Sam is a multi-lingual consultant (Fluent German, Fair Arabic and French) with almost 30 years experience in the Financial Services arena focusing on;

 Operations improvement covering functional re-structuring and process re-engineeringProgramme Management covering;Programme Management Office (PMO) setup Managing PMO’s for complex, cross-country projects

 Analysis, RFP preparation and selection of vendors/softwareImplementation support

Sam’s experience in the Financial Services covers;

·         Retail, Commercial, Investment and Treasury banking operations;

·         Brokerage and Asset Management

·         Stock Exchanges

·         Electronic Funds Transfer including Cards Management, Mobile Banking and payment mediums

Sam started his career as a Swaps trader and then moved on to risk management, Mergers & Acquisition and Operations Management. He managed worldwide Client Services for mpct Solutions, a large consulting firm out of Chicago, USA covering business & operations consulting, implementation, training and support.

 The following are examples of some engagements Sam undertook during his career;

 Implementing Mergers & Acquisitions initiatives including restructuring, staffing, systems and operations setup Consolidation of RBC European operations that required the building of one central system and the establishment of a common back office operations centre in EuropeAs a consultant, some of the engagements Sam had been involved in are;Managing the Euro rollout for INGRestructuring of a Brokerage company in the UAEOperations Improvement including systems selection and implementation for a Investment companyRestructuring and achieving 40% cost reduction for Charter and UnitedTrust BanksOperations review and systems implementation for more than 20 banks including Barclays Capital, Swedbank, Central Bank of Norway, Riyadh Bank and Federal Reserve (NY) among othersBuilding a Financial Services consulting Division for IBM in the Middle EastIdentifying and support Bisys acquisition of a Lending Software companyRestructuring Silanis Technology (Electronic signature – Montreal)  client services organisation achieving 100% growth increase within one yearBuilding and managing outsourcing business