Governance & Board Advisory
When board mandates, committee responsibilities or decision rights need to be made clear.
Work may include
Decision rights, committee mandates and oversight structures
Institutional Advisory · Kuwait & GCC
Governance, riskand strategy advisory
NASAQ advises boards and executive teams in Kuwait and the GCC on corporate governance, risk management and strategy. Our work includes regulatory readiness and organisational transformation.
Discuss your requirementsOur expertise
Clarify responsibilities, understand risk and turn strategic priorities into practical work.
Risk & Regulatory Oversight
When your institution needs to assess risk, prepare for regulatory requirements or review its controls.
Work may include
Risk assessments, regulatory-readiness reviews and control frameworks
Strategy & Transformation
When delivering a strategy requires a clearer operating model or a practical approach to data and AI.
Work may include
Operating-model design, transformation priorities and delivery responsibilities
Our partners
Our partners’ experience spans public service, financial regulation, banking and industry.
Khalifa Abdullah AlAjeel
Founder & Managing Director
Selected experience
- Former Minister of Commerce & Industry
- Former Head of the Financial Controllers Authority
- Founding Member of the Board of Commissioners, Capital Markets Authority
Over two decades of experience across financial services, capital markets, and regulatory oversight in Kuwait and the GCC
Mohammad Fahhad AlOraiman
Partner
Selected experience
- Project Manager, Almeer Technical Services (Kuwait Oil Company contracts)
- Former Deputy CEO, Blue Print Real Estate Investment Advisory
- Former Partner & General Manager, Al-Hairat Unlisted Equities Brokerage
Over 15 years across financial services, real-estate advisory, and large-scale project management in Kuwait, with senior advisory experience to ministers and government leaders.
Abdulaziz Basel Alzamel
Partner
Selected experience
- Assistant General Manager – Proprietary Investments, Gulf Bank
- Former Director of Client Relations, Boursa Kuwait
- Former Vice President – Trading, Arab Banking Corporation (Bahrain)
Nearly two decades across proprietary fixed-income investments, capital markets, and trading in Kuwait and Bahrain, with senior advisory experience to government and regulatory institutions.
Omar Ahmed AlGhannam
Partner
Selected experience
- Former CEO, Aqtab International (9Round Fitness master franchise)
- Board Member, National Industries Ceramics Company
- General Manager, AlGhannam International United
Over 15 years of executive leadership across wholesale trading, financial services, and franchise operations in Kuwait and the GCC, with board-level and government advisory experience.
How we work
We shape each engagement around the decision, the operating context and the level of support your institution needs.
Strategic retainer
Ongoing access and a considered rhythm for boards and executive teams navigating evolving priorities.
Focused engagement
A defined diagnostic, mandate or transformation question with a clear scope and decision-ready output.
Embedded support
Senior advisory capability working alongside your team when sustained momentum and transfer matter.
Sectors
Banking & Financial Services
Governance, oversight and transformation questions shaped by market confidence and regulatory expectation.
Government & Public Sector
Institutional design and delivery support for public mandates, national priorities and complex stakeholders.
Energy & Industrial Enterprises
Decision structures and operating capability for asset-intensive organisations navigating long-term change.
Telecommunications
Strategic and governance support for regulated operators balancing customer, technology and market demands.