Executive Summary
Mr. Al-Fares holds several professional certifications including Certified Compliance Officer (CCO), Certified Merger and Acquisition Specialist (CMAS), Certified Professional Internal Auditor (CPIA) from USA, Certified Risk Based Auditor (CRBA) and Certified Risk Analyst (CRA) from Hong Kong. In addition, he has several executive programs in management, leadership, and strategic planning from INSEAD Business School. Mr. Al Fares has more than 20 years of experience in banking, supervisory business and other fields, he is currently the Secretary of the Board of Directors of Kuwait Telecom Company since 2019, and the Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Transparency Society. Furthermore, he currently holds the position of an independent board member and Chairman of Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Company (K.S.C.P) and a member of the Board of Directors of Kuwait Finance House (KFH). He started his career as a Banking Inspector in the Supervision Sector at the Central Bank of Kuwait, and then held several positions at Kuwait Finance House, the last of which was the position of Governance Manager in the Regulatory Compliance Department, then joined Kuwait Telecom Company and held both the position of Director of the Regulatory Compliance Department and the position of Head of Internal Audit Department, and previously served as Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for Corporate Affairs and Commercial Licensing, Chairman and Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Accountants and Auditors Association, Board Member of the Public Authority for Industry, and Board Member of Central Bank of Kuwait.