Mr. Lutfi Al Salamat is a partner of UTC International & Lutfi Al Salamat (“UTCINTL”). His areas of expertise include Accounting, Taxation, Finance, External Audit, in both public and private sectors [including listed companies], Financial and Business advisory.

Lutfi Salamat is responsible for the administration of external audit assignments of commercial companies, and public sector agencies as well as financial and business consultancy services.

With professional work experience of nearly three decades, his major responsibilities involve the reviewing of audit engagement files, liaising with clients, assuring quality control, compliance with professional standards and legal requirements, and approving audit reports.

Lutfi Al Salamat ‘s work experience covered the following principal activities:

Dr. Oussama Tabbara is the Founder and Chairman & Managing Director, and Precedent Partner of UTC International (“UTCINTL”) network of practicing firms of auditors, business advisors, and consultants, which has a proud history of more than half a century.

The UTCINTL network of firms operates from 17 modern offices in 14 principal cities of the Middle East Region and has more than 500 qualified and experienced professionals in employment.

Since the founding of his practice more than half a century ago in Beirut, Lebanon, (at present 3 offices), Dr. Oussama has demonstrated an unrivalled knowledge of the legal, economic, and business environment of the Middle East Region. He holds the Chartered Accountant - Registration No. 1, in Saudi Arabia. With his vision, insights, and innovative ideas, the UTCINTL network of professional practice firms, since that time, had been operationalized progressively in other territories, and presently functions in Saudi Arabia (4 offices), United Arab Emirates (3 offices), Oman, Qatar, Iraq, Syria (3 offices), and Yemen. UTCINTL’s practice firms are legally independent members of UTC International [www.utcintl.com]

Dr. Oussama is a pioneer and visionary in accounting and investment finance consulting in the Middle East Region. His innovative ideas and business acumen have made him one of the most knowledgeable and widely sought after management and financial consultants in the Region. His professional competency was acquired not just through his advisory role, but also by the meticulousness of his implementation strategies evident from his long and successful track record. Through his professional association with international standard setters [World Standard Setters and International Forum of Accounting Standard Setters (IFASS) previously known as the National Standard Setters (NSS)] and the United Nations Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting [ISAR] he continues to interact and exchange ideas with his counterparts in the international arena with respect to the development of the profession.

Dr. Oussama regularly contributes articles of technical interest to professional journals and the financial press. He is also a sought-after keynote speaker at public seminars and conferences, and is often invited to moderate the interactive sessions of these events.