Bahraini Katadah Abdul Hameed Zaman has been appointed as the new managing director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Middle East branch, located in Manama, Bahrain.

The UK-based think tank announced the appointment yesterday (April 6), said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.

Zaman has a degree in aviation marketing management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida and more than 14 years of management experience in both the public and private sectors.

He has also worked with the Bahrain Economic Development Board in a number of roles including investor relations, events, protocol and project management, in addition to working on economic and labour market reforms. - TradeArabia News Service