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Omar Akkor

Senior Director, Strategy Innovation and Partnership, Moody's Analytics
24.0 yrs experienceFinancial Services
Apr 2021

The move

MoveAxioma, Inc → Moody's Analytics
TitleExecutive Director of Sales and Client Services, Europe → Senior Director, Strategy Innovation Head
LocationLondon → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · United Kingdom → United Arab Emirates
Native languageFrench, Arabic
Years in UAE5.1
Total experience24.0 years
Moody's Analytics headcount10,001+ employees
Moody's Analytics industryFinancial Services
Moody's Analytics HQNew York, NY
Moody's Analytics typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Senior Director, Strategy Innovation HeadApr 2021 — Present
    Moody's Analytics· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Senior Director, Client PrincipalJan 2014 — Apr 2021
    Moody's Analytics· London, United Kingdom
  3. Senior Director, Regional Practice LeadJan 2013 — Dec 2013
    Moody's Analytics· London, United Kingdom
  4. Executive Director of Sales and Client Services, EuropeJan 2011 — Jun 2012
    Axioma, Inc· London, United Kingdom
  5. Credit Risk Specialist, DirectorFeb 2008 — Dec 2010
    Moody's Analytics· London, United Kingdom
  6. Credit Risk Specialist DirectorJan 2007 — Jan 2008
    Moody's KMV· London, United Kingdom
  7. Client Solutions ManagerMay 2002 — Dec 2006
    MKMV· London, United Kingdom
  8. Client SupportMay 2001 — Apr 2002
    KMV· San Francisco Bay Area

Education

Languages

  • English
  • French · Native or bilingual
  • Arabic · Native or bilingual
  • Spanish

Top skills

Economic CapitalTrading SystemsCapital MarketsEquity risk management, performance attribution and portfolio construction.EquitiesDerivatives

About

Omar is an innovation-driven executive with deep experience designing, operationalizing and executing growth and customer-centric strategies across Moody’s Analytics. He currently leads Strategy Innovation & Partnership of the Banking Operating Unit of Moody’s Analytics. Omar manages a global, diverse and cross-functional team responsible for developing and executing the vision on how to grow the Banking business through product innovation and distribution partnerships. The team converts early-stage product ideas into transformative future growth initiatives for Moody’s Analytics. He developed and matured Banking business process and frameworks for new product innovation in collaboration with Fintech. Omar regularly attends and speak at Innovation and Fintech conferences. Based in Dubai,

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