Management Team
Chief Executive Office (CEO) of Alshall Consulting Company
Board of Directors of AlShall Investment Company
Member of the advisory committee of Shmael US Real Estate Fund
gerard@alshall.com
Gerard Snabian heads the advisory services and corporate finance department, which is one of the core activities at AlShall. As such, he leads the various project teams providing value-added financial services to AlShall's clients from both private and public sectors. His expertise includes developing full-fledged feasibility studies of projects in different economic sectors, valuation and financing of such projects, appraisal of investment opportunities and strategic advisory services to clients operating in different industries. His industry expertise encompasses but is not exclusive to real estate, financial services, industrial, oil and gas, retail, contracting, healthcare, and tourism.
During his 20+ years of experience, Mr. Snabian has a proven track record in converting and developing ideas and concepts into investment opportunities, bringing together talent and capital, negotiating and closing multimillion dollar transactions, arranging IPOs and listing of shares on KSE, and raising capital through private placements.
Vice Chairman
ghadeer@alshall.com
Mrs. Ghadeer Al Omran has been in AlShall group since 2013....
Vice-President - AlShall Consulting Company
General Manager - AlShall Economic Services QSC
camille@alshall.com
Camille Raphael holds position of Vice-President, AlShall Consulting Company. As such, he leads various project teams in providing value-added financial services to AlShall's clients from both private and public sectors. He has 20+ years of cumulative experience in Investment Banking, Commercial Banking and Information Technology spanning multiple countries and continents.
He has a strong experience in the issuance of both equity and debt paper, and has over the years gained a wide experience in corporate finance and business advisory, where he led various cross-national project teams in valuations, M&As, private equity placements, financial and business restructurings, feasibilities, and strategic planning for businesses operating in different economic sectors.
Major sectors involvement includes financial services, real estate, hospitality, ICT and logistics.
Vice-President - AlShall Consulting Company
General Manager - AlShall Economic Services QSC
talal@alshall.com
Talal Marafie is a Senior Manager at Alshall Consulting Company and is responsible for the conceptualization and execution of corporate finance mandates and transactions.
He has been dedicated and industrious in his approach to gain knowledge and relevant experience in the field of corporate finance. Talal Marafie has over 10 years of experience with some of Kuwait’s most reputable financial institutions such as KAMCO and Al-Tijaria. At KAMCO, he was responsible for structuring, equity offerings and debt offerings and also providing M&A advisory across industries.
At Al-Tijaria, Talal headed the international investment department, which was responsible for the analysis, monitoring and reporting of the performance of Al-Tijaria’s international portfolio. Talal was also part of a team that laid down the investment policies and parameters for the company and worked in close coordination with Booz and Co. to develop a comprehensive investment process which identified the strategies that the company needed to adopt.
Talal has an extensive proficiency in identifying and understanding the dynamics and key success factors of sectors such as real estate, financial services and hospitality.
Senior Manager – Financial Advisory Services
georges@alshall.com
George Berberi is a Senior Manager of the financial advisory services at AlShall Consulting Company since January 2005. In his capacity, he supervises a team of analysts working on corporate finance and financial advisory assignments. His expertise gained at AlShall comprises conducting feasibility studies, business valuations, mergers & acquisitions, strategic planning, financial restructuring, and private placements. Major sectors of involvement include real estate, investment, services, oil and gas services, tourism and travel, and contracting. Before joining AlShall, Mr. Berberi was a banker in Lebanon for over six years where his position of credit officer helped him gain a wide experience in credit analysis and monitoring of loan portfolios of large, medium and small enterprises as well as in retail loans.
Research Manager
daryoush@alshall.com
Daryoush Rezaei is a Research Manager at Alshall Consulting Company, responsible for directing the company's equity research activities which consist mainly of economic, industry, and market research.
He has been active in his chosen field of research for over 12 years with experience spanning in-depth analysis of different industries and markets, financial analysis of domestically listed companies, portfolio analysis and recommendations, private placements and initial public offerings, monitoring stock market indices, and monthly analysis of different sectors for internal uses.
Anex Josy, MBA
Manager – Corporate Finance
anex@alshall.com
Anex Josy is a Manager at AlShall Consulting Company and is responsible for managing and execution of corporate finance engagements. Prior to joining Al Shall he had worked with RSM AlBazie & Co for five years (from 2008 to 2013 ). At RSM he was part of the corporate finance team and had carried out various business valuation & financial due diligence assignments cutting across various sectors such as investment, real estate, heavy equipment & machinery, print & publishing, travel & tourism and consumer goods.
Prior to his tenure with RSM he was working with a leading automobile manufacturing company in India named Bajaj Auto Ltd. He was involved in the core team that was responsible for the implementation of SAP FI & CO Module and preparation of business process documents and training manuals.