Zayed R Alzayani has been named as chairman of the board of Roebuck, the UK subsidiary of Bahrain-based GFH Financial Group.
Roebuck is a pan-European asset manager with a focus on real estate and logistics.
GFH acquired a majority stake in Roebuck in 2020.
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Alzayani currently has multiple chairmanships and serves on the boards of Euro Motors, Gulf Air Holding Company and Alzayani Investments among others.
He is also a former minister of industry, commerce and tourism in Bahrain as well as a former minister in charge of the Bahrain Bourse.
His appointment was welcomed by GFH chief executive Hisham Alrayes who cited his “deep experience across key industrial sectors is a huge asset to Roebuck and GFH’s efforts to continue to expand its portfolio of blue-chip industrial and logistics assets in the UK, Europe and key GCC markets”.