Oman

Muneer has deep executive experience in internal audit, risk management and corporate governance. Muneer is providing strategic direction to the audit department that also covers other subsidiaries within the OMINVEST group. He is a member of the advisory board at the department of accounting at Sultan Qaboos University. Muneer holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Strathclyde University and is a Certified Internal Auditor, a Certified Fraud Examiner and a Certified Information System Auditor.

Damian O’Riordan is the Chief Internal Auditor at Bank Muscat. He is a CIMA qualified accountant with over 25 years audit and compliance experience in Ireland, Oman and internationally. He is a Chartered Internal Auditor (CMIIA), a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), holds a Certificate in International Treasury Management (CITM) and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School after completing their General Management Programme in 2015. He has extensive experience in business development, project management, corporate governance, internal audit, regulatory risk, compliance, fraud prevention and anti-money laundering across various regulated environments.

Abbas Al Lawati is the Head of Internal Audit at OQ8, and a member of the advisory board at the Modern College of Business & Science. He is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA),  Chartered Internal Auditor (CMIIA), and Certified Chief Audit Executive (cCAE) with International, Middle East, GCC, and Local auditing experience for over 16 years in both Private & Government sectors in various industries & sectors such as Banking, Oil & Gas, and Projects. He is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and holds an MBA from University of Bedfordshire. He has participated as key note speaker in couple of international internal audit events such as Marcus Evans and Corporate World Intelligence, and participated in couple of internal audit audio podcasts programs such as Audit 15 Fun channel.

Mr. Farhan is a seasoned Internal Audit leader with 20+ years of experience working in Internal Audit, GRC, External Audit and Advisory Services. He is currently working as an Advisor / Strategist to CAE, Omantel. Previously he has worked with Etisalat Group company (Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd), for about 15 years, including 10 years as a Group Executive Vice President & GM (Internal Audit). During his professional career, Mr. Farhan was engaged with the IIA, Islamabad Chapter as a VP & Board member (2011-2012) and the Institute of Chartered accountants of Pakistan as a member of the Accounting Standards Committee (2003-5). He is also an active participant in various conferences and seminars as a speaker/ panelist. 

Ahmed Mahmoud holds Masters in Business Administration and Bachelos in Commerce Accounting. He is a Certified Risk Management Assurance 'CRMA' with a total experience of 20 years mainly in Internal Audit and Finance, currently he is the Group Manager Internal Audit and Control at Galfar Engineering and Contracting SAOG which is one of the largest construction company in the Sultantae of Oman and the Middle East, with a responsibility of leading the internal audits and investigations.

Waleed Salim ALAbri, CIA, CRMA, CISA  I am currently the Group Chief Internal Auditor of Nama Holding Company SAOC which is responsible for managing key utilities such as electricity, water and wastewater service in Oman. I am MBA holder with accounting degree, I have 22 years of business experience and around 19 of which is professional internal audit experience. I served as IIA Oman Board Vice President during 2021 - 2022. I delivered CIA preparation course in the last few years. 

Rubina is an Assurance Professional with Deloitte. Her expertise lies in the area of Internal Controls, Process Review, IFRS and IAS. She has led multiple internal audit projects across industries in Oman including companies based in Sohar and Muscat. She has also managed the delivery of several policies and procedures manuals for clients including finance, procurement, governance, authority matrix, etc. She has worked for more than 25 unique clients in various industries including Energy Resources, and Industrial, Government and Public Sector, Consumer, Financial Services and Technology, Media & Telecom. She is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and an FCCA Chartered Accountant, and has gained a varied and rich experience in Consulting, Assurance, Governance, Risk and Compliance.