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Shadi AlKayed

A highly accomplished, team-spirited Treasury, Investment, and Financial Operations Executive with o

About Me

With a distinguished career spanning more than 30 years across the financial services ecosystem, I am writing to express my interest in senior leadership and executive consultancy opportunities with your organization. My extensive background offers a rare and powerful combination: a proven track record on the Investment and Treasury Front Desk, seamlessly paired with deep, institutional expertise in Operations, KYC, Compliance, and AML. Leveraging this 360-degree perspective, my recent tenure as a Freelance Consultant has focused on delivering agile, high-impact strategic solutions tailored specifically to the unique regulatory and financial landscapes of the GCC and MENA regions. Throughout my career, I have been recognized as a visionary, team-spirited leader capable of navigating highly competitive markets and driving bottom-line success. Because I have sat on the front desk, I possess an innate understanding of revenue growth, asset management strategy, and treasury workflows. Simultaneously, my extensive operational leadership allows me to design the robust internal controls, modern post-trade frameworks, and rigorous compliance architectures required to safeguard those investments. As a specialized consultant within the GCC and MENA zones, I bridge the gap between front-office ambition and regulatory mandate by delivering on the following pillars: Front-Desk Treasury & Investments: Drawing on decades of market experience to advise on treasury mechanics, investment strategies, and the competitive positioning of local and regional funds. Operations & Infrastructure: Optimizing multi-asset pipelines, modernizing post-trade clearing, and managing complex service provider/custodian ecosystems for seamless execution. Regulatory Compliance & AML: Designing, auditing, and future-proofing anti-money laundering (AML) frameworks to ensure absolute alignment with fast-evolving regional and global statutory mandates. KYC & Risk Mitigation: Spearheading rigorous Know-Your-Customer (KYC) onboarding architectures and institutional client due diligence workflows to mitigate systemic risk. Service Provider Governance: Adeptly overseeing local and regional fund service providers, fund administrators, and third-party managers to ensure maximum cost-efficiency and operational compliance. I pride myself on being a decisive strategist who not only understands the granularities of market infrastructures and compliance but also possesses the leadership acumen to mentor high-performing teams and manage complex stakeholder relationships.

Jurisdiction

Bahrain | Jordan | Kuwait | Oman | Qatar | United Arab Emirates | Cyprus | Egypt | Morocco

Experience

Seniority LevelExecutive
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
AVP - Head of Mena Asset Management OperationsNBK Capital
2020 - 2025

Provide strategic, high-impact advisory services to institutional asset managers, private equity firms, and corporate clients evaluating transactions and regulatory alignment within the Middle East. Advise front-office stakeholders on optimal treasury workflows, liquid market execution strategies, and structural parameters for local and regional funds. Design, evaluate, and audit institutional KYC onboarding architectures and AML controls to ensure flawless alignment with fast-evolving regional mandates. Streamline post-trade workflows, optimize third-party service provider frameworks (custodians, fund administrators, systems vendors), and eliminate operational bottlenecks through targeted digital automation.

Skills

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Languages

English
Arabic