Chairman:

Youssef Assad Nasr
Group Managing Director, Middle East and North Africa & Strategic Investments,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd.
Residence: U A E
Director since: 22 May 2007

Executive Directors:

Mukhtar Malik Hussain
Group General Manager, HSBC
Chief Executive Officer,
Global Banking and Markets, HSBC Amanah, Middle East & North Africa
HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd.
Residence: U A E
Director since: 01 July 2003

Christopher John Meade Keirle
HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd.
Head Office
Residence: Jersey, Channel Islands
Director since: 15 October 1992

John Barnett Blanthorne
Head of Balance Sheet Optimisation
HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd.
Residence: U A E
Director since: 20 August 2006

Walid Faiz Boustany
Head of Strategy & Planning
HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd.
Residence: U A E
Director since: 18 February 2008

John Charles Perry
HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd.
Head Office
Residence: Jersey, Channel Islands
Director since: 01 December 2008

Non-Executive Directors:

Abdel Salam Moustafa El Anwar
Group General Manager, HSBC
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
HSBC Bank Egypt SAE
Residence: Saudi Arabia
Director since: 19 May 1998

Christopher Meares
Group General Manager, HSBC
Chief Executive Officer, Group Private Banking
Residence: United Kingdom
Director since: 10 May 2005

John Coverdale
Group General Manager, HSBC
Managing Director, The Saudi British Bank
Residence: Saudi Arabia
Director since: 22 November 2005

Independent Non-Executive Directors:

John Claude Tibbo
Retired – Former Divisional Director,
HSBC Bank plc & HSBC Bank International Limited, Offshore Islands
Residence: Jersey, Channel Islands
Director since: 02 May 1996

Company Secretary:

Michael James Seguss
HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd., Head Office
Residence: Jersey, Channel Islands
Secretary since: 26 January 1994