Malek SAAD
CFO Middle East & Africa
The move
MoveAl Fajer Information & Services → Equiti Group
TitleDeputy General Manager → Chief Financial Officer
LocationDubai → Dubai
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageEnglish, Arabic
Years in UAE19.0
Total experience26.7 years
Equiti Group headcount201-500 employees
Equiti Group industryFinancial Services
Equiti Group HQDubai
Equiti Group founded2016
Equiti Group typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Chief Financial OfficerJan 2021 — 2024
Equiti Group· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Deputy General ManagerJul 2018 — Nov 2020AAl Fajer Information & Services· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Group Finance Director (Consultant)Sep 2016 — Mar 2018
Quality Group Limited· Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania· Contract
- Regional Finance DirectorJan 2010 — Apr 2016
REDA Group· DUBAI, UAE
- Regional Operations ManagerSep 2006 — Dec 2009
Itsalat International Company· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Business Development ManagerJul 2002 — Sep 2006
Al Fajer Enterprises· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Associate EngineerSep 1998 — Mar 2000EEngineering Technology Associates, Inc.· Troy Michigan USA
- Research EngineerDec 1993 — Aug 1998
Henry Ford Health System· Detroit, Michigan USA
Education
- Wayne State UniversityMaster's degree · Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies1993 — 1994
- HEC ParisMBA · Finance, General2001 — 2002
- Damascus UniversityBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) · Mechanical Engineering1986 — 1991
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- French · Elementary
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
- German · Elementary
Top skills
Business StrategyStatutory AuditsBusiness PlanningFinancial ForecastingCash FlowStrategy
About
MBA,, from HEC School of Management, Paris, France. 15 years GCC experience, full management of conglomerates, with multi-units and multi geographies. Skilled in managing end-to-end transformation projects while monitoring and controlling budget, schedule and scope. Native Arabic speaker. CORE COMPETENCIES ▪ Strategic Planning ▪ Due diligence and evaluation ▪ Regulatory Compliance ▪ Process Optimization and efficiency improvement ▪ Cost Reduction ▪ Internal controls ▪ Restructuring, transformation and Change Management ▪ Joint venture and acquisition