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David Galvan is a payments, technology and internet veteran, with over 25 years of business and operating experience in Silicon Valley. He is currently VP of Business Development and Strategic Alliances for MasterCard International, where he focuses on digital partnerships, relationships and investments with emerging companies in the Fintech space. Prior to that, Galvan was Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategy for 24 Hour Fitness, the largest privately owned U.S. fitness club chain in the United States, serving nearly four million members in more than 420 clubs. Galvan was hired by Private Equity firm Forstmann Little to prep the Company for sale after a failed attempt in 2012. Galvan oversaw business and operational management of the 24HF Personal Fitness Business, Retail Business, Corp/Healthcare Sales, Sponsorship Sales, and Real Estate Development, Team. He was also responsible for all new and legacy deals and strategic partnerships for entire Company. 24 Hour Fitness was successfully sold to an investor group led by AEA Investors for $1.85B in June 2014, after which the Forstmann Little team sold their stakes and left the organization.

United Company for Financial Services, Chief Operating Officer (Aug 2018 – present)

‒ Co-founder and COO of a Fintech start-up in Saudi Arabia. In the process of launching a first of its kind Consumer lending NBFC which is expected to launch operations in May. Will be responsible for the entire Operations, Underwriting, Analytics, Collections and Customer Service functions

Dunia Finance LLC, Chief Credit Officer, and Acting Chief Risk Officer (between Sep 2016 and Jan 2018) (January 2007 – Aug 2018)

An innovative thought leader and disruptor with global experience and perspective, Somaskandan is a young, goal-oriented go getter with a vision to maximise value of the entity he associates with.

Somaskandan is an MBA with honours from the reputed IE Business School in Madrid, Spain, which is ranked amongst the top five b-schools worldwide. He is also a business graduate from Kingston University, London and is certified in Risk Management and Public Finance from London School of Economics (LSE).

Mr. Govett is the Chief Financial Officer of Oman Investment Fund and as well as a senior Investment Committee member of both the State General Reserve Fund and Oman Investment Fund in the Sultanate of Oman. Having joined on 1st October 2014, Mr. Govett has 20 years of experience in the Investment and Finance sectors having begun his career in the UK.

Prior to joining Oman Investment Fund Mr. Govett was a Director for EQT Partners, the Swedish based private equity organization with in excess 45 Billion Euros of raised capital.

Responsible for leading, planning, coordinating, executing and monitoring the PEFINDO Credit Bureau’s strategic plan and communicating all aspects to achieve the Company’s mission and vision.
In charge of the area of Strategic Management, Internal Audit, Corporate Secretary & Legal, Marketing & Sales, Human Resources, and Finance & Accounting.

Graduate of Harvard Business School brings an impactful synergy to Acumen – a FinTech Innovation with my experience in Information Technology and Banking Industry.

A Chartered Accountant, by profession.
An Islamic Banker & Entrepreneur, by practice.
A Specialist in setting-up Islamic Financial Institutions.
A Passionate Trainer & Career Coach.
An Author specialized in Islamic Finance topics.
A prominent speaker at Global Islamic Finance Forums.
Most importantly, a humble and simple human being.

Experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in the investment banking industry. Skilled in Islamic Finance, Investment Structuring, Relationship Building, Private Equity, Business Development, Implementation and Management, and Mergers & Acquisitions. A hard working and strong willed professional graduated from University of Bahrain with Honors and an aspiring CFA level 3 candidate.

Ms. Bangash has more than 14 years of investment banking experience in the fields of corporate finance, private equity, real estate, trade finance, wealth and asset management. During her career, she has led various regional and cross border transactions across multiple sectors and asset classes. Her transaction experience includes structured products, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, secondary offerings, private placements, investment development, and debt raising. In addition, she is a growth strategy and business development, expert.

Paula brings her intuitive leadership and industry insight into any organization she works with driving transformational change. Her ability to create shareholder value and empower leadership teams from the inside out creates an infectious environment which inspires companies to work with her time and time again. Driven by a 360-degree vision, Paula balances technical skill with strategic thinking – encouraging innovation while managing risk.

Distinguished by her ability to identify, leverage, and cultivate talent, Paula has many accolades to her name. Awarded CFO of the Year (2013) in the Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting Excellence Awards, she has driven huge business turnaround projects in her roles as CFO in ASX technology companies.

Working as CFO of Solidarietà Veneto pension fund from 2016. During this period, with the financial team, we have developed the private equity investment’s program, the first time for an Italian Pension Fund.
In addition to this, in 2018, we have defined a new strategical asset allocation of Solidarietà Veneto. Due to this but the second half of 2019, we will start to invest in real estate funds, private debts and credits funds, infra, and energy funds.