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Mr. Haddadin rejoined the board of directors in April 2018 after previously serving from October 2017 to March 2018. Mr. Haddadin joined GMS Holdings in 2017 to build and lead the company’s investment management platform, GMS Capital Partners LLC. He has over 20 years of investment banking and private equity experience. Throughout his career, he has developed extensive experience across a range of industries and advised on over USD 100 billion in M&A transactions in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Prior to joining GMS Holdings, Mr. Haddadin was the Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of a regional investment bank based in Amman and Dubai (2014-2017); Advisor at Ripplewood Holdings LLC, a New York-based private equity firm (2013-2014); Managing Director at Perella Weinberg Partners in New York (2007-2013) and an Executive Director in JPMorgan’s M&A Group in New York (2000-2007).

Mr. Haddadin is a Fellow of the sixth class of the Middle East Leadership Initiative and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. Previously, he was a member of the Board of Directors at Sixth of October Investment Company (SODIC), a publicly listed Egyptian real estate development company and a Board Member of The Near East Foundation, a New York- based private nonprofit development agency with projects in Africa and the Middle East.

Mr. Haddadin holds a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law (USA) and a Bachelor of Science from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service (USA). He is admitted to the New York State Bar Association and is an FAA licensed pilot.