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       Michael G. Ryan                                                                                                                                                                                                  Nasser Ahmad Al-Shaibi
       Board member                                                                                                                                                                                                     Board member
       Mr Ryan is the Chief Executive Officer of the Regulatory Authority. Mr                                                                                                                                           Mr Al-Shaibi was appointed a Board member of the Regulatory
       Ryan joined the Regulatory Authority in 2009 from Bank of America                                                                                                                                                Authority in March 2012. Mr Al-Shaibi is presently the Chief Executive
       Merrill Lynch where he served in a number of senior management                                                                                                                                                   Officer of the Qatar Financial Markets Authority, prior to which he
       positions in London and Dublin, including as Chief Executive Officer                                                                                                                                             served in a number of roles at the Qatar Stock Exchange (Doha
       of Merrill Lynch International Bank Limited and Country Executive for                                                                                                                                            Securities Market) from 1998 to 2006 and at Qatar Gas from 1993
       Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Ireland. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch,                                                                                                                                        to 1998.
       Mr Ryan was Vice President at Credit Suisse Financial Products and                                                                                                                                               He was the team leader behind the establishment of the Qatar
       an associate with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft specialising in                                                                                                                                                  Financial Markets Authority in 2006, where he was actively involved
       banking, securities and corporate law. Mr Ryan is a member of                                                                                                                                                    in developing the Qatar Financial Markets Authority in the State
       Qatar’s Financial Stability and Risk Control Committee, a member                                                                                                                                                 of Qatar. He has held many leadership positions in the financial
       of the Qatar National Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the                                                                                                                                                    sector such as Vice-Chairman of the Qatar Finance and Business
       Financing of Terrorism Committee and a member of the Board of                                                                                                                                                    Academy and Board member of the Qatar Central Bank.
       Directors of the Qatar Financial Markets Authority.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        At the international level and during his current position, the Qatar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Financial Markets Authority gained full membership of the Interna-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        tional Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and became
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        a member of the three specialised committees under the umbrella
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        of IOSCO. He signed a partnership agreement with the Associa-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        tion of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA), as well as joined the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        membership of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB). At the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        regional level, he was the President of the Union of Arab Securities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Authorities for the year 2012-2013.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Mr  Al-Shaibi  has  been  a  member  of  numerous  national  steer-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ing committees such as the Financial Stability and Risk Control
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Committee and the Qatar National Anti-Money Laundering and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Combating the Financing of Terrorism Committee. He was also a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        member of the Founding Committee of the Establishment of Aspire
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Sports Academy.
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