh is also Chairman and Member of the committees emanating from the Board of Directors of the Bank:
- Chairman of the Information Technology Governance Committee.
- Member of the Audit Committee.
- Member of the Corporate Governance Committee.
- Member of the Strategic Planning Committee.
Lina Najib Al Bakhit
Board Member (Independent)
Appointment Date : 18 April 2022
Date Of Birth: 28/04/1963
Working Experience:
36 years of Commercial and Investment Banking Experience
- Jordan Ahli Bank 1998-2021 EVP / Chief Business Officer.
- Invest Bank 1990-1998 Treasurer / Head of Treasury & Investments.
- Petra Bank 1985-1989 Treasury & Investments.
- Held the position of Deputy Chairman of Ahli Microfinance Co. 2015-2022.
- Held the position of Chairman of Ahli Brokerage Co. 2010-2015.
- Held the position of Board member of Ahli Microfinance Co. 2001 – 2010.
- Member of the Board of Directors at Modern Flour Mills & Macaroni Factory since 2004.
Ms. Albakhit is chairman/ member of the following JCB's Board Committees:
- Chairman, Audit Committee.
- Member, Corporate Governance Committee.
- Member, Strategic Planning Committee.
- Member, Nomination and Compensation Committee.
Mr. Saleh Mohammad Saleh 'Zeid Al Kilani'
Board Member (Non-independent)
Appointment Date : 20 April 2011
Date Of Birth: 15/10/1966
Represented by:
- Mr. Saleh Mohammed Saleh "Zeid Kilani" as of 29/07/2018.
- Mr. Kilani was an independent board member during the period 28/6/2012 through 20/4/2018.
- MBA from the United States in 1989.
- BA in Political Science and International Administration from the United States in 1988.
- Certified Board Member from IFC/JIOD.
Work Experience:
- Chief Commissioner Development Zones Commission (2008-2010).
- Commissioner for Investment and Economic Development Affairs Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (2005-2008).
- Former Chairman of the Dead Sea Development Company.
- Held a number of positions in both the public and private sectors.
- Member of the Board of Directors of Jordan Commercial Bank as a representative of the Social Security Corporation on 15/02/2010 till 28/6/2012and as an independent member of the Board of Directors of Jordan Commercial Bank on 28/06/2012 till 20/4/2018.
- Program Development & impact Advisor to Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation (04/2013 to 9/2020).
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Arab Jordanian Insurance Group Company, an independent as of 07/29/2020.
- Vice Chairman Al Bilad Securities & Investment Co. since 24/04/2022.
Mr. Kilani is the member of the following JCB’s Board Committees:
- Member, Credit Facilities Committee.
- Member, Risk and Compliance Committee.
- Member, Debt and Property Settlement Committee.
- Member, Strategic Planning Committee.
Mr. Henry Toufic Ibrahim Azzam
Board Member (Independent)
Appointment Date : 09 July 2020
Date Of Birth: 20/12/1949
- Henry Azzam is currently Professor of Finance and Director, Master of Finance Program, Olayan School of Business (OSB), American University of Beirut.
- He joined the faculty of OSB in January 2014.
- He holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from University of Southern California, Los Angeles and BA and MA from the American University of Beirut.
Working Experience:
- He was Chairman and CEO of The Social Security Investment Fund of Jordan during the period August 2012 – September 2013.
- Prior to that, Henry Azzam was until July 31, 2012 Deutsche Bank’s Chairman for the MENA region and from May 2007 till October 2010 .
- He was Deutsche Bank’s CEO for the MENA region supervising a team of 250 employees operating in the bank’s branches (in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha, Bahrain, Cairo and Algeria).
- Before Joining Deutsche Bank, he was the CEO of Amwal Invest, an investment bank he founded in Amman in 2005 and had guided it through its first two years of operation.
- He was the Chairman of Dubai International Financial Exchange (now Nasdaq Dubai).
- Chairman of Mobile.Com ( now Orange mobile ) , Amman.
- Before establishing Amwal Invest, Henry Azzam was the CEO of Jordin vest (2001 – 2004).
- Managing Director of Middle East Capital Group, Amman (1998-2001).
- AGM and Chief Economist of the Saudi National Commercial Bank, Jeddah Saudi Arabia (1990-1998).
- Vice President and Chief Economist of Gulf International Bank, Bahrain (1983-1990).
- He worked with the Arab Fund in Kuwait and the International Labour Organization in Geneva.
- He has five books the last one “The Emerging Middle East Financial Markets” published by Author House in the U.S. in September 2015.
- Previously Henry Azzam was a board member of Eqbal Investment Company (Amman), Byblos Bank (Beirut) and Rasmala Investment Bank (Dubai) Arab Jordan Investment Bank ( Amman ), Royal Jordanian Airlines (Amman), Nuqul Group (Amman), Aramex (Dubai), Majid Al Futtaim Trust (Dubai), Arabtec (Dubai).
- He was a member of the International Advisory Board of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).
Mr. Azzam is the chairman/member of the following JCB’s Board Committees:
- Chairman, Nominations and Remuneration Committee.
- Member, Audit Committee.
- Member, Strategic Planning Committee.
- Member, Risk and Compliance Committee.
Mr. Abdelnour Nayef Abdelnour
Board Member (Non-independent)
Appointment Date : 09 July 2020
Date Of Birth: 14/09/1972
- He received his MBA/International Business from the University of Leeds, UK, (1997).
- He received BA in Business Administration and Accounting from the University of Jordan (1994).
- He holds the Certified Board Member Certificate from IFC/JIOD.
Mr. Abdelnour is currently working as:
- Acting General Manager of Princely Enterprise from 2010 until now.
- Partner, Tadribat for Skills Development Company.
- Member, Dimensions Jordan & Emirates Commercial Investments Corp.
- Chairman, Bio Scan Radiology Center.
- Member, of Bio lab Medical Laboratories.
- Member, First Jordan Investment Company.
Mr. Abdelnour attended several courses, the most important of which are:
- Strategic Planning in Banking, Euromoney, London.
- Certified Board Member from the World Bank.
- Financial and administrative analysis and estimate budgets.
- Negotiation skills and time and crisis management.
- Several courses at the Institute of Banking Studies on banking and corporate businesses.
Mr. Abdelnour is a chairman/member of the following JCB's Board Committees:
- Chairman, Strategic Planning Committee.
- Member, Credit Facilities Committee.
- Member, Debt and Property Settlement Committee.
- Member, IT Governance Committee.
Mr.Osama O. A. Hamad
Board Member (Independent)
Appointment Date : 11 June 2019
Date Of Birth: 21/09/1974
- Master of International Banking and Finance Law from King's College London 2000.
- International Practice Diploma in International Joint Ventures from the College of Law of England and Wales and the International Bar Association 2001 Bachelors of Law (LL.B) Amman University , Jordan 1996.
Working Experience:
- founder and managing partner of Hamad & Associates Attorneys at Law and Legal Counsellors.
- leading Jordanian full practice with wide experience and emphasis on transactions, banking and finance, corporate and project finance, energy, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, public private partnerships, capital markets, joint ventures and investment funds in Jordan, the region and globally.
Mr. Hamad is Chairman & member of following committees of the bank:
- Chairman – Corporate Governance Committee.
- Member – Credit Committee.
- Member – Nomination and Compensation Committee.
Mr. Rami Adam Anaaz Titi
Board Member (Non-independent)
Appointment Date : 09 July 2020
Date Of Birth: 21/01/1979
- He obtained a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Irbid University in 2000.
- Received membership in the Arab Society of Certified Accountants in 2003.
- In addition to several professional certificates.
Work Experiences:
- He has practical experience in the field of investment in the financial markets, where he held the position of Financial Director for the investment sector in Rashid Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed and Sons Company - Saudi Arabia, UAE, from 2010 until 4/2017.
- He held the position of Accounts Manager and Deputy Financial Director in the Investment Department - Rashid Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed and Sons Company - Saudi Arabia from 2005 until 2010.
- From 5/2017 to 11/2018, he held the position of financial analyst in the Portfolio Management Department - Equity Investment Directorate - Social Security Investment Fund.
- Since 12/2018 until now, he has held the position of Financial Analyst in the Contribution Support Directorate\ Corporate Affairs Section - Social Security Investment Fund.
- He held as a member of the Board of Directors of the Unified Launch Center Company LLC from 8/2022 - 8/2023.
Mr. Rami Adam Titi is a member of the committees emanating from the bank’s board of directors, which are:
- Member, of the Facilitation Committee.
- Member, Nominations and Remuneration Committee.
Mr. Yahya Mohammad Obeidat
Board Member (Non-independent)
Appointment Date : 10 May 2004
Date Of Birth: 09/04/1981
Social Security Corporation (First Seat)
- Mr. Yahya was born on April 9, 1981, he is holding MBA degree in Financial Management from The University of Banking & Finance sciences, Jordan 2010 & Bachelor of Finance degree from Yarmouk University, Jordan 2003
Working Experiences:
- Tourism Portfolio Section Head/ Project Finance Dep. Social Security Investment fund. 2018 – present
- Sr. Financial Analyst/ Project Finance & Private Equity Dep. Social Security Investment Fund. 2010 – 2018
- Financial Analyst/Project Finance & Private Equity Dep. Social Security Investment Fund.2008 – 2010
- Financial Analyst/Treasury Dep. Social Security Investment Fund. 2005 – 2008
Board of Director Memberships:
- National Company for Investment in Infrastructure Projects Co. (from 16-8-2021 till 1-10-2023)
- Al daman for investment and agricultural industries Co. (from 16-9-2020 till 15-8-2021)
- Saraya al aqaba for real estate development Co. (from 23-4-2017 till 15-9-2020)
- AL Daman for hotel transportation services Co. (from 10-10-2016 till 22-4-2017)
Mr. Yahya Mohammad Obeidat is a member of the committees emanating from the bank’s board of directors, which are:
- Member of the Audit Committee.
- Member of the Strategic Planning Committee.