Tharawat names communications head
Manama, September 17, 2008
Tharawat Investment House (Tharawat), a new Islamic investment company, has appointed Khalid Alkhayat as director of Corporate Communications.
Alkhayat comes to Tharawat with 22 years of professional experience in Batelco, which he joined in February 1987 and his career took him to become Media, Events and Community Relations Officer.
He also joined Bahrain Islamic Bank in September 2005 for three years as Senior Manager Corporate Communications.
“Attracting the young Bahraini leaderships is considered as one of our most important strategic objectives as our human resources on the senior or executive levels are considered as the most previous wealth we have in Tharawat,” said Arif Mohd Al Alawi, Tharawat CEO.
Al Khayat is a holder of several degrees and qualifications in corporate communications and media, and has attended numerous training courses in Bahrain and overseas covering different aspects of journalism and public relations.
Tharawat, based in the Kingdom of Bahrain and regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), was launched in July 2008 as a Sharia’a compliant investment company.
Tharawat's authorized capital is $100 million and paid up capital $33.25 million. Tharawat focuses on offering investment products covering three main sectors namely the industrial sector, agricultural sector and service sector and with a lesser degree the real estate sector.-TradeArabia News Service