The Board of Directors

Salem Al-Mannai is the Group CEO of QIC Group. Salem is a postgraduate from the University of South Wales in Wales and he started his career with QIC in 2001, in the motor department. After working for two years in the motor department, Salem was awarded a scholarship to complete his degree in the UK. In 2006, he joined the Marine department of QIC as a Senior Underwriting Officer and was appointed as the Assistant Vice President for Cargo. In 2013, Mr. Mannai assumed the responsibility of the Deputy CEO of QLM. In 2015, Salem was appointed as the Deputy Group President & CEO of QIC MENA region. Basis his wealth of knowledge and experience, in 2019, Salem was assigned the position of Deputy Group President & CEO of the QIC Group. Salem has been instrumental in bringing innovative solutions to cement QIC Group’s position as a pioneer in the insurance industry arena, both in the MENA region and across international markets.

Ahmed Al Jarboey is the Senior Vice President, MENA Retail & Motor of QIC Group. He is a graduate of Bachelor Business Administration from Derby University in 2015, and Diploma in Marketing in North Atlantic in 2014. Ahmed joined QIC in 2006 and has long-standing track records in the retail insurance industry.

Varghese P David is the Group CFO of QIC Group. Varghese has over thirty years of industry experience. Varghese joined QIC Group in 1998 and for the past 22 years has varied experience in finance, internal audit, IT and risk management. Prior to joining QIC Group, Varghese was with Sedgwicks Group in the UAE, a leading insurance broker, which is now part of Marsh. Varghese is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is also a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) with the Institute of Internal Auditors, USA and a qualified CISA professional with ISACA, USA.

Lars is the Chief Digital Officer at QIC Group. His role focuses on building QIC Digital Venture Partners – a new digital organization to build and invest in digital ventures, the InsurTech ecosystem and international partnerships while transforming the way QIC operates digitally. He has 20 years of extensive experience in building & managing digital companies in Insurance, Financing, Leasing, Automotive and Education. With a passion for new digital business models, platforms & ecosystems, he is also strategic Advisor to several digital startups.