We are an advisory firm located in UAE and serving the Middle East region. We are committed to assist our clients in achieving their goals by providing our expertise, professional conduct and technology. Our mission is to provide to start up and ongoing businesses the right support in management, finance & accounting, tax and risk.
Result driven CFO with over 20 years of finance and C-level executive management experience in leading financial operations, tax compliance and governance covering the middle east region in the manufacturing, construction, retail and entertainment industries. Developed and optimized financial, legal and tax structures for complex organizations, lead large teams and regional operations effectively. Set the functional strategy in alignment with the board vision and the company’s future-stage needs by maximizing organizational efficiency and business growth. Multi-cultural individual, competent in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion while adapting to ever-changing demands of working environment and company’s expansion plan.
Carine has over 14 years of experience in Transaction Advisory, Investment Banking, Private Equity and Corporate Finance . Her experience spans across various industries in the MENA region including Real Estate, Manufacturing, Retail, Energy, F&B and Hospitality. She carried out buyer/vendor due diligence and valuation engagements (over $500 million in deals) ranging across different industries in the MENA region. Her work focused on identifying deal issues/breakers, analyzing quality of earnings/assets, assessing debt-like items, reviewing working capital and transaction risk. (2005-2008).
Experienced hospitality professional with a demonstrated result-oriented history and expertise in the hospitality industry. Many achievements with a successful track in establishing, opening, developing, marketing, managing and operating large scale hospitality projects. (Five Stars Hotels, International Branded Restaurants,, spa and wellness operations and food and beverage projects) Expert in Sourcing F&B concepts, drafting and negotiating terms of franchise or partnership agreements, preparing feasibility studies , pre-opening, and post opening budgets.
Extensive experience in financial management in multinational companies located in the GCC region. Strategy implementation to secure a sustainable and profitable business in line with the ESG and corporate governance requirements. His career spans to cover the industries of retail, FMCG, manufacturing and real estate development.