Shehab Gargash

Managing Director, Daman Securities

Shehab holds an MBA in International Business and a BBA in Marketing both from George Washington University, Washington D.C., USA.

Shehab is a UAE citizen and a member of a well-known UAE-based business family with interests in automobile retailing, real estate and investment management.

Prior to founding Daman, Shehab has been closely involved with the UAE banking sector, with over 12 years in various functions including Marketing, Distribution, Trade Finance and Investment Banking, first with Citibank (1989-1993) and later on with the Emirates Bank Group (1993 – 2001).

In 2001, Shehab founded and is currently Managing Director of Daman Securities, a financial services company focused on developing capital market opportunities within the UAE and the Middle East.

Shehab is a director of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and is a director in several regional funds and companies focused on financial services, real estate and aviation.

These include Trans Iraq Bank, Dawood Islamic Bank of Pakistan, Buildan Development Limited, Saraya Mena Funds and Silver Air.

Shehab resides in Dubai.