Muscat, 24 October 2016 – Ahmed Al Musalmi (right) CEO of the National Bank of Oman, signs a three-year sponsorship agreement with Jane Valls, Executive Director of GCC Board Directors Institute (left), pledging support for effective corporate governance in the region. 

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About the GCC Board Directors Institute (BDI)

Launched in 2007, the GCC Board Directors Institute (BDI) is a not-for-profit organization that guides board directors of organizations, from family-owned businesses to listed companies, to acquire the know-how and the tools to reach and sustain effective governance. 

BDI was founded by four leading regional corporations - Investcorp, SABIC, Saudi Aramco and Emirates NBD – and it is supported by five advisory firms: Allen & Overy, Heidrick & 

Struggles, McKinsey & Company, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Hill+Knowlton Strategies, as well as regional regulatory authorities: the Emirates Security and Commodities Authority of the UAE, the Capital Market Authorities of both Saudi Arabia and Oman, the Central Bank of Bahrain and the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority. 

BDI now works with over 700 alumni members who benefit from a network of business leaders and a variety of workshops designed for senior directors. Notably, the Institute hosts an annual Chairman Summit that brings together regional leaders and actors to explore the evolving role and value of Boards as well as appropriate corporate governance standards.

Today the Institute is globally recognized and the only Directors Institute from the region to be admitted to the Global Network of Directors Institute.

We encourage you to visit the Institute's website at www.gccbdi.org to learn more and get involved with the BDI. Or, write to us directly at: getinvolved@gccbdi.org

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