Musaed Al-Haddad :: General Manager

Musaed Al-Haddad is the General Manager and one of the owners of Aana Group Company. Under his leadership and eye for opportunities, Aana Group Co is striving to change the exhibition management and raise the bar to pass international highest standards.

Recognizing the importance of creating business opportunities to businessmen across the globe in general and in Kuwait in particular, Mr. Al-Haddad and his partners founded Aana Group Co to realize the vision of restoring Kuwait market as the heart in the Gulf. His dedication to quality and quality assurance techniques made Aana Group Co vision very clear to be the first in customer satisfaction.

Mr. Al-Haddad leadership became apparent during his humanitarian work during and after the First Gulf War. From Red Crescent to Kuwait Association of POWs, he continues his work to help those in need. Mr. Al-Haddad puts his U.S education and his electrical engineering skills in the telecom business as member of the original technical team to install and operate Wataniya Telecom network, the second mobile operator in Kuwait.

Mr. Al-Haddad utilized his creative thinking, and "out of the box" approach to manage several major projects including Mobile Office. Mr. Al-Haddad then joined B2B & Strategy division as the head of B2B Product Management Department.

malhaddad@aanagroup.com

Dr. Mohsen Dashti :: Director of International Relations & Logistics

Dr. Mohsen Dashti is the director of international relations & logistics and one of the owners of Aana Group Company. In this role, Dr. Dashti is responsible for all business contacts in Kuwait and overseas as well as establishing the necessary logistics needed for any upcoming exhibitions and fairs. Dr. Dashti is uniquely skilled in preparing and presenting local and international feasibility studies for any event considered by Aana Group Company.

Dr. Dashti was the co-founder of Aana Group Company by introducing the idea of organizing international events and forums in Kuwait for small and large investors and companies. This idea paved the way to establish a very competitive and highly skilled event management company seen in Aana Group Company. From 1992 to 1998, Dr. Dashti lived in the USA, where he achieved his bachelor degree in Radiologic Sciences with a minor in business administration as the class valedictorian. Dr. Dashti then moved back to Kuwait and worked for two years in one of the leading hospitals.

Understanding that knowledge never has an ending; Dr. Dashti decided to pursue his postgraduate studies in Australia, where he was awarded his masters and PhD degrees in Functional MRI of Mammalian Brain Activity in 2004. Since then, Dr. Dashti has been a member of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences in Kuwait University and has published numerous articles in well recognized scientific journals.

Dr. Dashti main passion has always been business with the motto of "never say never" on his busy mind. This drive led to accomplishing high achievements in Aana Group Company along with his childhood friends Mr. Al-Haddad and Mr. Thiab. Today, Dr. Dashti dreams that one day Aana Group Company will be recognized globally to serve its mother land of Kuwait and give back to the roots where he came from.

mdashti@aanagroup.com

Ahmad Thiab:: Director of Media Services & Information Technology

Ahmad Thiab is the director of Media Service & Information Technology and one of the owners of Aana Group Company. Mr. Thiab plays a vital role in the success of any event organized by Aana Group Company since it’s his main responsibility to prepare a complete media plan necessary for each event.

His long years of experience in media planning and understanding of the importance of the different media outlets, made Mr. Thiab a pioneer in his specialty. Mr. Thiab graduated from Kuwait University with a bachelor degree in computer sciences and often use this knowledge to help Aana Group Company in staying up-to-date with the world of latest technology.

Mr. Thiab also has the passion to challenge what’s normal and come up with the best campaign strategy to make every event organized by Aana Group Company a success. His ideas and contributions to Aana Group Company are the reason behind his continuous success in his business and private life.

athiab@aanagroup.com