FOUNDERS & THEIR BIOGRAPHY
CHAIRMAN MESSAGE
Sapphire’s team of advisors come from the world’s class best of field advisers and have been involved in this line of business for decades.
They come with vast experiences and a solid understanding of the industry.
Jamal Ahmed Jawa
Co Founder, Chairman & CEO
Jamal is an aerospace enthusiast. He is a seasoned investment professional with a decade of private equity, venture capital and direct deal investing experience. With a well-established network, his experience also includes fund raising and Investors Relations. He works as VP for Starling Holding, a Family Office. He has also worked at Banque Saudi Fransi in the Corporate Finance department. He has studied Business at Suffolk University in Boston.
Ziad Faisal Al-Hazmi
Co-Founder
Ziad is the CEO of Lufthansa Technik’s Middle East division. He also has personal investments in the Real Estate, Construction, Education sectors and in local and international startups.
Mohammed Ahmed Jawa
Co-Founder
Mohammed works at Starling as VP of Finance. He has previously worked at Saudi Fransi Bank in the Treasury Department. He is a graduate in Business Studies from AIU-London (now part of Regent’s American College London).
Abdullah Zuhair Sindi
Co-Founder
Abdullah works as VP at NAJCO (Nesr Al-Jazira Contracting). He has previously worked in EY as a Senior Advisor in the performance improvement department. He holds a MBA degree concentrated in Strategic Change Management from Claremont graduate university, California, USA.
operation advisors
Eugen Hartl
Eugen Hartl is the Managing Director of EH Aviation Advisors, a consulting and management company offering end-to-end approach for the entire lifespan of their VIP completions, refurbishment or modification project.
Saygin Yalcin
Saygin Yalcin is the Founder & CEO of SellAnyCar.com. He also founded Sukar.com and was Partner at Jabbar Internet Group and Souq.com, the largest eCommerce company in the Arab world.
Mohammed A. Jawa
Seasoned F&B enthusiast who loves food and owns multiple successful high end international restaurant concepts.
