GFH Financial Group announced the appointment of two new directors to its board - Ali Murad and Ahmed Alahmadi effective April 1. The new directors bring a wealth of experience and strong track records in regional and international investment and finance to the group’s board, GFH said.

Ali Murad is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Pinnacle, Bahrain and serves on the boards of companies including C5 Accelerate, EAT App and Wavepoint Publishing. He commenced his career at Arab Banking Corporation where he worked in a variety of positions including credit analyst at ABC Islamic Bank EC, money market dealer and deputy manager of the Treasury and Marketable Securities Department.

Ahmed Alahmadi is an Associate at Mubadala Investment Company working in mergers & acquisitions, where he assists teams across the company in sourcing deals and executing transactions. Previously, he worked for over three years at Mubadala and Rothschild & Co on deals in the Energy and Power space globally. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Shuaa Capital.