Mohamed M Badra
General manager, OIB

The 55 year old comes to OIB from the Commercial International Bank (CIB) where he served as general manager, consumer credit and SMEs, Retail Banking Group, for eight years. He has spent over 27 years in the banking industry during which he has worked with the National Bank of Bahrain, Chase National Bank, Egypt, American International Bank and Saudi Cairo Bank. “With the economy showing a healthy growth and the banking sector looking up, Oman is poised for exciting days ahead,” says Badra.

Malik al Hinai
Director – Bait al Baranda

Hinai has taken over as the director of the recently opened Bait al Baranda – Muscat’s visitor centre, a museum which traces the history of Muscat over the last 150mn years. Quite a change for a person who has been a marketing professional for close to 20 years, ten of which spent with Oman International Bank and the other ten with the Grand Hyatt, where he was in-charge of marketing and communication. He started his career with the Armed Forces Royal Guards. Born in London, Hinai was educated in England and East Africa.

Lee O’Donoghue
Manager – mortgage services Hamptons International

Donoghue comes to Oman after working in the financial services industry in the UK. He worked for six years with Zurich Bank as a financial advisor. Prior to this he worked with Lincoln Financial group, where he advised clients on the mortgage market. He holds a management degree from the university of Edinburgh. Donoghue plans to create a mortgage division for Hamptons which has a reputation for personalised service throughout Oman and the Middle East.