APIC Capital Team

Our team is comprised of outstanding investment professionals backed by a versatile and deeply experienced Investment Committee

Our Team

Maher Awartani

Chief Executive Officer

Maher Awartani joined APIC in 2022 as the Chief Strategy & Investment Officer. In addition to overseeing buy-side and sell-side investments and strategic transactions across the APIC Holding and its...
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Zina Rajjal

Principal

Zina Rajjal joined APIC Capital in 2023 and has over 8 years of experience in investing across multiple asset classes. Prior to joining APIC Capital, she worked as a senior financial analyst in Asset...
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Jude Al Louzi

Senior Associate

Jude Al Louzi joined APIC Capital in 2022 and has over 7 years of experience in Private Equity. Her expertise includes leading M&A transactions end-to-end, as well as driving value creation and portfolio management. Her experience spans...
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Mohannad Shaheen

Senior Associate

Mohannad Shaheen joined APIC Capital in 2025 and has over 7 years of experience in strategy consulting and corporate finance. His expertise includes strategy development, market analysis, financial modelling, digital...
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Bana Ayesh

Analyst

Bana Ayesh joined APIC Capital in 2026 following an internship that commenced in October 2025. She brings a well-rounded foundation in data and financial analysis, consulting, audit, and finance, developed...
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Tala Bassil

Fund Operations Lead

Tala Bassil joined APIC Capital in 2026, bringing over 9 years of experience spanning private equity, market research, transaction advisory, and operations. Prior to joining APIC Capital, Tala was a...
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Our Investment Committee

Nashat Masri

Nashat Masri is a founder and partner of Foursan Group. He began his professional career with J.P. Morgan in New York and then London, where he served as a vice...

Tarek Omar Aggad

Tarek Aggad is chairman and CEO of Arab Palestinian Investment Company – APIC, an investment holding company that he helped launch in 1994. APIC’s investments are diverse in the fields of fast-moving...

Hashim Shawa

Hashim Shawa joined Bank of Palestine as the chairman and general manager in 2007, leading the bank through institutionalization, financial inclusion and digitization. The group of bank of Palestine includes...

Lana Ghanem

Lana Ghanem is the managing director of Hikma Ventures, the corporate VC arm of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, which she helped establish in 2015. She began her career at Hikma Pharmaceuticals in...

Ahmad Atwan

Ahmad Atwan is the CEO and founder of VC Fuel, an energy investment firm, as well as Clean Energy Services (CES), a renewable energy services company.  Previously, he served as...