Farid is a Board Executive Advisor and transformation leader & consultant, with stretching years of achievements in Organization Development, Strategy & Transformation, Investment Banking, Structured Finance, People and Leadership Performance. Has won several Global Awards for his contribution and passion in Organization Business Strategy, people and is a noted speaker and panelist on various business strategy and people subjects in many EMEA & APAC conferences, forums and magazines. A renown executive and leadership assessor, mentor and coach in the UAE, EU & US government and corporate sectors, He advises and sits on the board of several companies in UK, EU, Georgia, UAE and in India; in the Govt. Fintech, Conglomerate, General Trading, Pharma and Healthcare Industries. Farid played a crucial role in the restructuring of several government and private sector organizations during Covid-19 in order to reduce the damage and get organizations back on the growth trajectory particularly since Q1, 2020. He also has a very successful general trading business in pharmaceutical supplies and oil & gas commodities between the US, UK and EU since 2014 and invests in bespoke trade investments regularly. Has a rich career history which spans across several industries including semi-government & the big 4 consulting and fortune companies worldwide. His indirect work experience during his consulting includes clients such as: Manazel Real Estate, Saudi Investment Company (Banaja), Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD), Abn-Amro, National Bank of Dubai, Siemens, Ducab, Zadco, Visa, Nestle, Alstom, Emirates Airlines, Qatar Petroleum, NPCC, Adco, Gargash Insurance, MMI, UPS, Nissan, KNPC, Boursa Kuwait (Nasdaq), Caltex, EFS, DEWA, Palmon Group, Motorola and Dubai Duty Free. He has also executed 5 major mergers & acquisitions of companies in the EMEA region, with complete transformation experience. Farid has a bachelor’s degree in management information systems from USA and a master’s degree in organizational psychology. He has also completed his executive management studies in HR Strategy from the ILR School in Cornell University and is a Certified Psychometric Assessor (CPA) Level 1 & 2 Trainer.