
C-Suite executive (CIO, COO, CFO) and non-executive director with 25 years of global experience, across multiple geographies and industries. EXPERIENCE AND CORE COMPETENCIES: • An accomplished senior executive (CIO, COO and CFO) with 25 years of global experience in multinationals, banking, private equity, investment management, family offices and sovereign wealth funds. • Significant functional experience in finance, investments, risk management, governance, legal, product development, investor relations, capital raising and strategy. • Substantial sector experience in banking (retail, corporate, investment), investment management (across all sectors, asset classes and geographies), government (investment strategy, deployment of capital, and implementation of corporate and operational governance frameworks), and real estate (investment, management, and development, in commercial, residential, industrial, and retail real estate). • Extensive experience in successfully leading highly motivated, skilled, and culturally diverse teams through favourable and unfavourable circumstances, both internally and externally, achieving and even exceeding benchmark performance. • 25 years of rich experience as a non-executive director on several operational and advisory boards in trade and investment, financial services, technology, funds management, family/private offices, property, education, healthcare, and medical research and endowments. I have also been an active and valuable member of the following board sub-committees: executive committee, audit, finance, risk, strategy, technology, projects, treasury, compliance, governance, operations, investments, remuneration and nominations. KEY OPERATIONAL COMPETENCIES: • Deep and longstanding relationships with government entities, required to facilitate efficient and cost-effective business. • Principal responsibility for all matters pertaining to risk management and reporting, including interaction with regulators and government entities. • Managing all aspects of corporate structuring and restructuring. • Principal responsibility for all strategy, regulatory and prudential matters. • Principal responsibility for developing and implementing multi-year business plans and budgets, securing board approvals in this regard, and forecasting and monitoring strategic results, profitability, and cash flow movements.
knightfrank.com
hbr.org
abcduae.com
businessnsw.com
clydeco.com
binance.com
com.au
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Regional Partner and Head of Operations, MEA
Knight Frank MENA
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Jan 2025 - Present
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Vice Chair, UAE Chapter Advisory Board
GCC Board Directors Institute (GCC BDI)
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Jan 2023 - Present
United Arab Emirates
Independent Non-Executive Director (United Arab Emirates)
Binance
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Aug 2022 - Present
United Arab Emirates
Independent Non-Executive Director (United Arab Emirates)
Copper.co
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May 2020 - Present
Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Global Ambassador
Advance
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Nov 2020 - Present
Deputy Head of Banking
Arab Bank Australia Limited (regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority)
Jan 2015 - Mar 2018
Sydney, Australia
Non-Executive Director
The Australian-Lebanese Chamber of Commerce
Dec 1999 - Feb 2018
Sydney Area, Australia
Non-Executive Director
Theatre of Image
Dec 2013 - May 2015
Sydney, Australia
Chief Operating Officer
Saffar Capital (regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority)
Jul 2011 - Dec 2014
United Arab Emirates
Chief Operating Officer
Arabian Real Estate Investment Trust (a subsidiary of HSBC)
Oct 2006 - Jun 2011
United Arab Emirates
ac.ae
edu.au
copper.co
souqextra.com
gov.au
kingseducation.com
claytonutz.com