Executive Committee

President

Robert Drolet

Senior Vice-President

Technology and Media

Robert came to Kuwait in January 2006 and is Senior Vice President for KIPCO (Kuwait Projects Co (Holding) where he advises the Managing Director on strategic matters.

Vice President

Basil Toutoungi

General Manager

Al Kout Industrial Projects Co.

Basil immigrated to Montreal in 1976 after obtaining an engineering degree and an MBA from INSEAD (France).

Communication/Web

Steve Germain

Managing Director/Founder

GOABI.COM - Q8EZBIZ

Born in Saguenay (Jonquière) Québec, Served 9 years and left the Canadian Air Force (CAF), in November 1997 on a journey to the middle East more precisely Kuwait. U.S. Navy Contractor, having a role of technical Advisor for the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) F/A 18 program. The first Canadian on this contract for a period of 1 year, by breaking the ice, others followed the years afterwards.

Executive Member

Farid Elsayed

CEO & Managing Director

EConsult Group (ECG)

In brief, I may say that during the past 32 years I have taken over different responsibilities while practicing the profession on national and international levels.

Executive Member

Christian Awarji, M.D.

Head, Imaging and Flow Cytometry Core Facilities

Dasman Diabetes Institute

Christian joined the Dasman Center for Research and Treatment of Diabetes (currently the Dasman Diabetes Institute) in January 2009. Christian is a fully qualified clinical and research laboratory physician with extensive experience in health informatics and infrastructure/core facilities setup and management. As part of his work, he also advises the Director of the Research Laboratories on infrastructure specification, Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in the field of stem cell collection, storage and manipulation.

Ambassador

Reid Henry

Ambassador of Canada

Embassy of Canada in Kuwait

His most recent assignment was as Director and Senior Trade Commissioner, Prairie, and Northern Region, at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Edmonton, Alberta.

Secretary

Brian MacDonald

Senior Petroleum Engineer

KUFPEC Co.

Brian was raised on a farm in Nova Scotia, Canada and graduated in Engineering from Dalhousie University.

Treasurer

Sherif Tadros

Chief Operating Officer

International Famous Franchises Co.

Sherif Tadros is an accomplished visionary executive with domestic and international experience in strategic planning, corporate structuring/re-structuring, operational excellence, budget forecasting, and P&L management with both startup and multi-national organizations. He has a proven track record of building sales revenue, maximizing the bottom line, and delivering share holder return.

Executive Member

Martin Barratt

Commercial Conselor and Senior trade commissioner

Embassy of Canada in Kuwait

Martin Barratt has been the Commercial Counsellor and Senior Trade Commissioner at the Embassy of Canada since August 2008.

Executive Member

Ali Hassan

Investment Officer

Qurain Petrochemical Industries Co.

Ali Hassan is an Economics graduate of York University in Toronto, Canada. At York he served on numerous councils and associations. During his time at York, Ali was invited to serve as a Member of York’s Security Advisory Council, responsible for advising the VP of Finance on major campus issues.

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