Waha Capital appoints Mark Benn as Chief Financial Officer

Press release

Published January 16th, 2023 - 01:03 GMT

Waha Capital appoints Mark Benn as Chief Financial Officer

Mark Benn, CFO at Waha Capital.

Highlights

Waha Capital has appointed Mark Benn as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Benn joined the company from Safanad, a Dubai and New York-based private equity firm.

Waha Capital PJSC (ADX: WAHA), an Abu Dhabi-listed investment management company, has appointed Mark Benn as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Benn joined the company from Safanad, a Dubai and New York-based private equity firm.

Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi, Chairman of Waha Capital, said: “We are pleased to welcome Mark Benn to Waha Capital as the new Chief Financial Officer. Mark brings a wealth of financial expertise to the Company and I am confident that he will add immense value to the growth and success of Waha Capital. I look forward to working with Mark and the rest of the management team to achieve our strategic goals for 2023.”

Having joined Safanad at its inception in 2008, Mr. Benn played a key role in its strategy development, capital raising and asset management operations, serving as CFO for over a decade. Mr. Benn previously held senior executive roles in Europe and is a chartered accountant, having qualified with Deloitte.

Background Information

Waha Capital

Waha Capital is an Abu Dhabi-listed investment company that offers shareholders and third-party investors exposure to high-potential opportunities in diversified asset classes.

The company manages assets across several sectors, including aircraft leasing, financial services and fintech, healthcare, energy, infrastructure, industrial real estate and capital markets.

Its Private investments include stakes in the world’s largest aircraft leasing firm, Aercap Holdings NV., emerging market fintech provider Channel VAS, UAE healthcare group Anglo-Arabian Healthcare, the MENA Infrastructure Fund, Waha Land and National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) Corp.