Mrs. Al-Ghunaim is the Vice Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of Global Investment House. She Co-founded Global in 1998 and has been managing the company since then to become a prominent asset management and investment banking firm in the region.
Mrs. Al-Ghunaim was involved in several milestone transactions including one of the largest M & A transactions in the telecommunications sector for USD10.7bn, the raising of USD10bn in equity capital, and USD3bn in conventional & Islamic debt, and the management of USD4bn on behalf of clients.
Mrs. Al-Ghunaim has over 31 years of experience in the financial sector and mainly in asset management and investment banking. She has served on the board of several regional companies and advisory boards and held several senior positions.
Her success drew media attention to herself and she has been recognized as a role model for Arab women and women in the Islamic world. She received several accolades from industry leaders including the "Banker Middle East Industry Award (BME) for her outstanding contribution to the financial industry. The Wall Street Journal had named her on its list of 50 “Women to Watch”. Forbes (US) ranked her for three consecutive years as one of the World's 100 most influential women.
Mrs. Al-Ghunaim holds a BS in Mathematics from San Francisco State University, California, USA.
