Wissam Haddad

Wissam Haddad was appointed Chief Executive Officer of SICO Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of SICO BSC, effective May 5, 2025. SICO Capital is a full-service investment banking firm based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with operations across the Gulf region.

Haddad brings over 22 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, real estate and corporate finance. He brings over 22 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, real estate, and corporate finance across the GCC. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Concordia University, Canada.

Career History

• Group Head of Investment Banking at SICO BSC (11 years) — where he played a key role in positioning SICO as the leading investment bank in Bahrain
• Director at Gate Capital in Dubai
• Senior roles at Najd Investments, Unicorn Capital, NBD Sana Capital (Emirates NBD), NCB Capital, and Eastgate Capital

Under his leadership at SICO, the award-winning investment banking division multiplied its revenues and deal sizes, executing landmark transactions that include initial public offerings, debt issuances, mergers and acquisitions, strategic offers, multi-asset fund launches, and structuring and managing Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). He currently serves as a board member of Al Abraaj Restaurants Group in Bahrain, and as Chairman for Flow Mena Residential Real Estate Fund 1 and SICO Saudi REIT.

What Wissam Haddad could bring to the CEO role at SICO Capital: His eleven-year track record of transforming SICO's investment banking division—multiplying revenues, expanding deal sizes, and establishing the firm as Bahrain's leading investment bank—positions him well to replicate this success in Saudi Arabia. Given the Kingdom's dramatically expanding capital markets and the launch of Vision 2030 initiatives, his deep expertise in executing landmark transactions across IPOs, M&A, REITs, and multi-asset funds, combined with his established relationships across GCC financial institutions and his board leadership in real estate funds, should enable him to establish SICO Capital as a preferred independent asset management, brokerage, and investment banking platform in Saudi Arabia's growing financial landscape.