Managing Director, Shareholder & Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Trading & Resources Co. (STAR) & Subsidiaries (since 1998). STAR Group Holdings is a Saudi limited company established in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1989 and operates as a holding company and the flagship unit in Saudi Arabia, and together with subsidiaries and affiliated companies, is licensed to engage in the following business activities in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf: Wholesale & Retail Trade, Telecommunications, Information Technology, Contracting, Real Estate Development, Vocational Education, Insurance, Travel and Tourism, Financial Services, Advertising, Markets Research, Census and Surveys. STAR's principal business units operate according to strategic partnerships or joint ventures with leading international and on companies that have joined with the STAR Group in establishing successful operations in Saudi Arabia and the neighboring Arabian Gulf markets. Partner companies include retail services (Landmark Arabia), financial services (Thomson Reuters), Insurance and Risk Management Consulting (AON Saudi Arabia), Advertising and Public Relations (TBWARaadSaudi Arabia), Consumer Markets Research (Nielsen Holding Saudi Ltd.), Vocational Training (Saudi Tourism Hospitality Training Group).

Founder & Managing Director, Saudi Tourism Hospitality Training Company (STHTC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. STHTC is a licensed Saudi vocational institute, and a joint venture between Saudi Trading & Resources Co. Ltd. (STAR) and Bahrain International Company (BIC), established in 2007 to provide training programs for students preparing for employment in the hospitality, travel, tourist trade, and the retail sector.

Director and Executive Committee Member, Landmark Arabia, leading Saudi department and electronics stores retailer - agent of the Landmark Group, UAE. (Landmark Arabia operates more than 700 retail outlets in seventeen cities in Saudi Arabia and 2008 sales of SR 3.8 billion, including Centrepoint, City Plaza, Splash, Baby Shop, Shoe Mart, Lifestyle, Home Center, Home Box, Koton, Bata, Aftershock, New Look, Iconic and other brands).

Director and Executive Committee Member, AON Saudi Arabia, LLC. AON Corporation headquartered in Chicago, USA, is the world's leading insurance broker, and is now launching a new phase of its services in Saudi Arabia as a Saudi limited liability company pursuant to the Saudi Insurance Law of 2004. Aon Saudi Arabia is a joint venture between the AON Corporation, USA, the STAR Group, and other Saudi investors.

Founder & Executive Committee Member, NestO Group, UAE, is an exponentially growing retail chain in the Hypermarket, Supermarket and Department stores, a strategic partnership with STAR Group, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Founder & Director, SEDAR, Saudi Arabia, LLC. SEDAR is a leading regional manufacturer and distributor of window coverings and curtains, based in Dubai.

President, Al Sharfa Holdings, Kingdom of Bahrain. Al Sharfa Holdings is a strategic alliance between prominent Mr. Sharfa and Bahraini and other Arabian Gulf investors and industrialists, and is active in investment and development ventures in residential real estate, telecommunications, investment banking, foods and catering services, and conferences and exhibitions.

Chairman, Bahrain International Company Ltd. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is a leading business consultancy services company.

Business Manager, Reuter's Saudi Arabia, Mr. Sharfa served as Business Manager of this leading global financial services company.

Senior Vice President, Marketing, Capital Union Bank, Bahrain, 1997-98. Principal duties included launching the bank and attracting core clients.