Faisal Esam Abul
Senior Investment Officer at Oryx Holding- Claim this Profile
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Mahmoud Nasrallah
Faisal has a demonstrated critical skills, knowledge and abilities that will make him a valuable employee in any organisation.
Adnan Shashtari
I have had the pleasure of working with Faisal at KIB. All times i have found Faisal to be Well composed, always motivated, cooperative, hard working gentleman and a never say no spirit along with excellent communication skills. In addition, he is extremely organized, reliable. He is flexible and willing to work on any task that is assigned to him. He would be a tremendous asset for any company and has my highest recommendation.
Mahmoud Nasrallah
Faisal has a demonstrated critical skills, knowledge and abilities that will make him a valuable employee in any organisation.
Adnan Shashtari
I have had the pleasure of working with Faisal at KIB. All times i have found Faisal to be Well composed, always motivated, cooperative, hard working gentleman and a never say no spirit along with excellent communication skills. In addition, he is extremely organized, reliable. He is flexible and willing to work on any task that is assigned to him. He would be a tremendous asset for any company and has my highest recommendation.
Mahmoud Nasrallah
Faisal has a demonstrated critical skills, knowledge and abilities that will make him a valuable employee in any organisation.
Adnan Shashtari
I have had the pleasure of working with Faisal at KIB. All times i have found Faisal to be Well composed, always motivated, cooperative, hard working gentleman and a never say no spirit along with excellent communication skills. In addition, he is extremely organized, reliable. He is flexible and willing to work on any task that is assigned to him. He would be a tremendous asset for any company and has my highest recommendation.
Mahmoud Nasrallah
Faisal has a demonstrated critical skills, knowledge and abilities that will make him a valuable employee in any organisation.
Adnan Shashtari
I have had the pleasure of working with Faisal at KIB. All times i have found Faisal to be Well composed, always motivated, cooperative, hard working gentleman and a never say no spirit along with excellent communication skills. In addition, he is extremely organized, reliable. He is flexible and willing to work on any task that is assigned to him. He would be a tremendous asset for any company and has my highest recommendation.
Credentials
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COBIT 5 Foundation
PeopleCertSep, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation
APMG InternationalSep, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
CompTIA Cloud Essentials
CompTIAMay, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Business English Certificate Vantage
Cambridge EnglishMar, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Cybersecurity Fundamentals Certificate
ISACAApr, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Leaders of the Future
Max SkillsApr, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
CCNA Exploration: Network Fundamentals
CiscoMar, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)
EC-CouncilOct, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Incident Handler (ECIH)
EC-CouncilSep, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Cyber Secure Coder
CertNexusSep, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
CertNexus CyberSec First Responder® Exam CFR-310
CertNexusAug, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
EC-CouncilAug, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
CompTIA Network+
CompTIAJul, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
CompTIA Security+
CompTIAJul, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
(ISC)²Jan, 2018- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Oryx Holding
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Kuwait
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Holding Companies
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Investment Officer
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Feb 2020 - Present
• Identify business opportunities and secure investments that promote the financial interests of an organization. • Develop a strong deck of good quality investment opportunities. • Develop innovative and appropriate financial structures for straightforward transactions. • Evaluate structure, negotiate, and close new transactions, portfolio restructurings, rescheduling, capital increases, equity sales. • Evaluate businesses by performing a thorough due diligence. • Evaluate the technology and the system security architecture which is being used by the businesses. • Participate in negotiations and use negotiation skills to overcome deadlocks and finalize negotiations in straightforward transactions. • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and other third-party entities such as government officials to further develop the sector and to develop specific investment opportunities. • Lead projects from requirements definition to delivery and identify timelines, scopes, budget estimates, and project implementation plans, including risk mitigation. • Ensure maximum performance by building and developing project teams to provide objectives, directions, and motivations. Show less
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Kuwait Esports Club
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Kuwait
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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Secretary General of the Board of Directors
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Jun 2020 - Present
• Development and support of esports at all levels and sites. • Organizing national championships, competitions, cups in esports. • Development of norms, requirements, conditions and procedures for awarding ranks and titles in esports. • Development of international esports relations, including ensuring the participation of national teams at international competitions. • Organization and support of broadcasting and distribution of esports activities across all media channels. • Development and support of esports at all levels and sites. • Organizing national championships, competitions, cups in esports. • Development of norms, requirements, conditions and procedures for awarding ranks and titles in esports. • Development of international esports relations, including ensuring the participation of national teams at international competitions. • Organization and support of broadcasting and distribution of esports activities across all media channels.
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MyStud App
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Kuwait
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Software Development
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Founder
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Feb 2021 - Present
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Arab Esports Federation
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Saudi Arabia
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Head of Competition Committee
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May 2021 - Aug 2023
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KIB
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Kuwait
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Officer - Information Security Compliance
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Oct 2017 - Feb 2020
• Assist in enhancing Bank’s Information Security Management System (ISMS) in compliance with ISO27001 standard requirements.• Investigating any security incidents and identify the root cause along with the corrective and correction actions. • Performing information security awareness induction sessions to the bank new joiners.• Responsible to assist in measuring security metrics of Information Security Management System (ISMS) in accordance with ISO27004.• Responsible for creating awareness materials such as bulletins, info-graphics, posters and etc. to promote information security awareness amongst the employees.• Liaison with other teams members to identify current and future internal and external security vulnerabilities to reduce information security risks. • Assist in monitoring compliance to information security policies, standards and procedures and guidelines to ensure appropriate protocols and recommend improvements to systems.• Performing social engineering campaigns on bank’s employees to promote information security awareness amongst the employees.• Responsible to review security administrator’s admin activity to identify discrepancies.• Responsible to actively participate in the Bank’s Business Recovery and Contingency Planning process to ensure continuity of operations as outlined in the ISO27001 standard.• Assist in coordinating with Internal and External Audits and maintaining audit observations register to ensure that all audits have been addressed on their due date.• Perform risk assessments in accordance to the Bank’s risk management methodology.• Participate in new systems design related exercises from an ISMS standpoint to assist in the selection of an efficient, effective and well controlled system. Show less
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Jr. Application Security Officer
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Mar 2015 - Oct 2017
• Monitor and set the access control for systems in the bank, ensure employees can access only specific transactions, screens and functions that have a direct relevance to their job responsibilities.• Determine any instances of inappropriate access to information, automate user provisioning, help in developing the access control policy, oversee administrator tasks and assign permissions. • Conduct annual and quarterly system audits and reviews to verify all components (software, network environment, user practices) conform to established standards. • Tackle information security issues on priority, provide technical support to users for resolving any security related issues, identify root cause and take corrective action. • Conduct security check at random workstations, identify vulnerabilities and take timely corrective action to protect sensitive information. • Provide advice to system users on security features and checks to help them identify threats and initiate quick action.• Track bank users’ activities, check application logs for security breaches, security policy violations, data addition/deletion etc and initiate appropriate action. • Implement security and access protocols across various points in the network. • Document access authorizations, determine data security risks, and assist IT team in mitigating identified risks. • Probe security incidents and help plan adequate responses, assist in carrying out disciplinary actions as needed. • Participate in discussions with management to review access permissions and rights and verify these align to job responsibilities. • Collaborate with auditors to verify information security related processes and responsibilities conform to established standards. Show less
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Jr. Programmer
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Apr 2014 - Mar 2015
• Developed performance reports for business users to aid decision making, developed and provided system user manuals to users.• Designed SharePoint forms using InfoPath Designer and helped improve business processes.• Overall debugging and troubleshooting of programs and applications and helped improve their functionality.• Held discussions with users to understand their requirements, assisted in creating application code and ensured applicationperformed as per expectations.• Helped in building and maintaining technical infrastructure, and resolving technical issues. Show less
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Education
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American University of the Middle East (AUM)
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General -
HEC Montréal
GDBA, Business Administration and Management, General -
Gulf University for Science and Technology
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science