Omar alghanim biography

He brings a global outlook to business, while remaining true to the ethos and history of GCC and MENA.
Omar Kutayba Alghanim (born 1973) is a Kuwaiti businessperson.
Omar received a BS of Science in Business from New York University's Stern School of Business in 1997 and completed his MBA at Harvard Business School in 2002.

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Omar K. Alghanim, Family Business Council–Gulf

Omar Alghanim is the Chair and Founding Board Member of the Family Business Council–Gulf.

Omar has lived, studied, and worked around the world, in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. He brings a global outlook to business, while remaining true to the ethos and history of GCC and MENA.

Omar has held a number of senior positions, including CEO of Alghanim Industries and Chairman of Gulf Bank. Beginning with his first job as an M&A analyst with Morgan Stanley, Omar has developed a leadership style founded on meritocracy, ensuring careers progress based on performance and successful ideas, rather than on social connections.

A member of the Leadership Council at the Harvard University Center for Public Leadership, Omar’s efforts have been recognized by Harvard Business School, which uses Alghanim as a case study for MBA students. His distinctive management style was also successful at Gulf Ban, where he oversaw double-digit growth for seven years in a row, making the bank one of the fastest growing in the region.

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Omar Alghanim

Kuwaiti businessman

Omar Kutayba Alghanim (born 1973) is a Kuwaiti businessperson.^[1]^[2]^[3] He has been chairman of Gulf Bank and CEO of Alghanim Industries.

Early life, education, career

Born in 1973 in Kuwait, Alghanim spent much of his youth in the United States. After he earned his undergraduate degree, he joined Morgan Stanley in London.^[3] After graduating Harvard Business School, at age 29 he moved from an investment banking training program at Morgan Stanley for the Alghanim family business in Kuwait.^[1] According to Spear's, he joined Alghanim Industries in 2003, a diversified conglomerate with branches including automotive, banking, consumer electronics, and oil in gas. He became CEO in 2005, and left in 2019.^[3]

In March 2013, Omar Kutayba Alghanim was appointed chairman of Kuwait’s Gulf Bank KSC. The appointment came after Mahmoud Al Nouri stepped down for health reasons.^[4]

He won the Arabian Business Businessman of the Year award in 2013,^[5] and Arabi

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Legacy

Kutayba Alghanim, the Chairman of Alghanim Industries, is a pivotal figure in the development of the company. Under Kutayba’s leadership, Alghanim Industries transformed from a traditional regional player into an innovative, modern corporation with an intense competitive focus on global best practices and world-class talent that continues to raise the bar for businesses throughout the region.

Departing from widely-accepted but outmoded business practices, Kutayba transformed the company, building a culture that attracts top talent, rewards merit, embraces technology, and welcomes out-of-the-box thinking all to drive competitive advantage. His approach often challenged conventional thinking in Kuwait, helping to accelerate the shift to a more contemporary business culture throughout the region.

As Chairman, Kutayba is deeply involved in setting the vision and the strategy of the company, ensuring that it continues on a trajectory of growth and prosperity.

A Family Legacy

Kutayba Alghanim’s father, Yusuf Alghanim, and grandfather, Ahmed Alghanim, set the foun