Najla Al-Shirawi

Najla Al-Shirawi serves as Group Chief Executive Officer of SICO BSC, a leading regional asset manager, broker, market maker, and investment bank licensed as a conventional wholesale bank by the Central Bank of Bahrain. She has more than 27 years of investment banking experience and has been instrumental in establishing SICO as a significant player in Gulf region financial markets.

Al-Shirawi joined SICO in 1997 and was appointed Deputy CEO in 2013 before being promoted to CEO in 2014. Prior to her tenure at SICO, she served with Geneva-based Dar Al-Maal Al-Islami Trust, where she established private banking operations for the Group in the Gulf region. Since her promotion into the CEO role in 2014, Najla has played a vital hand in expanding SICO past Bahrain's borders, giving it an international presence, with brokerage presence in Abu Dhabi and asset management in Riyadh.

Al-Shirawi holds a Master of Business Administration and Finance from the American College in London and a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Bahrain. Beyond her executive role, she serves as Board member at the Bahrain Economic Development Board, Chairperson of SICO Invest in Abu Dhabi, Vice Chairperson of SICO Capital in Riyadh, and Independent Board Member of Eskan Bank BSC and multiple other financial and regulatory institutions in Bahrain. She received the National Labour Medal from His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

Career History

• Group Chief Executive Officer at SICO BSC (2014–present)
• Deputy Chief Executive Officer at SICO BSC (2013–2014)
• Head of Asset Management and Head of Investments and Treasury at SICO (1997–2013)
• Head of Private Banking Operations at Dar Al-Maal Al-Islami Trust, Geneva (prior to 1997)

What Najla Al-Shirawi could bring to Group Chief Executive Officer at SICO BSC: With nearly three decades of investment banking expertise and a proven track record of regional expansion, Al-Shirawi brings sophisticated capital markets knowledge, established relationships across GCC financial institutions, and demonstrated success in transforming SICO from a local Bahraini player into a multi-country regional powerhouse. Her tenure has been marked by strategic diversification into new markets, the establishment of profitable subsidiaries, and a focus on inclusive corporate governance and social responsibility initiatives.

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