
Nauman Asad FCA, CFA
Group CFO at Ghobash Group
The move
MoveWaha Capital → Ghobash Group
TitleActing CFO → Group Chief Financial Officer
LocationAbu Dhabi → Dubai
Career arcLong-term resident
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE14.6
Total experience20.3 years
Ghobash Group headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Ghobash Group industryInvestment Management
Ghobash Group HQDubai , Dubai
Ghobash Group typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Member Board of DirectorsSep 2023 — Present
Sahara Centre· Sharjah, Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Part-time
- Group Chief Financial OfficerAug 2023 — Present
Ghobash Group· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Member Board of DirectorsJul 2022 — Jul 2023
Waha Land· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Part-time
- Member Board Of Directors and Audit CommitteeJun 2022 — Jul 2023
PETRONASH· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Part-time
- Member Board Of Directors and Audit CommitteeJun 2022 — Aug 2023
Waha Health· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Part-time
- Acting CFOMay 2022 — Dec 2022
Waha Capital· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Head of Finance - Executive DirectorFeb 2022 — Jul 2023
Waha Capital· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Head of Performance Management - InternationalJan 2019 — Jan 2022
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Country CFO Saudi ArabiaJan 2019 — Nov 2019
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)· Abu Dhabi / Riyadh
- Director - International Product ControlNov 2016 — Dec 2018
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)· Full-time
- Senior Consultant - Capital Markets FinanceMay 2013 — Nov 2016
RBC Capital Markets· London Area, United Kingdom
- Senior Analyst, Structured Rates Product ControlNov 2010 — Apr 2013
Barclays Investment Bank· London, United Kingdom
- Senior Associate, Restructuring & Insolvency and AssuranceSep 2005 — Oct 2010
PricewaterhouseCoopers· London, United Kingdom
Education
- University of EssexBachelor of Arts (BA) · Accounting and Finance2002 — 2005
- ICAEWACA2005 — 2008
- CFA InstituteCFA2012
- ICAEWBFP (Business Finance Professional)Present
- ICAEWFCA2019