Walid Abanumay
Dr. Walid Sulaiman Abanumay, Managing Director of Al-Mareefa Al Saudia Company since 1997, has been managing his family's investments in developed and emerging markets for more than a decade. Previously he served in the Treasury and Corporate Banking departments of SAMBA Financial Group. Dr. Abanumay serves on the Board of Directors of several listed companies, private equity and equity funds spread across a wide spectrum of industries including Joussour, Beltone Financial, UGIC, Mena Capital Fund, GB Auto and Solidere International. He also served as a director of SAFCO, Nasr City, Al Inmaia, Al Raya Holdings and Al Masafi.
Dr. Abanumay holds a B.Sc. Degree in Computer Science (1988) from Southern Illinois University and a Masters Degree in Management Information Systems (1990) from the University of Illinois. He obtained a PhD in Business Administration, majoring in Finance, from Southern Illinois University in 1997.