Our Team
The MULTI MET team is comprised of senior executives from
diverse backgrounds and fields of expertise.
diverse backgrounds and fields of expertise.
Chairman
Khamis Buharoon
Khamis Buharoon has over 36 years of experience in banking, having served as CEO, Managing Director and Chairman of several boards. Prior to joining MULTI MET, Mr. Buharoon served as the CEO and Vice Chairman at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank. Before his tenure at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Mr. Buharoon served as the CEO of Commercial Bank International. He played a central role in the bank's restructuring. Prior to the Commercial Bank International, he served as the Head of Domestic Banking at the National Bank of Abu Dhabi. During this time, he served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Leasing Company. Mr. Buharoon is a certified public accountant and auditor. He served as the head of the Financial & Administrative Affairs Department with the UAE Central Bank for 11 years. Mr. Buharoon was key in establishing several investment companies, such as Arqaam Capital Investment in DIFC, UBL, Tharawat Investment House in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Naeem Holdings in Egypt and Unifund Capital Financial Investment in the UAE.
Vice-Chairman & CEO
Gerd Oehm
Gerd Oehm has over 30 years of invaluable experience in the metals industry. Prior to joining MULTI MET, Mr. Oehm served as the Vice President of Purchasing at Swiss Steel Group and he was the Managing Director of Swiss Steel Edelstahl GmbH in Dusseldorf. Prior to Swiss Steel, Mr. Oehm served as the Director of Global Purchasing at ThyssenKrupp.
Board Member
Gabriele Marotta
Gabriele Marotta has over 35 years of experience in trading, private banking and asset management. During his illustrious career, Mr. Marotta has served as the Head of Private Banking at Citco Finance in Monaco and the Head of Relationship Banking at Deutsche Bank Investment Management in Monaco. Gabriele was the Founder and President of CSGP Geneva (Compagnie Suisse de Gestion Privée) , an investment advisory company regulated by the Swiss authorities. He is the Founder and CEO of MPM & Partners, which is fully licensed in Monaco and in the USA for asset management, domestic and foreign funds management, and securities and commodities trading. Mr. Marotta has numerous academic publications in the field of economics and is a Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Management in Université Aix-Marseille since 2022. He was knighted by Prince Albert II of Monaco as " Chévalier de l’Ordre des Grimaldi ".
Alexandre Kouptsov
Board Member
Dr. Alexandre Kouptsov offers a unique blend of strategic and operational expertise through his extensive experience in researching, enabling, and managing enterprise-wide strategic growth projects, business transformation initiatives, and post-merger integrations at blue chip companies. He currently serves as Senior Business Architect at Thomson Reuters in Zug (Switzerland). Prior to joining MULTI MET, Dr. Kouptsov worked as a strategy consulting manager at Monitor Deloitte in London (UK), serving global clients across engineering, pharmaceutical, and financial services industries. Before his tenure at Monitor Deloitte, Dr. Kouptsov was an analyst in investment banking division of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He holds a Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (MEng) degree with a focus on sustainability from the University of Warwick, and a Doctorate in Engineering Business Model Design (PhD) from the University of Cambridge.
Maadhad Alkhyeli
Board Member
Mr. Maadhad Alkhyeli, an ex-ambassador of the United Arab Emirates and a retired major general, possess invaluable leadership, communication, and executive functioning skills. Throughout more than 38 years of service to the United Arab Emirates, Mr. Alkhyeli held various leadership roles, exercising administrative responsibilities, and managing human and material resources. Mr. Alkhyeli served as an Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to France, to the Principality of Monaco and to Russia. During his military service, Mr. Alkhyeli held such roles as the Commander of the UAE Special Forces and the Chief of Operations in the UAE Armed Forces General Headquarters. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from George Washington University and is a graduate of the College of Command and Staff in the US Marine Corps University.
OUR SHAREHOLDERS
F9 Capital Management Ltd.
F9 Capital Management Ltd., is a FSRA regulated global investment fund based in Abu Dhabi. F9 invests in both public and private markets. The company has private investments in metals, clean mining, clean energy, private equity, and real estate. F9 invests in public market funds using a global macro strategy across several asset classes.
TMS Middle East General Trading L.L.C.
TMS Middle East General Trading L.L.C is a major supplier of food products such as rice, cashew nuts, sesame seeds, as well as non-food items including plastic products, and cashew kernels in the United Arab Emirates. TMS Middle East General Trading is part of the Al Sayegh Brothers Group. TMS has annual sales in excess of US $ 300 Million. TMS is the market leader and exclusive distributor of products such as Olympus Cameras, LG mobile phones, watches and appliances. The Group operates in other areas such as engineering and construction, real estate, oil services, tourism, and language learning institutes.
Royal Capital PSC
Royal Capital PSC is a financial services company based in Abu Dhabi. The company provides investment banking services and asset management investment solutions. Royal Capital is regulated and licensed by the Securities and Commodities Authority, which is the primary regulatory body of the UAE. Royal Capital’s client relationships are based on loyalty, mutual respect, transparency, confidentiality and trust. Royal Capital aspires to grow its clients' wealth by offering best of breed solutions.