AMMAN — King’s Academy has announced the appointment of Ali
Kolaghassi as the new chairman of the Board of Trustees. Kolaghassi succeeds
Bassem Al-Salem, a founding trustee who has stepped down from the post after 15
years on the board, six of which as chairman.
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A member of the Board of Trustees for the past six years,
Kolaghassi is father to two children who attended the Middle School and the
Upper School at King’s and who, as a result, has seen firsthand the
transformational power of a King’s Academy education, according to a statement
by the academy.
Kolaghassi has had an illustrious career with over 29 years
of leadership and management experience in corporate business development with
a focus on construction, real estate development, asset management,
investments, banking and telecommunication at an international level. A skilled
entrepreneur, he has a specialty in building strong management teams and
creating new businesses. He also has extensive experience across a broad range
of strategic mergers, acquisitions and restructurings.
Holding several positions and serving on several boards,
Kolaghassi brings to them his unique insight into business creation and
development, sharpened by his legal and business training. He is the founder,
president and chairman of Kolaghassi Capital Ltd., a private equity management
firm operating in the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) with offices
in
Dubai and
Washington, D.C. He is a member of the boards of trustees of
George Washington University and the King Hussein Cancer Center.
The recipient of many awards and accolades over the years,
Kolaghassi was named multiple times by Dubai-based Arabian Business Magazine as
one of the “100 most influential Arabs”, in addition to being named as one of
Jordan’s “Power 30” by Jordan Business Monthly Magazine.
In a letter to the community, Kolaghassi said he is
“delighted and humbled to have this opportunity to contribute to His Majesty
King Abdullah II’s vision for King’s Academy,” adding that he looks forward to
working with the rest of the board members towards furthering the mission and
vision of King’s Academy.
In the letter, he extended his appreciation to the trustees,
faculty, staff, donors, parents and alumni who “have worked together since the
Academy’s founding to ensure that King’s remains one of the most special places
on earth,” particularly over the past year which he said presented unexpected
challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“In particular, I would like to thank outgoing Chairman
Al-Salem for his leadership, his grace under pressure, his generosity of spirit
and knowledge and his tireless advocacy of the school,” Kolaghassi said.
In a letter to the community, Al-Salem extended his
gratitude to His Majesty King Abdullah for entrusting him with this
extraordinary responsibility. “It has truly been an honor to have helped
realize His Majesty’s vision for King’s Academy,” he said.
“Ali, and all the trustees, have my full support as they
work to ensure that King’s maintains its reputation as an extraordinary
institution locally, regionally and internationally,” Al-Salem added. “My time
with the King’s Academy family has been one of the most rewarding in my
professional life and I look forward to seeing what the future holds for our
school, our students and our alumni.”
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