
Colin Macdonald CDir
NED, Strategic & Transaction Advisor, Investment Management, Board Advisor
The move
MoveSABB → Aspiro Management Consultants (www.aspiro.me)
TitleChief Integration Officer → Executive Chairman
LocationRiyadh → United Arab Emirates
Career arcRooted in UAE★
Cross-border moveYes · Riyadh → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE25.3
Total experience10.7 years
Career arc
- Non Executive DirectorAug 2024 — PresentAAl Rostamani International Exchange· United Arab Emirates· Part-time
- Board AdvisorFeb 2024 — Feb 2025
VisionEdgeOne· Greater London· Part-time
- Advisory Board MemberOct 2023 — Present
ONETOWATCH· United Arab Emirates· Part-time
- Strategic AdvisorSep 2023 — Present
Noriya Ventures· Part-time
- Senior Executive AdvisorAug 2021 — Present
EY-Parthenon· Contract
- Chief Integration OfficerSep 2019 — Mar 2021
SABB· Riyadh· Contract
- Executive ChairmanNov 2017 — PresentAAspiro Management Consultants (www.aspiro.me)· United Arab Emirates
- Senior Strategic AdvisorOct 2017 — May 2019
Iridium Advisors· United Arab Emirates
- Merger transaction advisorJun 2017 — Jul 2019
Alawwal Bank· Contract
- Managing DirectorSep 2015 — Present
C.A.S.E. International· United Arab Emirates
Education
- London Metropolitan UniversityB.A. (Hons) Business Studies · Business Studies (Finance focus)1983 — 1987
- Institute of DirectorsProfessional Directors Certification (Mudara IoD) · Director Development programme2010 — 2011
- London Business SchoolCorporate Finance programme · Corporate Finance Programme1995 — 1996
- Institute of Directors (IoD)Certificate in Company Direction (CDir) · DirectorshipAug 2021 — Sep 2022