Bobby V.

Senior Vice President-Group Finance at Abu Dhabi Ports / Global CFO/ Excellence and CFO award winner/ CPA (USA) | Ports, Logistics & Infrastructure Finance Leader/ Author

30.9 yrs experienceLogistics & Supply Chain

Jan 2023Added yesterday

The move

MoveAbu Dhabi Ports → AD Ports Group

TitleVice President-Financial Strategy → Senior Vice President-Group Finance

LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi

Career arcRecent arrival

Cross-border moveYes · Uae → United Arab Emirates

Years in UAE12.8

Total experience30.9 years

AD Ports Group headcount1,001-5,000 employees

AD Ports Group industryTransportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

AD Ports Group HQAbu Dhabi

AD Ports Group typePublic Company

Career arc

Acting Chief Financial Officer - Logistics ClusterOct 2024 — Feb 2025
AD Ports Group· Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain· Full-time
Senior Vice President-Group FinanceJan 2023 — Present
AD Ports Group· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Acting Chief Financial Officer - Logistics ClusterApr 2022 — Jun 2023
AD Ports Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Vice President-Financial StrategySep 2014 — Dec 2022
Abu Dhabi Ports· Abu Dhabi, UAE· Full-time
Chief Financial OfficerApr 2013 — Aug 2014
Ports Development Company· Jeddah, KSA
Chief Financial OfficerSep 2011 — Apr 2013
Port of Salalah· Salalah, Oman· Full-time
Chief Financial OfficerApr 2007 — Aug 2011
APM Terminals, GTI Mumbai· Mumbai Area, India
Assistant General ManagerApr 2003 — Mar 2007
Maersk Line· Mumbai Area, India
Senior Manager Finance1998 — 2003
DHL· Mumbai Area, India
CA Audit Trainee1994 — 1997
SSankar and Moorthy, Chartered Accountants· Thiruvananthapuram Area, India· Full-time

Education

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
CPA (USA) · Accounting2000 — 2000
University of Kerala
B Com · Accounting1992 — 1994
IMD Business School
Improving the Business · Business partnering, Strategy2011 — 2011
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Fellow Chartered Accountant · Accounting and Finance1994 — 1997
APM Terminals, The Netherlands
MAGNUM · General Management2004 — 2006
Lloyd's Maritime Academy, London
Diploma in Port and Terminal Management · Port management2004 — 2006

Languages

Top skills

ProcurementRisk ManagementForecastingOperations ManagementCapital RaisingCash Flow

About

Global CFO | $4B Capital Raised | $80M EBITDA Growth | CPA (USA) | Ports, Logistics & Infrastructure Finance Leader Finance executive unlocking enterprise value through strategic capital raising, transformation programs, and high-impact leadership in infrastructure and logistics. I am a seasoned Chief Financial Officer and senior finance executive with 26+ years of experience leading financial strategy, transformation, and growth across multinational corporations, listed companies, and joint ventures in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Throughout my career, I have: Delivered $80M+ in EBITDA uplift and annual cost savings of $122M through company-wide transformation programs. Successfully raised $4B+ in capital via syndicated loans, bonds, and structured financing. Led full-cycle IP

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