Mahmood Hashim Al Kooheji is the Chief Executive Officer of Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (“Mumtalakat”), the investment arm of the Kingdom of Bahrain. He is responsible for devising and executing its strategy to manage and grow the Kingdom’s key strategic assets.

Mr. Al Kooheji is actively involved in the management of portfolio companies and sits on the board of Gulf Air. He is also a board member at McLaren Automotive Limited and McLaren Group Limited. In addition, he sits on the boards of Durrat Khaleej Al Bahrain Company, the Arab Petroleum Investment Corporation (“APICORP”), Governors of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Bahrain.

Mr. Al Kooheji served as the Chairman of the Board of Alba from 2008 to 2014. Within this role, he spearheaded the company’s restructuring in 2009 and the successful listing of 10% of its shares on both the London and Bahrain stock exchanges in 2010.

He holds a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Staffordshire University, and a Masters of Business Administration from Henley College of Management, Brunel University, UK.