Arab Advisors Group

Arab Advisors Group
Private Shareholder Company
Founder Jawad Abbassi[1]
Headquarters Amman, Jordan
Key people

Jawad Abbassi, Founder and Board Member[2]

Hakam Kanafani, Chairman of the Board

Mohammed Al Shawwa, General Manager
Website www.arabadvisors.com

Arab Advisors Group is an international professional services company with headquarters in Amman, Jordan. It is a private shareholder company and specializes in research, analysis and consulting in the industries of communications, media, technology and financial markets.[3][4] It is also known for its surveys and research reports that have been used by organizations and writers citing statistics applicable to the Middle East region. Its research services include annual strategic research, market surveys, knowledge process outsourcing, and custom consulting projects.

Arab Advisors Group was founded in 2001 by Jawad Abbassi. It was originally formed as a limited liability company but transferred to a private shareholding company in 2003.[5] It became only the 12th private shareholding company in Jordan after the country established the law governing such entities in 2002.[5] In 2005, the Arab Jordan Investment Bank acquired a 55% stake in the Group, marking the first time an investment bank in the MENA region acquired a majority share of a research company.[3] In the third quarter of 2016, Mr. Hakam Kanafani and Mr. Jawad Abbassi & family acquired AJIB’s stake in Arab Advisors Group. Following the new ownership structure, Mr. Hakam Kanafani was elected as the Chairman of the board.

Since 2004, Arab Advisors Group started organizing its own annual Convergence conferences bringing together thought leaders and top executives from the TMT industry. The company continues to organize a variety of industry conferences covering the dynamically changing TMT markets. Arab Advisors Group’s conferences attract hundreds of leaders from various countries and speakers every year.

References

  1. ↑ "Arab Advisors Group sees need for thorough study of new mobile operator". Jordan Times. 1 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. ↑ The Report: Saudi Arabia 2008. Oxford Business Group. 2008. ISBN 9781902339009.
  3. 1 2 Gain, Sarah (21 September 2005). "Taking over". Arabian Business. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Goth, Greg (April 2006). "Arab Internet Investments in Mid-Boom". Computer.org. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Arab Advisors Group transformed into private shareholding company". Albawaba Business. 21 January 2003. Retrieved 17 June 2014.


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