Executive Management

Farid Joseph Saber

Group COO (Chief Operations Officer)

Farid Joseph Saber

Group COO (Chief Operations Officer)

Mr. Farid Joseph Saber is the Group Chief Operations Officer of GIG. Mr. Saber has a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and a bachelor’s in business administration from the Lebanese University in Beirut and a Diploma in Insurance (Dip CII).

Mr. Saber is an experienced Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the insurance industry in the MENA region. He is also a Member of the Board of Directors at GIG Algeria, L'Algerienne vie (AGLIC), Gulf Sigorta, GIG Kuwait Takaful, GIG Egypt Life Takaful, all subsidiaries of GIG.

Osama Kamel Mostafa Aly Kishk

Group Chief Financial Officer

Osama Kamel Mostafa Aly Kishk

Group Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Osama Kishk joined the group in June 2017 as Group Chief Financial Officer. He is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction to the group's finance, financial planning & Analysis, Treasury and investment, and merger and acquisition functions and for the integrity and flow of the financial information to the management, the board, shareholders and financial institutions. He also works with the CEO in all financial matters at the group level and its subsidiaries. Mr. Kishk holds an MBA from Maastricht School of Management (MSM) in addition to several professional qualifications from the USA such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Risk Professional (CRP), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and Certified Associate Business Manager (CABM). Mr. Kishk has over 29 years of experience in Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Investment and Auditing-related fields.

Khaled M. Al Sanousi

Group Executive Manager - Group Corporate Communications, Investor Relations & Admin Affairs Department

Khaled M. Al Sanousi

Group Executive Manager - Group Corporate Communications, Investor Relations & Admin Affairs Department

Mr. Alsanousi holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of National and World Economy in Sofia, Bulgaria. He started his career as a Diplomat, eventually moving to the commercial world in 2004. In 2008, He joined Gulf Insurance as the Head of Marketing & PR. He played a vital role in transforming the department into what is now known as Group Corporate Communications, Investor Relations & Admin. Affairs. in which he pioneered the GIG brand and unified it across all Group companies in the MENA region. As a strategic leader, by overseeing Group Investor Relations, Mr. Sanousi practices transparency ensuring consistent messaging and efficiency in the Group’s relationship with its investors and other stakeholders. He is actively involved in creating opportunities in which the Group can benefit in the communities it operates in through well-defined CSR strategies. He is also a member of ESG committee to establish and implement Corporate Sustainability framework at the Group to leverage its strategic priorities. Mr. Alsanousi also heads and manages the Group Admin. functions and instrumental in establishing sustainable procurement practices.

Sundaresan Sridharan

Group Technical Head, Reinsurance

Sundaresan Sridharan

Group Technical Head, Reinsurance

Sri is responsible for handling technical and reinsurance functions from the Group Headquarters, liaising with Group Companies for the last 13 years. He holds esteemed qualifications, including FCII, CPCU, Associate in Reinsurance and MBA. Besides providing technical guidance to group companies including, including GIG Takaful, Kuwait, he is responsible for arranging treaty reinsurance for the Group’s major companies. With over four decades of overall experience in insurance and reinsurance across Asia and the Middle East, Sri also leads the Group’s Technical Committee and serves as a member of the G10 Reinsurance Working Group at Fairfax. He is also Member of Technical Board & Risk Committee of Fairpool Energy Syndicate, Bahrain since 2022 representing GIG.

Farid Joseph Saber

Group COO (Chief Operations Officer)

Mr. Farid Joseph Saber is the Group Chief Operations Officer of GIG. Mr. Saber has a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and a bachelor’s in business administration from the Lebanese University in Beirut and a Diploma in Insurance (Dip CII).

Mr. Saber is an experienced Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the insurance industry in the MENA region. He is also a Member of the Board of Directors at GIG Algeria, L'Algerienne vie (AGLIC), Gulf Sigorta, GIG Kuwait Takaful, GIG Egypt Life Takaful, all subsidiaries of GIG.

Osama Kamel Mostafa Aly Kishk

Group Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Osama Kishk joined the group in June 2017 as Group Chief Financial Officer. He is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction to the group's finance, financial planning & Analysis, Treasury and investment, and merger and acquisition functions and for the integrity and flow of the financial information to the management, the board, shareholders and financial institutions. He also works with the CEO in all financial matters at the group level and its subsidiaries. Mr. Kishk holds an MBA from Maastricht School of Management (MSM) in addition to several professional qualifications from the USA such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Risk Professional (CRP), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and Certified Associate Business Manager (CABM). Mr. Kishk has over 29 years of experience in Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Investment and Auditing-related fields.

Khaled M. Al Sanousi

Group Executive Manager - Group Corporate Communications, Investor Relations & Admin Affairs Department

Mr. Alsanousi holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of National and World Economy in Sofia, Bulgaria. He started his career as a Diplomat, eventually moving to the commercial world in 2004. In 2008, He joined Gulf Insurance as the Head of Marketing & PR. He played a vital role in transforming the department into what is now known as Group Corporate Communications, Investor Relations & Admin. Affairs. in which he pioneered the GIG brand and unified it across all Group companies in the MENA region. As a strategic leader, by overseeing Group Investor Relations, Mr. Sanousi practices transparency ensuring consistent messaging and efficiency in the Group’s relationship with its investors and other stakeholders. He is actively involved in creating opportunities in which the Group can benefit in the communities it operates in through well-defined CSR strategies. He is also a member of ESG committee to establish and implement Corporate Sustainability framework at the Group to leverage its strategic priorities. Mr. Alsanousi also heads and manages the Group Admin. functions and instrumental in establishing sustainable procurement practices.

Sundaresan Sridharan

Group Technical Head, Reinsurance

Sri is responsible for handling technical and reinsurance functions from the Group Headquarters, liaising with Group Companies for the last 13 years. He holds esteemed qualifications, including FCII, CPCU, Associate in Reinsurance and MBA. Besides providing technical guidance to group companies including, including GIG Takaful, Kuwait, he is responsible for arranging treaty reinsurance for the Group’s major companies. With over four decades of overall experience in insurance and reinsurance across Asia and the Middle East, Sri also leads the Group’s Technical Committee and serves as a member of the G10 Reinsurance Working Group at Fairfax. He is also Member of Technical Board & Risk Committee of Fairpool Energy Syndicate, Bahrain since 2022 representing GIG.