
Vedant Venkatesh
Global Chemicals Business Development
The move
MoveADNOC Group → XRG
TitleVice President - Deal Delivery → Associate Director - Business Development
LocationAbu Dhabi → United Arab Emirates
Career arcRooted in UAE★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE19.0
Total experience22.8 years
XRG headcount201-500 employees
XRG industryInvestment Management
XRG founded2024
XRG typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Associate Director - Business DevelopmentJan 2026 — Present
XRG· Full-time - Vice President - Deal DeliveryJun 2023 — Present
ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Head of Mergers and AcquisitionsJan 2015 — Apr 2023
ENOC· Dubai - Group Corporate Finance AdviserApr 2013 — Dec 2014
LAP GreenN· Dubai
- Senior AssociateApr 2008 — Dec 2012
Lazard Freres & Co.· London & Dubai
- Associate - Project Finance & AdvisoryNov 2006 — Apr 2008
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.· Dubai - Valuation AnalystNov 2002 — Sep 2006
Ernst & Young· Greater Los Angeles Area
Education
- American Institute of Certified Public AccountantsCertified Public Accountant2003 — 2003
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - College of BusinessFinance & Accountancy · Business Administration and Management, General1999 — 2003
- Indian School Muscat1986 — 1999
Languages
- Hindi
- Tamil