Member Profiles

We Are... MEAD , known as the Middle East Auditing (MEAD) -Kuwait, is an auditing, accounting and business-consulting firm, which has been offering personalized and professional services pertinent to Auditing and Accounting to clients in the State of Kuwait since 1980 with branches in Iraq and Qatar, in addition to other related services focusing on business solutions and development. MEAD performance of audit functions shall be in compliance with the International Audit Standards (IAS) and local regulations, using up-to-date techniques, which are adopted consistently worldwide, including necessary tests and procedures to express our opinion pertinent to preparation of financial statements in conformity with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). International Audit Standards require reasonable assurance about the financial statements, and they are void of physical and substantial errors. Nevertheless, our examination focuses on testing the selected samples taken from accounting records. In addition, we advise our clients of any misuse of power and deviations that come to our knowledge during audit works. More importantly, MEAD provides the Management with recommendations that improve decision-making process. We examine the supporting proofs for the funds and notes displayed in the financial statements, with evaluation of adopted accounting principles, and the significant assessment set forth by the Management, and evaluation of the financial statements. Our activity includes full recognition and understanding of the internal control necessary for planning of audit process, and determination of nature and timing of the procedures to be performed. MEAD offers audit and accounting professional services to local clients and foreign companies conducting business in Kuwait. MEAD advises companies on diverse financial and tax rules governing local commercial and industrial activities, and delivers tax consultation with positive solutions to save clients' interests. And Our Mission is... To inculcate long lasting relationship with clients and provide customized and innovative value-added services that improve performance and support the systems.

Specialization: International Corporate Law Ms. Malek is the Partner & Head of the International Division at Al Khebra with more than 20 years of experience in acting as legal counsel to various government, semi government and privately owned entities, assisting foreign firms seeking to conduct business in Kuwait and the Middle East on commercial matters. Moreover, having a trilingual (French, English, and Arabic) law background has allowed Ms. Malek to successfully lead public-private partnerships in authoritative bidding tenders such as the Al-Zour IWPP Project and the Failaka Island Project. The Firm Since its establishment, Al Khebra has grown to be one of the leading and respected corporate and commercial law firms in the State of Kuwait. Committed to its vision of the modern firm, Al Khebra has provided innovative legal and commercial solutions for clients whose needs are as diverse as the entities they represent. Our practice consists of attorneys hailing from a wide variety of geographical locations, backgrounds, and law schools. With an efficient professional approach, qualifications, linguistic capabilities, and significant practical experience across several legal areas, we place the greatest value on delivering top-quality and exceptional legal services. We communicate effectively and demonstrate the strictest personal and professional ethics as well as the utmost concern for our clients. Over the years, we have brought a significant number of high profile transactions to a successful closing by offering innovative business and legal solutions in the following areas: Corporate and Commercial, Banking and Finance, Venture Capital, IT and Telecommunication, Construction, Real Estate, Intellectual Property and many other fields.  

Alok is a partner with EY’s Middle East practice and is based in Kuwait. He has lived and worked in Kuwait for over 24 years and has detailed knowledge of business and taxes in Kuwait. He has considerable experience in advising entry-level strategies for foreign multinationals wishing to do business in Kuwait. Alok has been involved in a number of consulting assignments (including cross-border planning, application of double tax treaties and the efficient handling of tax and commercial affairs) for project due diligence, business paper preparation or review, and structuring operational activities). Alok is a member of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of India and is an active member and frequent lecturer at the American Business Council, French Business Council, British Business Forum and Canadian Business Council in Kuwait. He is also on the Board of the American Business Council in Kuwait. Alok has been consulted by various government organizations in Kuwait on the practical implementation of various regulations in Kuwait, including the Ministry of Finance and National Offset Company. Alok also works closely with the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA) and a number of other government institutions.

Throughout his career, Adolphe Tyan has made his mark on the Lebanese Legal scene, influencing the legal doctrine and jurisprudence in Lebanon. He contributed to the drafting of many Lebanese laws, such as the Construction Law and the Common Property Law, and since then he has been an advisor at the Beirut Bar Association on Taxation Laws in Lebanon. He has represented many clients before Lebanese Courts and the Council of State and Arbitration panels, in addition to acting as legal counsel for many clients in Lebanon and around the world such as England and France. He was an arbitrator in several internal and international arbitration panels. On many occasions, he was chosen by the Beirut Bar Association to represent it, mainly before the Council of State. He is fluent in Arabic, French and English.

Andrew brings a wealth of experience to the table. As the managing director of Griffin Trust, he has led the company by example for the past 19 years and has a proven track record of developing solutions and setting up structures for global families in the area of tax and estate planning, working in close collaboration with clients' trusted advisors. After reading modern languages and law at Queens’ College, Cambridge University, he qualified as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1985. He also has a post-graduate Masters degree in Comparative Law from the City of London Polytechnic and a further post-graduate degree in Treuhandwesen (fiduciary profession) from the University of Liechtenstein. Having worked as a solicitor in London and in the Turks & Caicos Islands, he moved to Liechtenstein in 1992 where he was head of the legal department and later managing director of the specialist trust companies of the Ritter & Partner Group (now known as Kaiser Partner). In 1999 he took over as owner and managing director of Griffin Trust. Andrew is a member of the Law Society (for solicitors admitted to practise in England and Wales), the Offshore Institute, the International Tax Planning Association and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, for which he acted as Treasurer of the Swiss and Liechtenstein branch for many years. He is an honorary member of the Association of Fellows and Legal Scholars of the Centre for International Legal Studies and he is also admitted to practise as an attorney-at-law in the Turks and Caicos Islands (but does not currently hold a practising certificate). He has contributed to publications in various media and has spoken on the subject of trusts and fiduciary services at numerous seminars and as a lecturer at the University of Liechtenstein.