A Transportation Initiative of Al Masah Capital Management

Gulf Pinnacle Logistics (GPL) is an entity managed by Al Masah Capital Management, as its logistics and transportation are private equity initiative. Al Masah was founded by veteran business man Shailesh Dash, who is also the chairman of Gulf Pinnacle Logistics.
It has its vision to become a MENASEA-focused fully integrated logistics and transportation holding company. This organization was established recently in 2014, which will be focused and holding full suite of assets such as road transportation, warehouses, freight-forwarding & cargo management, courier services and specialized logistics services.
The first investment of this firm was done in December 2014, when Gulf Pinnacle Limited acquired 75% stake in Abdul muhsen Shipping LLC. 

The Board of Directors of this company comprises some real jewels of the business world-

·         Shailesh Dash, Chairman- Shailesh is one of the most reputable PE investors in the region with more than 58 transactions executed. With 20 years of experience, he is a veteran in the MENA region.

·         Amitava Ghosal Board Member- Amitava Ghosal has more than 16 years of experience in financial services and fund management. His experience is primarily in deal sourcing and execution, company value enhancements and governance improvement.

·         Nrupaditya Singhdeo, Board member- Singhdeo has 18 years of experience in investments, financial due diligence, business valuation, terms negotiation, company’s value enhancement and governance improvement in the MENA region.

·         Arindam Bose, Board Member- He has over fifteen years of experience in investment banking, private equity, and wealth management along with client relationship management. He has successfully concluded over $1 billion in equity finance transactions over his highly successful career.

·         Don Lim,  Board Member- He has more than 13 years of experience spanning strategic investments, venture capital and private equity.

·         Chardutta Joshi,  Board Member- Has more than 14 years of experience in wealth management and business development sector.

·         George Kunnappally Board Member- He was a seasoned hospitality industry professional; George has been into franchise operations, brand development and F&B management for over 19 years. He has launched and expanded several brands previously in his career.

·         Eyad Abu Hweij  Board Member- He has more than 15 years of regional investment experience spanning across healthcare, education, banking, finance, retail, transportation and industrial sectors. He has conducted due diligence, invested and made exits in these sectors since 2006 and continues to do so.

The Gulf Pinnacle strategy is divided in four verticals – The Freight forwarding and specialized services, the warehousing and specialized services, Road transport and specialized services and lastly the Courier and e- commerce services.
GPL has a different view about the trading hub of Middle – East, North Africa and South East Asia i.e. the MENASEA region.
GPL strategizes in becoming a medium scale segment in the MENASEA region. They believe that creating a self sustaining and diversified ecosystem is possible due to the horizontal and vertical integration of the logistics sector.  People at GPL intend to have a societal inclination in addition to the creation of an investment strategy.