Faisal Al Abbasi is an Executive Director in the Private Equity department of VC Bank, where he is responsible for sourcing, structuring and managing private equity investments. Over the past nine years, he has gained extensive experience in private equity and investment banking from working with several leading financial institutions in the Middle East. Prior to joining VC Bank, he was a senior member of the Middle East private equity team at Unicorn Investment Bank (UIB). Before this, he worked in the direct investment group at Kuwait Finance House Bahrain (KFH), and the investment department of Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK). Mr. Al-Abbasi holds a B.Sc. degree in Accounting from the University of Bahrain.