The Banking Executive Magazine - March 2024 Issue

FH Financial Group (“GFH” or “the Group”) today announced the ap- pointment of Mr. Zayed R. Alzayani as Chairman of the Board of its sub- sidiary Roebuck, a Pan European real estate logistics investor and asset manager headquartered in London. Mr. Alzayani brings to Roebuck’s Board nearly four decades of experi- ence spanning senior leadership roles in the public and private sec- tors. He is a former Minister of Indus- try, Commerce & Tourism of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and former Minister in Charge of the Bahrain Bourse. This comes in addition to more than 25 years of experience in private holdings and enterprise, lead- ing some of the GCC region’s most successful operating companies across sectors. Mr. Alzayani is also the Chairman of multiple Boards including Alzayani Investments, Euro Motors, Zayani Leasing, Zayani Industries, Zayani Properties, and Gulf Air Holding Company, among others. Mr. Alza- yani holds a BSC in Business Admin- istration from the University of Bahrain and an MBA Finance from Boston University, Boston, Massa- chusetts, USA. Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Hisham Alrayes, Group CEO of GFH, said, “We are honoured to wel- come Mr. Zayed R. Alzayani to Roe- buck’s Board of Directors as Chairman. His deep experience across key industrial sectors is a huge asset to Roebuck and GFH’s efforts to continue to expand its portfolio of blue-chip industrial and logistics as- sets in the UK, Europe and key GCC markets. We look forward to benefit- ing from Mr. Alzayani’s vast expertise and his track record of strategic lead- ership at the highest levels.” In December 2020, GFH acquired a majority stake in Roebuck, which was founded in 2009 and has man- aged assets across the UK and Eu- rope with a total assets under management of c. £1 billion cover- ing 30 million sq ft of gross leasable area. The firm’s primary focus has been on the acquisition and manage- ment of logistics real estate assets with 90 total assets managed across the UK and Europe, such as Spain, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, and Czech Republic. Roebuck also brings to bear addi- tional expertise managing assets on behalf of an extensive and diverse group of institutional investors and UHNWIs from the UK, Europe, South Korea, South Africa, India, and Malaysia. it identifies and creates in- vestment strategies across the risk spectrum, including core, core+ and value add opportunities that are of- fered through separate managed ac- counts, joint ventures, club structures and advisory services. the BANKING EXECUTIVE 36 ISSUE 183 MARCH 2024 Career Chronicle GFH ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF ZAYED R. ALZAYANI AS CHAIRMAN OF ROEBUCK