Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Credentials: CPA (USA), Chartered Accountant (India), Certified in International Treasury Management (ACT, UK) • Leadership: Oxford Executive Leadership Alumnus with a proven track record of driving productivity, delivery excellence, and cross-functional leadership • Experience: 30+ years across diverse industries, with deep expertise in finance, operations, business transformation, process re-engineering, and corporate business services • Strategic CFO: Fractional CFO to multiple startups, translating boardroom strategy into measurable execution outcomes • Transformation Champion: Led large-scale multi-country SAP and Oracle implementations focused on productivity, governance, and digital enablement • Global Thought Leader: Contributor to World Economic Forum’s Oil & Gas Data Standardization Initiative; speaker at Dubai Expo 2020 and various industry forums; featured in Forbes (SAP Brand Voice) Key Career Highlights Startup Ecosystem Leadership • Strategic advisor and CFO to startups across sectors • Commercialization lead—bridging strategy to execution • Fundraising, investor relations, and government engagement • Led MOUs and JVs for manufacturing, marketing, and distribution • Driving founder value by enabling synergistic partnerships Global Corporate Experience • Petrofac: o Core team member for successful London Stock Exchange secondary listing o Drove a $30M acquisition integration; established public company accounting standards o Launched "Managed Drilling Services" business; secured first multi-million-dollar contract in South Africa o Directed $45M group-wide ERP transformation; built global support teams and reduced reporting timelines by 12+ days • Crescent Petroleum: o Defined ERP and process roadmap; implemented award-winning SAP transformation (Gold SAP Quality Award) o Developed ESG framework and authored the company’s first Sustainability Report o Benchmarked operational KPIs globally and redefined performance metrics • Additional Highlights: o Delivered socio-economic impact studies and government audit-compliant cost recovery o Managed corporate consolidation, cash flow forecasting, and final audits for multibillion-dollar firms o Multi-country experience: India, UAE, Oman, Iraq, Malaysia, UK North Sea