Andrew is the Group Treasurer for Agility, a Middle East-based, global company focusing on supply chain, infrastructure and innovation. With a turnover of around USD 4.5bn, operating in over 70 countries Agility has over 54,000 employees. After obtaining a degree in Chemistry and Business Administration in 1990 from Kingston University, he joined Unilever in the Treasury department and obtained his ACMA in 1994. He joined Ocean Group plc (later renamed Exel plc) in the treasury department in late 1994, and became Group Treasurer in 1998. He left Exel in 2004 and worked with a start-up company specialising in trade receivable financing, but has returned to mainstream Treasury and having been based for 17 years in Kuwait, is now based in the UAE. Andrew obtained his AMCT in 1995 and was awarded FCT in 2021. He is a founding member of ACT Middle East.
Laura Ford is Senior Treasury Manager at Majid Al Futtaim, one of the largest developers and operators of shopping malls and hypermarkets in the MENA region. She has led several financial system implementations and cash management initiatives and is currently responsible for funding. Prior to joining MAF in 2008, Laura was based in the UK, in the European Treasury Centre of Cargill Plc, a multinational producer of food and agricultural products. Laura has 14 years of Corporate Treasury experience. She holds a Certificate in International Treasury Management from the ACT.
Roshun has been working in Treasury for 17 years, is a Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers, he became AMCT qualified in 2012 and obtained his MCT Diploma in February 2015. Currently at Agility, Roshun's main responsibilities involve supporting the Group's debt raising, leading the Treasury transformation and process enhancements. He was previously the Group Treasurer for Mantrac Group; an authorized Caterpillar dealer, with revenues close to $2bn, heading the Treasury, Trade Finance and Insurance departments. He led Mantrac Group in winning the ACT Treasury Management award for Small/Medium corporates. Before Mantrac, Roshun was Head of Treasury at RB covering 60+ countries across LATAM, Africa, ME and APAC. Prior to this, Roshun was based in the UK, working for Burberry & Rexam where he supported the rollout of a TMS, for which they won the Large Cap Treasury Team of the Year award.
David is a qualified treasury professional with great experience in treasury, risk and finance for more than 15 years in both corporate and financial institutions. He is a CIMA member and a Fellow member of the ACT (FCT). David holds an honours degree in accountancy and an MBA degree, both from the University of Zimbabwe and completed his doctorate of business administration (DBA) degree with Walden University (2022). He has played a pivotal role in the transformation of treasury within his organisation, placing treasury as a trusted advisor for the business. He has vast exposure of treasury in an international setting (treasury operations, treasury strategy, middle office, back office, and front office activities). He has also been attending the ACT annual conferences since 2016.
Mona has a career spanning over 19 years in treasury where she has worked in various treasury roles across the UK, USA, Africa and the Middle East, she has led and driven the setup of treasury functions as well as centralizing key treasury operations and implementation of treasury software. Mona was appointed General Manager, Automotive Group Treasurer and Head of Financial Risk at Al-Futtaim Group in 2019, where she initiated the re-shaping of the de-centralized treasury. Most Recently has taken on the role of Treasurer for Fertiglobe PLC, (an Adnoc and OCI company) and has been involved in taking the company through a debut bond issuance. Mona is a member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers UK and Middle East and a member of the Middle East Advisory panel.
James is the Group Treasurer at Chalhoub Group; a leading partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East with a portfolio of 8 owned brands and over 300 international brands. He is responsible for all aspects of Treasury and Digital Payments. Prior to joining Chalhoub in 2014, James was a Senior Manager in the Deloitte Treasury Advisory team based in London. He has worked with a variety of companies in the UK, Europe, Middle East, North America and Asia. His particular areas of interest are Treasury Systems, Risk Management and Treasury Strategy. James is Chair of the ACT Middle East Advisory Panel and a Chartered Management Accountant. He studied at Royal Holloway, University of London, where he completed a BSc in Economics and MSc in Financial and Industrial Economics.
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