Biography

Mohamed Walid Cherif serves as an Independent Member of the Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee and Remuneration & Nomination Committee of the Company. Mr. Walid is Founder & Managing Partner of BluePeak Private Capital. Mr. Walid has more than 28 years of experience in international finance in emerging markets. He has raised and invested more than US$ 1 billion of capital and has structured and executed 40 transactions on the investment and divestment sides. Mr. Walid was an independent director of several companies including ADES International Holding Ltd, a previously LSE-listed oil and gas servicing company, and several other businesses operating in the Middle East and Africa region. Mr. Walid is currently the Managing Partner and founder of BluePeak Private Capital, an asset management firm focused on private markets in Africa. Prior to that, he founded the private credit business of Gulf Capital in 2011, focused on structured investments across Africa, the Middle East, and Turkey, and previously headed the GSC Group - NBK Capital Mezzanine Fund operating in the Middle East and Turkey. Before joining NBK Capital in 2007, Mr. Walid spent 10 years at the International Finance Corporation in Washington, D.C., Istanbul, and Dubai.

Current Board Positions

Ades Holding Company

2024–presentIndependent MemberIndependent

All Current Positions