Mr. Tareq Abdul Wahab Al Sahhaf
CEO & Board Member
Earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Insurance from College of Insurance - New York City in addition to an Insurance Business Technique Certificate from the United States of America in 1984.
Joined Gulf Insurance Group-Kuwait (formerly known as Gulf Insurance Company) in January 1979. Starting as an Assistant Manager in the Marine & Aviation Department from 1981. Mr Al-Sahhaf was assigned as Manager of the same department in 1987 . In 1991, he was assigned as AGM – Marine & Aviation Department and DGM for the same department in 1998. During July 2007, he was General Manager and Chairman of Gulf Life Insurance Company.
As of 2015, Mr. Al-Sahhaf has held the title as a CEO of Gulf Insurance Group-Kuwait to present day, as well as a board member in GIG-Syria & GIG-Egypt.
Mr. Ali Al Hendal
Deputy CEO – Operations
Mr. Al-Hendal's education began with a Bachelor's in Information Technology from University of Philadelphia, topped with an Advanced Diploma in Insurance (ACII). To further his expertise, he earned a MBA from Maastricht School of Management.
His journey in Gulf Insurance Group-Kuwiat began in 2005, shorlty after Mr. Al-Hendal graduated from the second group of the Management Development Program within GIG-Kuwait, which aims to develop the next generation of the top management.
Between 2013 and 2016, Mr. Al-Hendal held the title of Assistant General Manager, responsible to lead two divisions of life and health insurance and to develop short and long- term policies. Mr. Al-Hendal became a Board Member of ELTIC “Egyptian Life Takaful Insurance Company”- between 2013 until July 2017. Then in 2017, he earned the role as Deputy CEO - Operations, responsible to lead the technical affairs in GIG-Kuwait as well as being a Board Member of Arab Orient Insurance Company – Jordan since March 2017.
Mr. Mubarak Al Ayyar
Director - Distribution Department
Mr. Al-Ayyar's education began with earning a BSC in Management from Ajman University of Science & Technology, UAE. To future his skills and specialize in the field of Insurance, Mr. Al-Ayyar receieved his Cert CII in Insurance from Chartered Insurance Institute - UK.
Mr. Al-Ayyar's career in Gulf Insurance started in 2005 working in our mother company KIPCO's Asset Management Trading Department. He then joined GIG-Kuwait in 2012 heading the Re-Insurance Department, eventually becoming the Director of Distribution.
Mr. Al-Ayyar is a board member of Bahrain Kuwait Insurance (gig-Bahrain) and board member of Egypt Life Takaful, as well as Executive Vice Chairman of GIG-Takaful.
Mrs. Duaa Aburizik
Director - Medical Operations
Mrs. Duaa holds a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from the Jordan University of Science and Technology and she is also Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII).
Mrs. Duaa started her career since 15 years, where she worked in the field of Managed Care in Munich Re Group. She joined GIG in 2013, where she worked as a Manger of the Medical Networks Department and then moved up and became the Director of the Medical Insurance Operations since 2017 till now.
Mrs. Duaa has an extensive experience in managing health insurance operations, especially with regard to strategic planning, digital transformation, process engineering and product development. She also has extensive experience in developing healthcare strategies and public-private partnerships.
Mr. Wael Abdel Razek
Executive Manager - Financial Department
Mr. Wael holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from Tanta University - Egypt
Mr. Wael started his journey with gig - Kuwait since 1992, where he assumed many responsibilities through a career full of achievements where the group successfully expanded across the MENA region and achieved an outstanding growth.
In his current position, Mr. Wael is responsible for managing the financial operations, Treasury and Credit control operations, as well as Annual Budgeting & Financial reporting.
In addition, Mr. Wael manages the financial control operations and leads the development of financial policies and procedures in line with the company's strategic objectives.
Mr. Wael is also a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the gig - Syria.
Mr. Ahmad Husain
Executive Manager - Marine, Aviation & Casualty Department
Mr. Ahmad holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering with a minor in Computer Science from Oregon State University (USA) and an MBA degree from Kuwait Maastricht Business School (KMBS) as well as an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII).
Mr. Ahmad started his career with Gulf Insurance more than 15 years ago and has been working in many areas including underwriting, claims, reinsurance and product development across different lines of business. He has a proven record in major businesses and complex claims. He is a member of the Development Committee of Kuwait Insurance Federation and previously served as a member of the Marine Technical Committee in Kuwait Insurance Federation and General Arab Insurance Federation. Currently, Mr. Ahmad is a member of the Board of Directors of Gulf Takaful Insurance – Kuwait and member of the Audit and Risk Management Committees.