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Hind Bahwan 

Founder & Chairperson - Hind Bahwan Group

Sheikha Hind Suhail Bahwan is a renowned Omani entrepreneur. As the Founder and Chairperson of the Hind Bahwan Group (HBG), Sheikha Hind has created a group of companies with a global footprint. Her business activities include technology, information security technology renewable energy, Power-to-gas technology, supply chain, commodity trading and lifestyle. HBG has nine subsidiaries, three joint ventures, and numerous strategic partners. HBG employs over 4,000 associates, operates in 50 countries, and serves over 1,000 clients, including many Fortune 500 companies.

Further to its enormously successful Fueltrans platform, HBG has cemented its legacy as a technology pioneer by building innovative IP led technology solutions across multiple verticals including BFSI, government, oil & gas, energy, logistics, telecom and retail domains.

Sheikha Hind has served as Chair and Board member across numerous public and private institutions including; Deutsche Bank, Oman's Public Authority for Social Insurance, the Harvard Business School MENAAB, the Middle East Advisory Board of Coutts & Co., the Middle Centre Advisory Board at the London School of Economics, Oman Chapter of YPO, Omani French Friendship Association and Family Business Council Gulf.

In addition to receiving accolades from Ernst & Young, Arabian Business, UNDP, the World Economic Forum and the Asian Business Leadership Forum, Sheikha Hind’s business acumen has been repeatedly recognized by Forbes Middle East. Stanford Business School has also written 2 case studies on the evolution of Bahwan CyberTek.

Sheikha Hind has an academic background in computer science and holds distinguished alumni status from the Harvard Business School.

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