has over 23 years of international corporate finance and banking experience. Mr. Ali most recently worked as Group Head of Corporate Finance at National Commercial Bank (NCB) of Saudi Arabia, the largest bank in the Arab world.

Whilst at NCB, Mr. Ali established a highly profitable corporate finance group, focusing on regional M&A, structured finance and securitisation, venture capital, and private placement and syndication. The group successfully structured and completed the largest IPO in the Middle East raising US$ 300 million from the regional and international markets.

Mr. Ali started his career at Citibank where he worked for 20 years in various positions within the corporate finance area in the US, the Far East and the Middle East. His most recent position was Division Head of Structured Finance and Islamic Banking at Citibank’s Saudi Arabian affiliate (Saudi American Bank).

Whilst at SAMBA, Mr. Ali initiated and launched the Securitisation programme (Auto Receivables Asset Backed Securitisation – ARABS) in Saudi Arabia for auto dealers.

Mr. Ali is a US national, holds a BA from the Punjab University, Pakistan and a MBA from West Texas State University.