Our Experts

Jawad has 20+ years of experience in sales leadership, specialising in B2B software go-to-market strategies in the FinTech, Banking, Payments, Energy, Utilities, and Telecom industries. His experience aligns product, marketing, and sales efforts and focuses on ensuring repeatable success and growth. He has spent the last several years working as an operator in private equity and venture capital-backed companies and was previous a Director in the Financial Services group at Accenture. Jawad holds Bachelor’s degrees from FC College (Pakistan) and Middlesex University, as well as an MBA from the University of Oxford.

Jawad is currently involved with NEXLY – AnaCap AI & Cyber Competency Centre, as a Chief Growth Officer.

Mike has 30+ years of experience as a Board-level international banker.  Over the past decade, he has served as the CEO of three leading private banking and trust firms senior, and he previously spent 20+ years as a senior international executive with HSBC Group (based in Asia, the Gulf, Africa, North America and UK). From 2011, Mike has enjoyed a small portfolio of Chair and non-executive roles at Level 1 and Systemically Important Institutions in UK and Europe.

Michael is currently serving as Independent Chairman and Non-Executive Director of MeBank Direct.

Iñigo has 10+ years of experience in the Financial Industry. He has extensive expertise in M&A and sourcing. He was previously involved in the investments into gtt, pfs and Further whilst at AnaCap as an Investment Manager. Previously Iñigo worked at N+1 Mercapital, Credit Suisse and launched an invoice management venture. He holds an MBA from IESE, Bachelor’s Degree from ICADE and he is also a Level 3 CFA candidate

Phil has 30+ years of experience in portfolio management, security valuation, financial markets and institutions, and commercial banking. He is currently an Associate Research Professor and Executive Director of the Fischer-Shain Centre for Financial Services at Temple University. Previously, Phil served on the Board of Directors of the CFA Society Washington, DC and on the IC for Raffa Wealth Management. He holds Bachelor’s degrees in Finance and Management and an MBA from Virginia Tech University, as well as a PhD in in International Finance from the University of South Carolina.

Phil is currently serving as a non-Executive Director of MeBank Direct.

David has 25+ years of experience operating across financial markets in both buy and sell side roles and within regulatory environments. He specialises in providing leadership and executive support to businesses looking to unlock their growth potential and has recently served in Director and Strategic Advisor positions to serval companies. Previously, David founded ClearCompress, a fintech business helping global banks optimise capital across their balance sheet via portfolio compression. He served as CEO for five years before exiting the business in 2021. David completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Birmingham.

David is currently service as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Nest Bank.

Ling Ling has 20+ years of experience at the intersection of finance and information strategy. She is currently the Global Head of Data Strategy and Transformation and EMEA Head for Nomura’s Group Data Office, where she is responsible for the strategic planning and execution of data and analytics strategy, as well as data and AI governance. Previously, she has worked at Standard Chartered Bank, BNP Paribas, Bear Sterns, Llyod’s, and UBS, and has led the transformation efforts for several data, digital innovation, and digital literacy initiatives. Ling Ling holds an MBA from The Open University.

David has 25+ years of experience as a Technology C-suite executive and tier-one management consultant. He has extensive expertise in fintech and healthcare, notably within payments and insurance, as well as a proven track record managing businesses through early stages of growth. His core competencies include sales and marketing, technology development and management, compliance, strategy, fundraising and sponsor management. David holds a Bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a Master’s from Columbia University.

Raman has 25+ years of experience delivering and scaling innovative products across financial services and mobile payments and brings expertise in digital vision, strategy, sales activation, product governance, Agile, and customer experience. He is currently the Chief Payments Officer at Vesta Software Group, where he is responsible for leading and executing payment strategy and driving the Vesta Merchant Services payment facilitation business, and previously worked in Senior-level roles at Barclays, EE, Cisco, and Sony. Raman holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Salford.