Omar Mehanna
Executive Profile

Omar Mehanna

Award-winning business leader with over 25 years of experience across private markets, alternative investments, and banking in leading international and regional financial institutions

Board Member | Senior Executive
Investment & Capital Formation | Banking
Private Markets | PE, VC, M&A | AI & Fintech
MENA & Global

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Core Specializations

Private Markets / Alternative Investments
PE / Growth / Venture Capital
Capital Formation
Investment Banking / M&A / Structured Finance
FinTech / Artificial Intelligence
Business Platform & Team Build Outs

Key Professional Experience

Valloris Capital
UAE

Founder & Managing Partner

Mar 2026 - Present
Lunate
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Director, Client Solutions

Aug 2023 - Jan 2026
ADQ
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Head of Sovereign Partnerships
Director, M&A and Alternative Investments

Sep 2020 - Aug 2023
Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO)
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Head of Investments

Jan 2020 - Sep 2020
National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD)
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Managing Director & Global Head of Merchant Banking

Jan 2015 - Sep 2017
HSBC Group
Jul 2007 - Dec 2014
Saudi British Bank (SABB)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Chief Strategy Officer

May 2013 - Dec 2014
HSBC Bank Middle East
Dubai, UAE

Managing Director & Head of Investment Banking Advisory

Feb 2010 - May 2013
HSBC Holdings Plc
London, UK

Director, Investment Banking

Jul 2007 – Feb 2010
Bank of America
London, UK

Vice President

Aug 2005 - Jul 2007
Close Brothers Corporate Finance
London & Paris

Manager

Mar 2000 - Jul 2005
PricewaterhouseCoopers
London, UK

Chartered Accountant

Sep 1995 - Mar 2000

Board Positions

Listed / Late Stage

Current
• Abu Qir Fertilizers

Board and Audit Committee Member

Jun 2022 - Present
• Interlink Investment Group

Board Member

Mar 2026 - Present
Previous
• SODIC Real Estate Development

Board Member

Sep 2020 - Aug 2023
• Amoun Pharmaceuticals

Board Member and Chairman of Audit Committee

Sep 2020 - Aug 2023

Early Stage / Growth

Current
• Peekabox

Board Member

Feb 2026 - Present
• Camali Clinic Child & Adult Mental Health

Board Member and Co-Founder

Aug 2014 - Present
Previous
• FinFirst Capital

Board Member

Oct 2017 - Dec 2019

Professional Qualifications & Education

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

UK Qualified Chartered Accountant

London School of Economics

BSc Hons Econometrics & Mathematical Economics

RCSI Ireland, UK and UAE

MSc Healthcare Management
Thesis: Implementing Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Quality and Efficiency of Mental Healthcare

Executive Education Programs

Columbia University

Chief Investment Officer Program (Ongoing)

Oxford Said Business School

FinTech Executive Program & FinTech Lab

MIT Sloan

Artificial Intelligence Executive Program

Amity University Dubai

Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning and Analytics Post Graduate Diploma

Awards

  • • Top 5 Advisors in MENA
  • • MENA Financial Advisor of the Year

Languages

  • • English
  • • Arabic
  • • French

Contact Details

omar@omehanna.com