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Ali I.

Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer at GoFinance
15.0 yrs experienceBanking
Mar 2019

The move

MoveCommercial Bank of Dubai → GoFinance
TitleHead of Sales → Co-Founder & Chief commercial Officer
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRooted in UAE★
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveYes · Dubai → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE15.0
Total experience15.0 years

Career arc

  1. Co-Founder & Chief commercial OfficerMar 2019 — Present
    GoFinance· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. Head of SalesAug 2015 — Dec 2018
    Commercial Bank of Dubai· Dubai
  3. VP - Head of Direct salesJan 2011 — Jul 2015
    Dubai Islamic Bank· Dubai

Education

Top skills

Portfolio ManagementCredit CardsFinanceRisk ManagementBusiness DevelopmentSales Management

About

Highly skilled and focused,multi faceted sales Head with over 24yrs of extensive sales & distribution experience across all retail banking products including Employee Banking /Mortgages/Credit cards/Personal loans /Auto finance and Bancassurance. Adaptable, agile and highly experienced strategic sales planner ,with experience in setting up and successfully managing sales business operations for 6 banks (both growing and mature) across economic cycles . Exceptional ability to identify and capitalize on market opportunities with proven track of launching products in conjunction with business partners and delivering exceptional sales results through innovative,tactical business strategies . Self motivated team player with strong people management & leadership skills, having managed over

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