Tarek is a senior Business Executive who is an expert in Financial Services. In addition to being the Founder and Managing Partner of Pinnacle Capital Company, he is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Watar Partners, a leading independent financial services firm providing financial advisory services to private investment offices.
Over the years, he excelled at managing people’s funds and developing financial strategies. He started his career with Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF). He later contributed enormously to the expansion in the footprint of two major Global Banks (BNP Paribas & Deutsche Bank). Tarek has also taken on challenging Board Chairmanship & Membership roles both across the Kingdom and abroad, and he worked tirelessly to produce exceptional results.
Tarek is the co-founder and managing partner of Pinnacle Capital. Tarek holds an MBA from London Business School and he earned an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Portland State University. Tarek has more than 20 years of Investment Banking and Wealth Management experience covering SWFs, Large Corporates, Family Offices and UHNWIs based in Saudi, Qatar and UAE. Tarek started his career with Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) in the Projects Division. Prior to Watar Partners, he played a key role in enlarging the footprint of the Saudi operation for two major Global Banks (BNP Paribas & Deutsche Bank) for the preceding 10 years. His experience includes Project Finance, Corporate Finance, corporate banking and Asset & Wealth Management. Tarek sits on the board of many private and publicly listed companies in KSA and abroad such as Saudi Fisheries and he is also a member of a number of non-profit organizations and angel investor groups.