Vice President - Fintech Team

• Oct 2022 - Present

Sloan Fellow 2022

• Jan 2022 - Present

Head - Corporate Development

• Apr 2019 - Dec 2020

Leading the Corporate Development of the Group. Was responsible for growth strategy via inorganic and organic growth initiatives: Setup the corporate VC structure with a venture’s arm & lead expansion through M&A. Key responsibilities include: • Lead deal discovery, valuation analysis, term sheet negotiation, financial modeling & forecasting, commercial & financial due diligence on various investments and documentations • Leading post-acquisition processes and driving post-deal integration • Portfolio review, driving KPIs, and managing the Investment committee • Advise acquired entities on financial planning and financial forecasts. • Continuous engagement with the start-up ecosystem through domain specific events • Mentoring early-stage start-ups at various forums and bootcamps • Work with Investment Committee (IC) to analyze the performance of the acquired entities and overall portfolio • End-to-end program managing large and small-scale business transformation initiatives • Execution of global corporate and market expansion strategies • Project management of the successful IPO of the company at the London Stock Exchange

Assistance Vice President, Corporate Development – UAE Exchange (Abu Dhabi)

• Jan 2014 - Apr 2019

Setting up and leading the Corporate Development division for UAE Exchange. Led the M&A of deals from discovery to execution of Times of Money, Remit2India, Souqalmal, Loyyal, Swych, Singapore entity etc.Key responsibilities involved: • Lead deal discovery, valuation analysis, term sheet negotiation, financial modeling & forecasting, commercial & financial due diligence on various investments and documentations• Leading post-acquisition processes and driving post-deal integration • Portfolio review, driving KPIs, and managing the Investment committee• Advise acquired entities on financial planning and financial forecasts. • Continuous engagement with the start-up ecosystem through domain specific events• Mentoring early-stage start-ups at various forums and bootcamps• Work with Investment Committee (IC) to analyze the performance of the acquired entities and overall portfolio • End-to-end program managing large and small-scale business transformation initiatives• Execution of global corporate and market expansion strategies

Associate Director, Strategy Unit – UAE Exchange (Abu Dhabi)

• Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

Was leading the strategy creation, business plans, feasibility analysis, and post-acquisition integration activities for the UAE Exchange groupKey responsibilities included:• Business strategy creation, detailed feasibility studies, financial modeling, and implementation• Leading the integration office for the UAE Exchange Group for acquired entities• Reviewing and reporting synergies between the entities to the management group

Manager - Payments and New Markets

• Jun 2008 - Jan 2012

Was leading the new product development team in the New Products and Initiatives department. Key responsibilities included:• Develop Product Development strategies including planning and conceptualizing a product, designing the product roadmap, and putting in place marketing strategies• Facilitate in-depth Product Design and evolution strategies including creating business requirement documents• Business plan creation for the regulators and business for new market entry