<p>FCMA, CGMA
Chief Financial Officer
</p><p>An entrepreneur and professional management accountant with a wealth of operational
management experience, Mr. Taylor is the Chief Financial Officer at First Bahrain Real Estate
Development Co., serving on the company’s executive team since its founding in 2007.
Throughout his tenure, First Bahrain has successfully developed properties in the industrial,
commercial, and residential sectors, including its most recent property, the El Balcón Mall,
producing good returns for stakeholders and maintaining strong banking relationships in the
midst of turbulent financial times.
</p><p>Prior to joining First Bahrain, Mr. Taylor was General Manager of New York Coffee, and
General Manager of Mariner Technologies, where he was the chief architect of leading GCC
business news portal, TradeArabia.com.
</p><p>Mr. Taylor is a veteran, having served as an officer in the United States Navy, participating in
the liberation of Kuwait in 1991.
</p><p>Mr. Taylor serves as a Director on multiple boards, including those of the American Chamber
of Commerce (AmCham) in Bahrain where he is the Treasurer and the Al Raja School where
he is the head of the Finance Committee.
</p><p>Mr. Taylor earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Distinction from the
Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University, Chicago, USA along with a
Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia, USA. Mr. Taylor holds the designations
FCMA and CGMA through the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and
the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA).<br></p>