Leadership
Abbas Bolurfrushan, Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Abbas Bolurfrushan is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bolur Global, Arya Insurance, Asian Poosheshgar and Ex-Chairman of Hafez Insurance Company. Mr. Bolurfrushan pioneered the private Insurance sector in Iran, by forming SafeCover, in 1971.
In addition, Mr. Bolurfrushan is a founding member, and Ex-President, of the Iranian Business Council of Dubai, Founding Governor of the Capital Club, with leadership roles in numerous other local philanthropic organizations. He is a graduate of the College of Insurance (MBA) in New York and the Academy of Insurance in Cologne, Germany. Mr. Bolurfrushan has been interviewed by numerous international publications including the Council of Foreign Relations, Forbes, New York Times, Bloomberg, Global Affairs, The National, Khaleej Times and Gulf News. |
Arya Bolurfrushan, Chief Executive Officer
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Arya H. Bolurfrushan is the Chief Executive Officer of Bolur Global. He’s invested in 72 private and public investments over 8 years,
Mr. Bolurfrushan serves as General Partner of Accrete Capital, Praxi Partners GmbH, Emerge Ventures and is a Board Member of Elevision Media, Arya Insurance and on the Nomination Committee of the Board of Directors of RAK Petroleum plc. Previously, Mr. Bolurfrushan served as General Manager & Chief Financial Officer of RAK Petroleum plc (RAKP.OL). He was instrumental in taking RAK Petroleum public on the Oslo Børs and growing the firm five-fold from his joining in 2010. RAK Petroleum has direct and indirect interests in upstream exploration and production assets in Norway, United Kingdom, Iraq, Cote D’Ivoire, Oman, Tunisia, Somaliland and the United Arab Emirates. Mr. Bolurfrushan began his career at the Investment Strategy Group of Goldman Sachs. Mr. Bolurfrushan co-founded and led the boards of the Young Presidents Organization’s Regional MENA Chapter, Harvard Iranian Alumni, the United Nations’ Next Generation of Energy Leaders and was nominated as a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum. In addition to studies at the University of Cambridge, Sorbonne and the Cordon Bleu, Mr. Bolurfrushan received a Bachelor and Masters of Science from Carnegie Mellon and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. |
Published articles:
| The Anatomy of Private Equity Investments in the MENA Region |
| Unlocking the Potential of Business Process Outsourcing |