Chairman
Sheikh Khalid bin Mustahail Al Mashani is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank and the Chairman of the Board’s Nomination and Compensation Committee since April 2011. He served as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors since March 1999 until his appointment as a Chairman in April, 2011. Sheikh Khalid bin Mustahail Al Mashani has a BSc. in Economics from the UK and a Masters Degree in International Boundary Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, the University of London, UK.
Deputy Chairman
Mr. Sulaiman bin Mohamed bin Hamed Al Yahyai is the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors since June, 2011, Chairman of the Board Risk Committee and a member of the Board’s Nomination and Compensation Committee. Mr. Sulaiman Al Yahyai holds a certificate in Assets Management-Lausanne University, Switzerland (2002), MBA- Institute of Financial Management-University of Wales, UK (2000), and a certificate in Financial Crisis-Harvard University, USA (1999). Mr. Al Yahyai is an Investment Advisor at the Royal Court Affairs, a Chairman-Oman Chlorine Co. "SAOG", a Director-Al Madina Real Estate Co. “SAOC”, a Director-Falcon Insurance “SAOC”, Chairman of Oman Fixed Income Fund, Chairman of Integrated Tourism Projects Fund, Chairman of Telecom Oman, Chairman of the National Bank of Oman GCC Fund, Chairman of Gulf Chlorine “W.L.L”, (State of Qatar) a Director of Union Chlorine “L.L.C” (United Arab Emirates) and a Director in Al Salam Bank (Kingdom of Bahrain).
Director
Mr. Nasser bin Mohammed bin Salim Al Harthy (Retired Brigadier), is a Director of the bank since March, 2007 and Chairman of the Board’s Audit Committee. During his Military Service in the Ministry of Defence, he assumed several key positions notably Head of Internal Audit, General Manager Organization and Plans, General Manager Administration and Human Resources.
Mr. Hamoud bin Ibrahim Soomar Al Zadjali is a Director of the bank since January, 2001 and a member of the Board’s Risk Committee. Mr. Al Zadjali is employed by the Royal Oman Police Pension Fund “LLC” in the capacity of General Manager.
Sheikh Said bin Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Harthy is a Director on the Board of Directors of the bank since July 2011 and a member of the Board’s Audit Committee. Sheikh Said is the Deputy Director General of Supplies at the Royal Court Affairs. Sheikh Said has a Master of Business Administration from Victoria University, Melbourne/Australia and Bachelor degree in Business Administration (Management), Minor in Computer Information System (CIS) from California State University Stanislaus, USA.
Sheikh Saud bin Mustahail Al Mashani is a Director on the Board of Directors of the bank since March 2013 representing Muscat Overseas “LLC” and a member of the Board’s Audit Committee. Sheikh Saud is a Director of Marketing and Business Development in Muscat Overseas Group of companies since 2008. Muscat Overseas Group is a diversified group of companies that has interests in financial sector, real estate, trading, travel, insurance, joint venture projects...etc. In 2011, Sheikh Saud joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs- International Organizations. Sheikh Saud is holding a Master Degree on International Diplomacy from University of East Anglia (UK) in (2015). He is a graduate in Business Management from the Staffordshire University (UK) in 2010.
Mr. Sunder George is a Director on the Board of Directors of the bank since March, 2016, a member of the Board’s Risk Committee and member of the Board’s Nomination & Compensation Committee. He is an experienced banker has over 40 years of banking experience with close to 35 of those years in Oman. At the end of December 2012, Mr. George retired from Bank Muscat as Deputy Chief Executive, where he was not only an integral part of the decision making process with regard to the corporate vision and strategic direction of Bank Muscat, but also keenly involved with the general management of the Bank. Bank Muscat grew from one branch bank to the largest bank in the country with an asset base of over US$ 20 billion during his tenure with the Bank. On his retirement from the Bank in December, 2012, the bank had appointed Mr. George to the position of Chief Advisor to Bank Muscat, advising the bank on strategic issues, from January, 2013 to December, 2013. Mr. Sunder George is an Omani national of Indian origin. He was conferred Omani citizenship in the year 2001 considering his dedicated services to Oman in general and banking sector in particular. Sunder George is a Science graduate from Madras University, India and holds an MBA from IMD, Lausanne Switzerland. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London and an Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers. Mr. Sunder George also sits on the Boards of Renaissance Services “SAOG”, Halcyon Capital “SAOC”, Oman Fixed Income Fund and Integrated Telecommunication Company (TeO) “SAOC”. He is also on the Advisory Board of Middle East College of Information Technology.
Mr. Khalid Nasser Humaid Al Shamsi is a Director on the Board of Directors of the bank since October, 2015 and a member of the Board’s Risk Management Committee. Mr. Khalid Al Shamsi has experience varies across public and private assets, real estate and alternative investments. He serves on the boards of several publicly listed and private companies. Mr. Khalid Al Shamsi has a BSc (Hons) in Accounting, and International Business and is an INSEAD certified Director in corporate governance (IDP-c).
Brig. General Saif bin Salem bin Saif Al Harthi has been on the Board of Directors of Bank Muscat since March, 2019. He has over 20 years of experience in accounting and financial auditing and has been serving on the Board of Directors of a number of corporates including Taageer Finance Company (2009-2015), Al Omaniya Financial Services (2015 onwards) and Al Maha Petroleum Products Marketing Co. (2016 onwards). He served as Assistant of Defence Resources Advisor (2010 to 2013) and as an advisor at the Ministry of Defense from (2013 till now). Brig. General Saif al Harthi has a Ph.D. in Human Resource Development from Egypt as well as fellowships of the International Arab Society of Certified Accountants (ASCA) of Jordan and the National Defense College at Nasser Higher Military Academy in Egypt. He has a Bachelor's degree in Military Science from State Of Kansas, USA. He has also completed a number of accounting and finance courses including a Higher Diploma in Account Management from the University of Oxford (1995).
