In 2009, Adeeb Al Sowailim was listed as one of the most
admired CEOs in the region. As the CEO of Falcom Financial Services, a
Sharia-compliant investment bank based in Saudi Arabia, he is not just
considered a hard worker, but also an opportunist and forward thinker.
Established in 2007, with a paid-up capital of $267m, Falcom is the biggest of
35 newly licensed investment banks in the kingdom. In the first two years it
managed to capture a market share of more than 36 percent.