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Advisory Board

Lord Carmine Villani

Lord Carmine Villani is the Founder & Managing Director of Multi Family Office (MFO) - A multi billion dollar asset management Family Office managing wealth in excess of $8 Bn of renowned families from Europe & America.

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Lord Carmine was former advisor to Blackstone Private Equity Group, current advisor to Berkshire Hathway Homecare Services & Board Member of Saudi Crown Holdings.

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He was also Managing Director at KPMG New York. He is a certified Public Accountant in the State of New York and Public Notary for the American Society of Notaries.

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He holds a Master in Professional Accounting and Bachelor in Business Administration with Highest Honors from the University of Texas at Austin.

Maaz Ahmed Shariff

Maaz retired as Additional Secretary to Government of Karnataka after having served for 37 years across various departments such Ministry of Health, Education, Revenue, Housing, Haj & Wakf.

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Maaz holds two Under Graduate Degrees in Science & Law Bangalore University and also holds a Masters Degree in Social Work.

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Maaz has extensive experience in Public Administration having served with various Ministers and negotiating Government Orders with multinational companies such as Volvo while being Director at Karnataka State Transport Corporation.

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Maaz has a special interest in Islamic History & is very active in Philanthropy towards educating the under privileged.

Alok Verma

Alok is a specialist in corporate finance advisory work including private equity, company acquisitions & disposals and due diligence assignments. 

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He also has experience in public company transactions on the AIM and plus markets, covering a wide range of sectors.

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Since 1996 Alok was a Partner at Sedley Richard Laurence Coulters LLP (SRLV), from 2016 he now serves as Consultant at SRLV.

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Alok is a Trustee of a Climate Change Foundation, The Indian Film Co Ltd & Advinia Healthcare Ltd.

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Alok is a mentor to Sarfraz Shariff - Co Founder of Golden Cascade Capital.

Misbah Chowdhury

Misbah is a dynamic international entrepreneur and global trade strategist with extensive experience in operating and scaling businesses across the United Kingdom, United States, United Arab Emirates, and Bangladesh.

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With a strong and diverse international network, Misbah maintains active engagement with government bodies, investment authorities, and private sector leaders across multiple regions. His work reflects a deep commitment to fostering international cooperation, with a particular focus on trade facilitation, strategic investments, education partnerships, and cultural exchange initiatives.

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Misbah is Trustee of Royal Free London NHS Foundation and Press  & Publicity Director at British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BBCCI).

 

He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Greenwich and an MBA from Anglia Ruskin University.

Abdul Hakim Sahab

Hakim served as a Civil Engineer for Saudi National Guard for 15 years, was instrumental in setting up in National Guard Hospital in Jeddah.

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Hakim is based out of Jeddah and shares notable relationships with business families in Western Region of Saudi Arabia.

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Hakim is a shareholder in Saudi Environmental Works Company (SEW), shares robust relationships with  Business Owners in Jeddah.

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Hakim is involved in player trading & sponsorships for Football Clubs in Saudi Arabia & North Africa.

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Hakim is an Alumni of illustrious King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Amrinder Singh Dhillon

Amrinder is the founder of Burj Traders & Burj Al Thahabi Investments based out of Dubai. He has a significant experience in commodity trading such as Oil & Gas and Iron Ore.

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He has extensive relationships with banks in Singapore, Korea, Russia, Bulgaria & India by syndicating various banking instruments to well known corporates in India, Singapore, Vietnam and United Arab Emirates.

 

Amrinder also operates a Family Office (FO) with select HNIs from America and United Arab Emirates which Co Invests with Golden Cascade Capital in new ventures.

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Amrinder is an Alumni of University of British Columbia, Vancouver. He is a devoted father to his two daughters and is an avid food connoisseur.

Sriv Venkatesh

Sriv is a high-impact executive leader with a 30-year track record at the intersection of Big 4 strategic consulting and Tier 1 Corporate & Investment Banking with long stints at PWC Australia, Accenture UK & J.P.Morgan in London.

 

A dual British and Australian citizen, Sriv brings a sophisticated, mobile, and truly global perspective, having led large-scale operations across 10+ jurisdictions in Asia, Europe, North America, and the Middle East.

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He excels at structuring sophisticated trade frameworks and deploying disruptive financial products engineered for the specific volatility of emerging economies.

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Sriv holds a Bachelors in Computer Science Engineering, a Masters in Software Engineering, and an Executive MBA from Henley Business School, UK.

Mohammed is a seasoned banker with having spent 24 years at Riyad Bank in Saudi Arabia.

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Mohammed's experience at Riyad Bank is unparalleled given the numerous & successful transactions he closed for well known Saudi Corporates.

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Mohammed specializes in syndicating working capital loans, letter of credits, loans against listed shares at Tadawul & acquisition financing.

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Mohammed shares invaluable relationships with well known Saudi Arabian Business Families, he has been the spine for Golden Cascade Capital in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Mohammed is an Alumni of illustrious King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals in Dharan, Saudi Arabia.

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Mohammed Al Mousa
Deen Sadiq

Deen belongs to the founding family of Landmark Zenath Group in Dubai.

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Landmark Zenath Group operates Four Star Hotels & Restaurants in the U.A.E, Deen manages the Hospitality & Restaurants vertical at Landmark Zenath Group. The Landmark Hotel chain is a well known brand operating in Dubai.

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Deen as Group Director, has extensive experience in hospitality, property development, construction, marketing & business development for over 17 years.

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Deen is also an investor in a car trading business in Dubai and is an avid soccer player.

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Deen is an alumni of American University of Dubai.

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