Bauer, John

Marketing Director, SAMBA Capital Management International; London, United Kingdom John Bauer is Marketing Director for SAMBA Capital Management International, which he joined in April 1998, and has managed the establishment of SAMBA Asset Management S.A. in Luxembourg, an Islamic investment company. Bauer has been a senior executive for nearly 30 years in major financial institutions around the world, including Merrill Lynch, American Express Bank, NationsBank, The Gulf Bank (Kuwait), and the National Bank of Bahrain. He has been instrumental in successfully developing and integrating modern investment and commercial banking products, delivery systems, and marketing techniques for distribution to clients with a diverse range of cultural backgrounds. He has been a Director on the Board of two funds. In 1996-97, he worked closely with the Sharīca Advisory Panel for the Al Watani Fund for Islamic Investment EC in structuring and marketing a diversified Islamic portfolio. Bauer has a BBA and MBA from the University of Michigan and has taught business courses for the University of Maryland’s European Division.