Sameer Al Ansari is the Chief Executive Officer of SHUAA Capital, the region’s leading financial services institution. Mr. Al Ansari helped establish Dubai Holding in 2004. That same year, he founded Dubai International Capital and headed the Firm as its Executive Chairman and CEO creating a globally recognised investment company. He previously served as Group Chief Financial Officer for The Executive Office of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Prior to joining the Executive Office, Mr. Al Ansari was Chief Financial Officer at Dubai Aluminium Company (DUBAL) for eight years. He sits on a number of different boards including Dubai International Financial Centre, SHUAA Capital Saudi Arabia, Amwal Qatar, and Gulf Finance Corporation.

Mr. Al Ansari was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Loughborough University for outstanding achievement and leadership in finance.

Mr Al Ansari is the recipient of the Special Merit Award for MENA Private Equity World by Terrapinn for two consecutive years, 2007 and 2008. He is a frequently requested industry speaker at regional and international conferences, and has been featured as a highly respected financial leader in the international media.

Mohammed Ali Yasin, Managing Director of SHUAA Securities, is a University of London - Queen Mary & Westfield College graduate with a B.Sc in Computer Science. His experience in financial markets spans more than ten years and he is a member of the select brokerage committees nominated by the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority, Abu Dhabi Securities Market (ADSM) and the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) which help in drafting new laws and regulations and advise on new market developments.

He has lead Emirates Securities since 1998 to become the largest private brokerage firm in the UAE and now a part of SHUAA Securities during which he grew the company from AED 1 Million in capital and one office to a phenomenal AED 120 Million in equity and five offices.

In September 2006, Yasin became the CEO of SHUAA Securities, the regional brokerage arm of SHUAA Capital. In this new role, he capitalized on the strong reputation and performance of Emirates Securities and consolidated it under the new SHUAA Securities brand. Within a short time of his new appointment, Yasin has effectively grown SHUAA Securities into the largest regional brokerage platform in terms of market coverage spanning eight regional markets, capitalizing on SHUAA Capital’s extensive network and institutional client base.

A frequent guest on the leading financial programs in local and regional broadcast channels, Yasin has established his expertise to become a highly trusted authority and financial analyst on the local and regional financial markets.

Head of Asset Management

Mr. Bargouti started off as a fund of funds analyst before moving into portfolio management.  He gained portfolio management experience in the UAE where he worked for Amanah which is a private company owned by a member of the Abu Dhabi Royal Family. Mr. Bargouti has also managed US$ 1.5 billion at the Saudi Investment Bank and US$ 3.5 billion at Integra Capital Management. Most recently at Samba Capital, he managed in excess of US$8.5 billion in asset under management. Mr. Bargouti has been responsible for the management of government discretionary portfolio’s and structuring several mutual funds across global markets and the GCC raising US$ 2 billion.  His expertise also includes structuring an array of Shari’a compliant funds, including a US$ 2 billion infrastructure fund.

Mr. Bargouti graduated with distinction from McMaster University in Canada, with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Majoring in Finance).  He was a recipient of the McMaster University Senate Award and is a CFA chartereholder.

Mr. Jaroudi, a Saudi national, comes with over 23 years of diversified experience in the fields of commercial and investment banking. He started his career in 1984 with the Saudi French Bank initially in commercial banking and later moved to investment banking.

In 1995, he moved on to help setting up Lebanon Invest, an investment bank which was merged in year 2000 with Banque Audi SAL after which Omar joined SHUAA Capital in 2007. During this period, he amassed vast and diversified experience both in the region as well as in Europe in the areas of investment banking, private equity, asset management, local and regional brokerage, and distribution. He also serves on the board of several companies both in Middle East and Europe.

Mr. Jaroudi holds a Masters Degree in Economics from Syracuse University in New York and a Bachelor in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut.

Head of Sales

Mr. Sheedy joined Shuaa Capital in January 2010 as Head of Sales. His mandate is to create a best in class sales force, capable of offering the full range of Shuaa products. He brings to Shuaa over 20 years experience in financial services having worked in a Sales management role with Invesco Asset Management and latterly with Fidelity.

Cormac moved to Dubai in 2003 to open and head up an office for Invesco in the DIFC. Prior to this he worked within the Bank of Ireland Group, in Ireland, London and as Marketing Manger in Jersey (Channel Islands) with Bank of Ireland Asset Management. He holds the IMC.

Nasreen Bulos, a graduate of Harvard University (B.A) and the University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D.), has gained considerable experience as legal counsel at leading organizations such as Mars Incorporated and Dubai International Capital. With over 10 years experience in areas such as structured finance, banking, derivatives, investment funds and M&A transactions, Nasreen has developed an in-depth knowledge of finance law, corporate governance and compliance. Prior to her move in-house, Nasreen was in private practice for 5 years in the US law and Derivatives departments of the international law firm Allen & Overy.

A dual citizen of Jordan and the USA, Nasreen has spent the last several years in the region. Nasreen has been admitted as an attorney to the New York Bar Association (2000) and holds professional membership of the international bar association and the Jordan bar association.

Chief Financial Officer

David was previously Finance Director (Group CFO) with Alliance Trust Plc which is a FTSE 100 investment company with assets over £2.5 billion. During his time at Alliance, David was instrumental in developing the strategy for the growth of its investment business and investment management subsidiaries. He had full responsibility for finance, borrowing, treasury and control. David is also an experienced corporate financier leading deal teams for M&A, disposals, fund raisings and IPO’s. He has served as an approved Director in a regulated environment with direct experience of FSA. Prior to Alliance, David had a range of assignments with Ansbacher & Co Ltd, a London Merchant Bank, where he acquired a detailed understanding of the offshore trust and banking industry. Assignments during this period included Director, Product Development and Director Banking Division. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales. He is also an Associate member of the Securities and Investment Institute.

Director - Human Resources

Mr. Beck joined SHUAA Capital at the beginning of 2006 with a mandate to establish a strategic HR function that supports key business objectives. He graduated from Queen’s University Belfast, with a Bachelors degree in Social Science (Psychology & Sociology). His early career in Human Resource Management within Ford Motor Company Ltd. provided a strong grounding in professional HR processes including recruitment and selection, talent management, learning, organization development and compensation planning. Assignments during this period included, Manager Human Resources Development, Ford of Europe where he was involved in developing and implementing pan European HR initiatives.

Mr. Beck also brings extensive management consulting experience following six years at PricewaterhouseCoopers based out of their London firm. He was a senior member of the Strategic Change and Human Capital Solutions practices and was a lead tutor for Organization Design across Europe. More recently Jim returned to the corporate world with senior HR assignments in Polycom as European HR Director and Abbey National, a major UK bank, as HR Director responsible for Organization Effectiveness.

Head of Information Technology and Operations

David was previously Technology Director for Merrill Lynch, Japan for over eight years. Prior to this he was an Executive Director with Morgan Stanley, with assignments in London and New York spanning a period of thirteen years. David brings a wealth of knowledge in Investment Banking application and infrastructure development and management. His last role entailed managing a team of 90 staff providing technology services across, middle and back office, brokerage, equity finance, operations, settlements, and treasury. David holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Columbia University, New York.

Mr. Lee joined SHUAA Capital in April 2007 from Mitsubishi UFJ Trust International where he headed Risk Management for London and Singapore.  He was responsible for reorganizing their Risk group to meet the new regulatory requirements and greater business demands.  This included enhancing the market and credit risk management structure and implementing a new operational risk framework.

Prior to Mitsubishi he was a Vice President in Risk Management at JP Morgan Chase in London overseeing various groups across EMEA.  An outspoken speaker on risk, he represented the region on global risk initiatives headed out of New York and at industry wide risk committees.  Earlier in his career he qualified as accountant then worked as a senior business analyst.

Mr. Lee graduated from Warwick University in the UK with a BSc(Hons) in Financial Analysis.

Mr. Schutzmann brings international best practice investor relations to SHUAA Capital. His mandate is to provide the investment community with a timely, transparent and accurate picture of SHUAA Capital. In addition, he is responsible for investor relations advisory services, strategic equity marketing and value enhancing solutions for both private and listed companies.

Mr. Schutzmann has over 10 years experience in the disciplines of financial communications consulting and investor relations. His hands-on experience includes accompanying an IPO as member of the management team, launching one of the first small and mid cap funds in Germany and advising senior executives on the strategy and practice of investor relations in Europe, UK, USA and GCC region. Oliver started his career at Euromoney and has held senior positions with The Economist, Charles Barker smartcaps, FassEck & Cie, Smartequity Partners and ASDA’A Public Relations.