Chairman of the Executive Committee
Hisham Alrayes
Hisham Alrayes presides as Chairman of the Board concurrently as CEO of GFH Financial Group, He has 23 years of expertise in wealth management, real estate, commercial banking and asset management. Hisham has led GFH to become one of the region’s most prominent, diversified financial groups. Mr. Alrayes currently chairs and holds a number of directorships in financial, industrial and real estate companies inc. GFH Capital, GBCORP, Khaleeji Commercial Bank and Esterad Investment Company. Mr. Alrayes has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of DePaul, Chicago and a Bachelor’s in Engineering from the University of Bahrain. Hisham was awarded ‘Banker of the Year’ in the MEA Finance Awards 2020. In 2019, he was ranked one of the top CEOs in Financial Services & Investments and named ‘Investment Bank CEO of the Year’ at CEO Middle East.