Hussain Al Qemzi
Chairman
Hussain is a seasoned banker with over 30 years of experience. Hussain served as Chief Operating Officer of Operations at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) until 2003 and is credited with laying the groundwork for a world-class financial hub. Hussain also led Sharjah Islamic Bank as its Chief Executive Officer until 2006. In 2006, he was mandated by the Government of Dubai to establish a new shariah-compliant financial institution and he was appointed as Group CEO for Noor Bank PJSC - with an asset size of over AED 40Bn. In addition to the above roles, Hussain has also served on the board of a number of companies including Dubai Financial Market, Dubai International Financial Exchange, Noor Bank PJSC, Diera Investment Company, Noor Takaful PJSC.
Saadaat Yaqub Bajwa
Founding Partner
Saadaat has over 19 years of institutional banking, investment advisory and business development experience covering Islamic and conventional products. Previously at Noor Bank PJSC in Dubai where he was working as Head of Wholesale Banking Group since 2007.He has led and managed the origination, execution and placement of more than 150 primary syndications, capital markets and corporate finance mandates valued in excess of USD 100Bn across sectors, products and jurisdictions.
Sathish Subbiah
Founding Partner
Sathish brings more than 18 years of wealth management experience working with UHNW private clients, family offices and financial institutions across the US, UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia . In his most recent role, he was the co-founder and Senior Executive Officer of Plurimi Wealth (Dubai) Limited and MD & Partner of Plurimi Wealth LLP in London. He started his career with Morgan Stanley in LA, California and held various senior positions at UBS Wealth Management, Barclays Private Bank and Lloyds Private Bank based in London.
Vincent Carfora
Senior Partner
With over twenty-five years of wealth management, institutional and corporate banking experience across London, Switzerland, the Middle East, and Singapore, Vincent is regarded as one of the leading proponents in the sector. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank in 2004 and remaining there for eighteen years, Vincent covered institutional clients for UBS in Switzerland and London. Whilst at Deutsche Bank he was Group Head of Wealth Management, overseeing a team across London, Switzerland , Singapore and Dubai covering primarily Entrepreneurs. In addition to sitting on a plethora of investment committees and holding positions within these leading investment banks, Vincent has been at the forefront of innovating and shaping the industry for many years.
Kailash Shivdasani
Partner
Kailash has almost 2 decades of experience in international private banking across multinational banks like Bank of Singapore (BOS) and ABN Amro Bank. In his previous role at Bank of Singapore in Dubai, he spent over 15 years as a Senior Private Banker and Trusted Advisor responsible for originating and managing ultra-high-net-worth clients from West Africa, UAE, and Sri Lanka. Prior to his BOS stint, Kailash spent around 4 years at ABN Amro, Dubai, responsible for managing ultra-high-net-worth clients predominantly from West Africa. Kailash received his Bachelor of Electronics Engineering degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management from Mumbai University.
Atul Borkhataria
Partner
A Private Banker with more than 30 years of experience in Wealth Management, Commercial and Consumer Banking, Atul has been working with HNW private clients and families in the Middle East and Africa, he has worked with a leading banking and insurance group, a wealth management business in Kenya and a Top tier Private Bank with a strong presence in the Middle East and Asia. Atul has been a Senior Private Banker at Bank of Singapore in Dubai – United Arab Emirates, he has also held senior positions at I&M Bank and Citi Wealth Management in Nairobi - Kenya. Atul is an Associate of the Institute of Financial Services – UK, he graduated from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) – UK
Osman Akbar
Managing Director & Senior Investment Advisor
Osman has worked in the financial services industry in London since 2006, beginning his career with world-renowned multi-strategy hedge fund CQS Management. In 2008 Osman moved into Wealth Management through roles with BNP Paribas and Standard Chartered London, where he provided multi-asset class investment advice to UHNWI and family offices predominantly located in the Middle East. Osman has managed portfolios with a collective total value in excess of USD 1Bn.
Aly Ajani
Senior Advisor - Corporate Finance and Private Placements
Aly Ajani has 20 years of institutional banking experience with Citibank. He has managed a number of geographies across the region and has a wide range of transactional execution experience across corporate finance, equity and debt capital markets and M&A. His last role at Citi was the Head of Banking for Citibank UAE. Aly has been instrumental in developing in private placement capability at Citibank UAE. Aly has originated and placed over USD 200Bn across sectors for his clients in different geographies through a combination of bank market and public and private debt and equity markets and brings significant knowledge and capability to the team.
Zainab Ahmed
Associate Director
Zainab is a highly skilled finance professional with 13+ years of experience in investment banking and financial advisory covering GCC markets, with a focus on Shariah compliant fixed income. At Fiducia Capital Limited, she provides fixed income investment advisory and manages client services for UHNWIs. Earlier she worked with Noor Bank (UAE) as part of the Shariah compliant debt capital markets team, arranging capital markets transactions in excess of USD 14 billion for Emirates Airlines, Nakheel, Investment Corporation of Dubai, Aldar and Dubai Holding and has also held strategic planning and communication roles with Fortune 500 companies, Shell and GlaxoSmithKline.
Priya Karani
Senior Associate
Priya Karani brings over 14 years of experience in financial services, with exceptional client services management skills in the ultra-high net worth space. Her strengths lie in due diligence, handling time-sensitive complex transactions, optimizing revenue potential and managing portfolio risk. She began her career with UBS as part of their AML & compliance team, later joining Reliance Capital Group UAE managing operations where she was recognized for her detail-oriented and structured approach to assignments on multiple occasions. In her most recent role with Bank of Singapore she was supporting top-tier private bankers in managing the UHNW client portfolios.
Nupur Changrani
Client Service Associate
Nupur has over 5 years of experience in financial services. She has held portfolio management and product management roles with NatWest and Citibank, with a strong focus on customer journey enhancement. At NatWest, she successfully led a project to re-design the sales and pricing framework for Multi-Currency Liquidity products with a view to improving the product offering for clients and delivering substantial RWA savings for the bank. As part of her role as a portfolio manager for Corporate Clients, she was responsible for handling time-sensitive complex transactions, optimizing revenue potential and minimizing portfolio risk.
Erum Attique
Client Service Associate
Erum has over 5 years financial experience, serving in Business Analyst and Product Management roles at MCB and UBL bank with a strong focus on business development covering conventional and digital deposit products. At her previous role in UBL, she has successfully launched market acclaimed deposit products for various market segments, delivering substantial deposit mobilization and accelerated client acquisition. As a product manager she was also responsible for managing current and saving portfolio of USD 3 Billion deposit and 2 million accounts and has also led the re-designing of product offerings, product marketing strategy and client engagement strategy based on client segmented approach for revenue optimization.