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ANNUAL REPORT
2015
Educational Background / Work Experience
Dr. Jarkas received his Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Civil Engineering
from The University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA, and a Doctor of Philosophy
(Ph.D.) Degree in Construction Engineering and Projects Management from the
University of Dundee, Scotland, UK. He is a Fellow of the UK Society of Professional
Engineers, Registered Chartered Engineer (CEng) by the UK Engineering Council
(ECUK), and a Registered International Professional Engineer (Int.PE) by the UK
Engineering Council. He is also an active member in several International Professional
Associations, Engineering Institutes/Societies, and Arbitration Tribunal Panels. Dr.
Jarkas is an authority in Projects and Construction Management with an extensive
research record of over 40 peer-reviewed publications in the area of Projects and
Construction Management, particularly, in the fields of Constructability, Buildability,
Construction Productivity, Lean Construction, Benchmarking, Bidding Practices,
Construction Complexity, Learning Phenomenon in Construction, and Motivation.
His practical experience spans over twenty years and encompasses: Planning and
Design Management; Structural Design; Structural Damage Assessment; Risk Analysis
and Management; Constructability Analysis;Value Engineering; Mediation, Arbitration
and Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR); in addition to Projects, Contracts and
Construction Management. His Managerial and Technical skills are specifically suited
for Management of Real Estate Developments, Projects and Complex Construction
Management. Currently, Dr. Jarkas serves as the Vice Chairman of Al Mazaya Real
Estate Development Co., KSCC.
Mr. Khaled Abdulatif,
MBA, CPA, CMA, CFM
Acting CEO - Dubai Office Operations
Eng. Cem Yolcu,
CFA
CEO - Mazaya Turkey
Educational Background / Work Experience
Mr. Khaled holds a Bachelor Degree in Accounting from Faculty of Commerce
– English Department, Alexandria University, Egypt and holds an Executive
“MBA” from Cass University, London. He holds designations of Certified Public
Accountant “CPA”, Certified Management Accountant “CMA” and Certified
Financial Manager “CFM”.
Mr. Khaled has over 20 years of operations, corporate finance, consulting, audit, banking,
and accounting experience. Mr. Khaled was Chief Operating Officer of F&S Holding
Company. From 2005 to 2011, he was Senior Vice President – Finance & Operations
of Al-Muthanna Investment Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuwait Finance
House. He served as Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Assistant Secretary
of couple of U.S. Property Co. He also was Board Member of Florida Atlantic BOCA
Research Park And Deerfield Research Park, State Of Florida, USA. He was Board
Member of Muthanna Financial Brokerage Company. He started his career with Barclays
Bank, where he worked in the corporate and investment banking department. He has
wide and extensive experience in audit and consulting having previously worked with
Ernst &Young and Arthur Andersen. During his service with those firms, he was acting
managerofalargeportfolioofmediumtolargesizeclientsandwasresponsibleforoverall
assignment control, client relationship coordination, and quality control assurance.Mr.
Khaled is a Board Member of The Kuwaiti Manager Company for Managing Real Estate
Projects and internal audit committeemember of MawaredUnited Investment Company.
He also is an instructor for full courses of professional designations.
Educational Background / Work Experience
Mr. Cem holds a Charter as Chartered Financial Analyst “CFA” as well as a
Bachelor Degree in Electric and Electronic Engineering from the Middle East
Technical University in Ankara, Turkey.
Eng. Cem's professional career includes 15 years of practical experience in several
fields, the most prominent of which were the financial, consulting, administrative,
communications, real estate industries and other sectors. Before joining Al
Mazaya, Mr. Cem occupied the position of Director of Strategic and Planning
Sector in Zain Telecom Company between 2003 and 2011. Moreover that, he
occupied the position of senior consultant at the International Administrative
Consulting Company - Accenture. It is worth noting that Mr. Cem contributed in
introducing many gulf companies to the Turkish market. Most of these companies
worked in the fields of real estate, technology and communications.
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Dr. Abdulaziz Jarkas,
Ph.D, P.Eng., CEng
MIED, Int. PE, FSPE
Chief Projects Officer
Mr.Ahmed Harfoush,
CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Educational Background / Work Experience
Mr. Harfoush received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting with honors, English
section from Tanta University -Egypt. He is also a Certified Public Accountant
(CPA) from the State of New Hampshire, USA.
Mr. Harfoush has held remarkable senior positions in the Real Estate Market
with over 15 years of experience. He served as the CFO of National Real
Estate Company in Kuwait, where he worked for 8 years.The Company holds
consolidated assets of more than USD 1.8 Billion and had more than 40 direct
and indirect regional subsidiaries in real estate activity. Mr. Harfoush also held a
notable position as the Chief Audit Executive for NREC in Kuwait for 1 year during
the initial stage of compliance with the guidelines and requirements of Capital
Markets Authority of Kuwait. Moreover, Mr. Harfoush’s served for 3.5 years in
RSM International Auditing Firm in Kuwait as a Director of Quality Assurance &
technical assistance for the office as well as providing inhouse trainings to the
auditors about the financial reporting and auditing standards. He worked for 3
years at Commercial International Bank, Egypt, being the largest private sector
bank in Egypt. This makes him retain a diverse range of experience in various
fields such as finance, accounting, auditing and banking.