Hala Albassam

Hala AlBassam has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Hala is currently the Director of Investments and Partnerships - Fashion Commission at the Ministry of Culture, a position they started in September 2022. Prior to this, they founded their own fashion brand called "Hala by Hala AlBassam" in 2017 and served as the Head Designer.

Hala also has experience in the financial sector. Hala worked at SEDCO Capital as the VP - Regional Public Equities from May 2022 to August 2022 and as the AVP - Regional Public Equities from February 2020 to April 2022. Hala was a Freelance Financial Consultant from May 2019 to January 2020, providing their expertise to various clients.

Before their freelance work, Hala was an Investment Manager at Savola Group from October 2017 to April 2019. Prior to that, they worked at Alkhabeer Capital as a Research Analyst from October 2013 to September 2017. In this role, they conducted in-depth research and analysis on listed companies, built financial models, and generated reports for portfolio managers.

Hala's earlier experience includes working as a Product Structure Specialist at Alawwal Capital from October 2012 to September 2013, and as an Intern at Alkhabeer Capital from June 2012 to September 2012.

Overall, Hala AlBassam's work experience showcases their expertise in fashion design, investments, financial analysis, and consultancy.

Hala AlBassam received a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Finance from the University of Business & Technology in 2012. In the same year, they also attended the Grenoble Ecole de Management as a Visitor Student, taking an entrepreneurship course as part of the CBA International Winter Program. Additionally, they have obtained several certifications, including passing the CFA Level I exam in 2021, completing The Complete Foundation Stock Trading Course from Udemy in 2020, obtaining the International Certificate in Wealth & Investment Management from The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI) in 2020, receiving the Essential Guide to the Fashion Business certification from the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London in 2019, becoming an International mergers & acquisitions professional certified by the Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA) in 2018, and obtaining the Capital Market Examination-1 (CME-1), General Securities Qualification Certificate from the Capital Market Authority in 2013.