Leadership
A management team with a proven track record in creating value and driving long-term growth. Manara’s
team has a rich and varied investment experience in commodities and global finance.
Our senior leadership team has operated at the highest level, managing globally significant investments.
Board and Committee Members
Turqi Alnowaiser
Chairman of the Board
Turqi is a seasoned investment professional with wide ranging expertise covering the local and
international investment markets.
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Bob Wilt
Executive Director (Acting CEO)
Bob Wilt has over 30 years of executive and operational experience globally in metals, mining and multinational corporate leadership.
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Sofia Bianchi
Non-Executive Director
Sofia is an experienced investment professional with extensive expertise in the international mining
sector and in emerging markets.
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James Rutherford
Non-Executive Director
James Rutherford has over 25 years’ experience in investment management and investment banking, specializing in the global mining and metals sector.
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Paul Bushell
Non-Executive Director
Paul Bushell has spent more than three decades working in the mining industry. His experience covers from trading and consulting to overseeing the most complex international projects.
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Muhammed AlDawood
Non-Executive Director
Muhammed is the Head of Industrials and Mining Sector at the Public Investment Fund (PIF) where he has been overseeing investments in the Middle East and North Africa region since 2017.
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Eng. Sajjad Cheema
Non-Executive Director
Sajjad is a seasoned risk and strategy professional with strong expertise across the entire risk spectrum with particular focus on investment risk.
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Farid Habib
Executive Committee Member
Farid brings an extensive experience across international investment and the metals and mining
industry, and a strong background in mergers and acquisitions.
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Hassan Korji
Audit Committee Member
Hassan has extensive experience in auditing multi-asset class transactions and expertise in
performing investment due diligence.
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Management Team
Tarmo Haehnsen
Chief Investment Officer
Tarmo has worked in both the metals and mining industry and across investment and has played a leading role in over $30bn of M&A transactions across 5 continents.
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Sahar Sewaralthahab
VP of Investments
Sahar has extensive experience working in Oil & Gas and Metals & Mining advisory in New York and Toronto.
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Muhammad Jaffer
VP of Investments
Muhamad is an investment and finance professional with approximately a decade of experience in the metals and mining industry.
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