RoyalJet, the Abu Dhabi-based global private jet operator, has announced the appointment of Mohammed Bin Mahfoodh Alardhi, as the new chairman of its board of directors.
A well-respected, accomplished and seasoned business leader, Alardhi is also the Executive Chairman of Investcorp, a leading global alternative investment firm.
Under his leadership, Investcorp grew its ‘assets under management’ or AUM from US$10 billion to US$60 billion over the past six years. Since his appointment in 2015, he has been leading Investcorp’s activities across a global office network that includes New York, London, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha, Mumbai, Delhi, Beijing, Singapore and Japan.
Alardhi also serves as the Chairman of the Muscat Stock Exchange and is likewise the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the College of Banking and Financial Studies in Muscat.
Prior to taking top posts in various businesses, Alardhi was previously the youngest and longest-serving Chief of the Oman Air Force. A retired Air Vice Marshall, he was awarded the ‘Order of Oman’ by the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al-Said in 2000.
Alardhi holds a Bachelor of science degree in Military Science from the Royal Air Force UK Staff College in Bracknell, UK, and a Master’s in Public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He is a graduate of the Royal Air Force Military Academy in Cranwell, UK, and the National Defence University in Washington D.C.
The other members of the Board of Directors of RoyalJet are H.E. Hisham Khalid Towfiq Abdulkhaliq Malak, H.E. Sameera Murshed Al Romaithi, Ahmed Mohamed Darweesh Binkaram Al Qubaisi, and Mohamed Saeed Al Remeithi.
