Our Management

Omar Al Temiemy
Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Al Temiemy serves as the CEO of First Bahrain since his appointment by the Board of Directors as of 1 January 2019.

Mr. Al Temiemy is the former Vice President in the Investment Banking Department at Global Investment House in Kuwait. A previous member of the Global Investment House team since 2003, Mr. Al Temeimy brings significant experience in investment analysis and management.

He was a lead team member of issuing and restructuring more than USD 750 mn worth Bonds including the work as bondholders representative. Also, arranged short-term customized financing transaction and syndications of around KD 700 million. He worked as a financial advisor for debt restructuring in a USD 600 mn debt restructuring of an industrial company in Kuwait.

Mr. Al Temiemy Key Mergers and Acquisition Transactions include the Buy/Sell – side advisor transactions value of more than USD 200mn in different sectors including: educational, medical, leasing and financing, contracting and food and beverages.

His current and past board memberships include:

  • First Bahrain Real Estate Development Company (2014-2019)
  • First Securities Brokerage Company (Oula Wasata) (2014- 2019)
  • Global Investment House Jordan – Vice Chairman (2017)
  • Bayan Holding Company (2012-2014)

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, with a specialization in Finance, from the International Islamic University of Malaysia and a Master of Business Administration from the Kuwait Maastricht Business School.

Omar Altemiemy - First Bahrain - CEO

Management Team

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Omar Al Temiemy
Chief Executive Officer

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Daniel Taylor
Chief Financial Officer

Daniel Taylor
Chief Financial Officer

Daniel Taylor is the Chief Financial Officer at First Bahrain. A core member of the executive team, he helps drive the strategic direction of the firm and oversees all financial, administrative and legal functions. His direct efforts secured multiple financing rounds, enabling the development of the company’s land bank into a diversified portfolio of commercial, residential and industrial properties that generate stable cash-flow-producing returns.

With a career spanning 37 years, Daniel is an entrepreneur who was a principal member of First Bahrain’s founding executive team in March 2007 after leading and exiting from two SME’s in Bahrain over the previous decade. He also served in the Arabian Gulf as a US Naval Officer, supporting the liberation of Kuwait in 1991.

Daniel is an Adjunct Professor of Real Estate & Finance for DePaul University, Chicago, USA, bringing local insight and industry experience to his lectures in the Master of Finance program.

Daniel serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain (AMCHAM), a Board member since 2014, supporting the growth of the strong and strategic relationship between the USA and Bahrain.

Daniel is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Al Raja School, having served for 7 years on the Board of the oldest school in Bahrain, founded by Amy Zwemer in 1899, another key pillar of the longstanding USA-Bahrain relationship.

Daniel earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Distinction from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University, Chicago, USA. He studied for his BA in History at the University of Virginia, USA. Daniel is a Fellow Chartered Management Accountant with the designations FCMA, CGMA and a member of the Urban Land Institute.

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Management Team

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Omar Al Temiemy
Chief Executive Officer

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Daniel Taylor
Chief Financial Officer