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Neil Petch

Chairman at Virtugroup
38.3 yrs experienceGovernment Administration
Oct 2009

The move

MoveENG Media → Virtuzone
TitleManaging Director → Founder & Chairman
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE16.6
Total experience38.3 years
Virtuzone headcount201-500 employees
Virtuzone industryBusiness Consulting and Services
Virtuzone HQDubai
Virtuzone typePrivately Held

Career arc

  1. Founder & ChairmanOct 2009 — Present
    Virtuzone· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. Managing DirectorDec 2007 — Sep 2009
    ENG Media
  3. CEO & FounderSep 2004 — Oct 2011
    Mumtazz
  4. Group Sales DirectorFeb 1994 — Jul 2007
    ITP
  5. Ad Manager1988 — 1994
    VNU Business Media

Education

Top skills

SalesSocial NetworkingInvestmentsMarketing StrategyStart-upsOnline Advertising

About

As the Founder and Chairman of Virtuzone, I work closely with over 500 entrepreneurs and startups monthly in building their businesses in the UAE. Since founding Virtuzone over 15 years ago, we have grown it to become the largest, fastest-growing and best-known setup operator in the Middle East, establishing more than 70,000 businesses to date. As the Chairman of the holding company, Virtugroup, I also hold an executive leadership role at Next Generation Equity (a leading citizenship-by-investment firm), VZX (a web 3 specialist), VZAT (Virtuzone Auditing and Taxation), and Virtuzone Real Estate Corporate Services. I am also the Chairman of GMG, a DIFC-based financial brokerage. Prior to Virtuzone, I helped establish ITP, the largest media publishing house in the Gulf, and grew its peopl

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