He is responsible for the continued development and
implementation of Amwal’s principal objective of building a world class,
Qatar-centric investment banking and asset management firm to participate in
and promote the country’s economic development and Doha’s development as a
leading regional asset management centre.
Prior to joining Amwal, Shehadeh was managing director of
Principal Investments at Shuaa Capital in Dubai where he was responsible of the
company’s proprietary investments within the region and globally.
He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Amwal
since 2007 and Shuaa Capital Saudi Arabia JSC, a company regulated by the
Capital Markets Authority in Saudi Arabia.
Prior to joining Shuaa in 2005, Shehadeh co-founded and
acted as CEO of Intrinsic Asset Management, managing both traditional and
alternative investment funds since 1999.
Prior to that, he was a fund manager with Merrill Lynch
Investment Managers (now a part of BlackRock, Inc), a provider of global
investment management services based in London where he was part of a small
team responsible for managing in excess of $25bn in institutional pension
funds.
Shehadeh began his professional career in 1991 in London
with Coast Investments & Development Company, covering private equity
investments in Europe. Shehadeh has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics
from University College London.