Ali Alhendal, new CEO of Gulf Insurance Group

Ali Alhendal has been promoted Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gulf Insurance Group (GIG). He has also become a member of the company's Board of Directors.

He is taking over from Tareq Abdul Wahab Al Sahhaf, who is retiring after several years as CEO of the company.

A. Alhendal holds a degree in insurance from the Chartered Insurance Institute and an MBA in strategy from the Maastricht School of Management (Netherlands).

He joined the Kuwaiti group in 2005, where in 19 years he has held a number of senior positions, most recently as Deputy CEO.