Mr. Baothman is a founding shareholder of Sidra Capital and was previously the managing director and chief executive officer. He has over 25 years of extensive experience working with prominent national and multinational public and private institutions, including the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Saudi Economic and Development Company (SEDCO) and ABV Rock Group, a Saudi-Scandinavian joint venture contracting company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Reading, United Kingdom, and later received the Chevening Scholarship to study for his M.B.A. at the Imperial College in London.