Investor Relations team

Mr. Jeroen Carl Maria Nijland

Director of Investor Relations

Jeroen leads the Investor Relations and Stakeholder Management department at the Investment Promotion Agency Qatar. Jeroen has longstanding experience in developing, executing, and managing international public sector policies aimed at the business sector. 

Prior to joining IPA Qatar, Jeroen was heading the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency, an Agency dedicated to attracting foreign investors to the Netherlands. In addition, he was responsible for coordinating the Invest in Holland network, comprising of all the relevant investment promotion platforms of the country, and acted as the first Chair of the network of Investment Promotion Agencies of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris.

Jeroen received his Master’s degrees in Political Science and Economics, and in Public Administration from the Radboud University in the Netherlands, both summa cum laude.

Mr. Hamad Rashid Al-Naimi

Manager of Investor Relations

Hamad is the Manager of Investor Relations at the Investment Promotion Agency Qatar and oversees the attraction, growth and retention of foreign investments in Qatar. In addition to this, Hamad is also responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with foreign economic missions in Qatar and Qatari economic missions abroad in order to ensure greater cooperation to attract international investments. 

Prior to joining IPA Qatar, Hamad was Head of Business Intelligence at Qatar Development Bank, where he was responsible for reporting on manufacturing gaps in the country as well as producing market intelligence reports. He carries many years of experience in market intelligence as well as project management. Hamad was also responsible for delivering several strategic initiatives of national significance. 

Hamad holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Qatar University and a Master’s in Business Administration from IPAG Business School, Paris and is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Business Administration. Hamad speaks Arabic, English and French.

Mr. Mustafa Gulec

Senior Executive Investor Relations

Mustafa is a Senior Executive of Investor Relations at Investment Promotion Agency Qatar and is responsible for facilitating and supporting foreign companies to access the Qatari market.

Prior to joining IPA Qatar, he served as the Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Doha and Jakarta. He has over 23 years of both public and private sector experience in commercial diplomacy, business development, trade and investment promotion. 

He has successfully coordinated trade and investment promotion missions to more than thirty-four countries and organised G2G, B2G, B2B meetings. 

Mustafa holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Ankara University. 

Mr. Yanal Qatami

Senior Executive Investor Relations

Yanal is a Senior Executive of Investor Relations at Investment Promotion Agency Qatar and brings over 15 years of diversified experience in the business world across different countries and sectors to his role in supporting foreign companies to access the Qatari market. 

Prior to joining IPA Qatar, he managed several Logistics & Industrial government projects as a Business Analyst at Manateq – Economic Zones Company.

Yanal holds a B.A. in Business Economics from the University of Jordan in Business Economics and completed his Master of Business Administration at the University of Phoenix. While undertaking his MBA, Yanal worked for Charles Schwab a brokerage firm and Fortune 500 company, and FONA international in Chicago over a period of 11 years in the United States. 

Mr. Nasser Ali Al-Kaabi

Investor Relations Officer

Nasser Al Kaabi is an Investor Relations Officer at Investment Promotion Agency Qatar. Nasser holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service with a Major in International Politics from Georgetown University, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in Qatar. 

His background is in politics, investments, and sports.  Prior to the Investment Promotion Agency, Nasser served as an analyst at the Real Estate division in Al Kaun Group and was the Research Project Leader at the Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP) where he conducted research on the newly established dairy company, “Baladna”, through participant observation, interviews, economic analysis, and collection of textual materials to demonstrate dairy self-sufficiency in Qatar following the blockade.