23 Apr 2013

Investcorp Saudi Arabia Financial Investments Co., hosted a knowledge sharing seminar for its clients and industry experts, that was conducted by its parent Investcorp Bank, on ‘Investing in the Luxury Goods and Retail Industry’ in Riyadh today. A similar event was held in Jeddah on April 21st.

The seminar was chaired by a distinguished panel of industry experts which included: David Chu, the luxury brand entrepreneur and founder of Nautica; Guy Leymarie, former CEO of DeBeers Diamond Jewellers, Cartier International and Dunhill; Sameer Al-Hamidi, CEO of SACO, the largest home improvement superstore in Saudi Arabia and Hazem Ben-Gacem, Investcorp Bank’s Head of European Corporate Investments.

Nadine Al Hani, an anchor for the Al Arabiya News Channel moderated the discussions.

Investcorp Bank’s Executive Chairman and CEO Nemir Kirdar opened the seminar in Jeddah and said: “Investcorp Bank has had strong historical ties with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since its inception in 1982. I am pleased to announce that our subsidiary in the Kingdom has recently moved to new offices at the Al Faisaliah Tower in Riyadh and has recruited a stellar team of Saudi Relationship Managers to service our clients across the Kingdom.”