Description

Business and Finance Consultant - Corporate/Commercial Banking Domain Expert | GRC Expert | Credit Risk & Feasibility Expert.

Author of the ebook "AI-Powered Feasibility Studies" sold online.

MBA-Banking & Finance + various AI enabling courses completed.

Diploma - Foundation of Blockchain

Diploma - Certified Islamic Finance Expert

Member - ICA - UK : Certified GRC Practitioner

CBAP - Foundation Course Completed

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Toronto (up to 50km)

CoreValue Industrial & Business Services Inc
Senior Consulting Leader / Director
January 2020 - Today (6 years and 7 months)
• • Deliver fractional and remote consulting assignments across finance, risk, and investment domains
• • Led feasibility studies, investment reviews, and financing advisory for projects ranging from USD 15Mn–400Mn
• • Lead in preparing feasibility studies for corporate loans.
• • Advised lenders, and boards on capital structuring, risk mitigation, and governance
AK Saeed Group, (Conglomerate)
Finance & Management Consultant
January 2012 - January 2020 (8 years)
Jeddah Saudi Arabia
• • Core consultant for greenfield industrial and infrastructure investments
• • Prepared and reviewed feasibility studies, financial models, and funding strategies
• • Lead Consultant for a USD 400Mn raw sugar refinery project; USD 224M financing approved – project implemented and operating in Jizan, KSA.
• • Supported joint ventures, MoUs, and investment reviews and documentation
(Saudi Government Institution)
Senior Credit Consultant / Team Leader – Saudi Industrial Development Fund
January 2003 - January 2012 (9 years)
• • Reviewed and recommended industrial financing proposals (USD 3–160M)
• • Managed a portfolio exceeding USD2.5Bn across 80+ industrial entities
• • Practical exposure to Basel-aligned credit lifecycle + monitoring + governance
• • Collecting and near-correct preview of documents before submission to Legal Dept. They cover AML/CFT, KYC, and CDD compliance for corporates, shareholders, and PoAs, and to verify any UBO structures.
• • Member of loan review, problem loan, and approval committees
• • Led and mentored a team of credit professionals