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    Board of Directors

    Rohit Walia

    Executive Chairman and CEO

    Rohit Walia

    Executive Chairman and CEO

    Rohit Walia founded Alpen Capital in 2005 in Dubai International Financial Centre. He is also the Executive Chairman of Alpen Asset Advisors Limited, which is an independent financial advisory and asset management firm that he set up in the DIFC in 2013.

    He was also instrumental in setting up Bank Sarasin-Alpen in the GCC and India and was the Executive Vice Chairman & CEO of the Sarasin-Alpen entities from 2004 to 2013.

    Rohit has 35 years of international banking experience with financial institutions based in Middle East and Asia.

    His last assignment was with Mashreq where he was a part of the key management team, Dubai for more than 12 years. He has also worked with American Express and Bank of America. Rohit holds an MBA degree from the Schiller International University, London, UK.

    Hans Kurmann

    Member of the Board

    Hans Kurmann

    Hans has over 40 years of experience in international banking with Union Bancaire Privee and American Express Bank.

    Hans brings on board his in-depth knowledge and experience in Swiss private banking including Risk Management and Compliance. As Head of Treasury he supervised trading activities, developing investment strategies and was responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with global financial institutions.

    T. M. Lakshmanan

    Chief Operating Officer

    T.M. Lakshmanan

    Chief Operating Officer

    Lakshmanan is the Chief Operating Officer of Alpen Capital overseeing the Operations/IT, Products, and Finance departments. He is also the Senior Executive Officer of Alpen Asset Advisors. Lakshman has more than 35 years of experience in international banking across the UAE and India.

    He was also the Chief Operating Officer of Bank Sarasin- Alpen entities across the GCC and India from 2007 to 2013. Prior to this, he was the SVP, Head of Planning & Management Accounting for Mashreqbank Group. Lakshmanan was also with Citibank for 5 years.

    Eddie Villiers

    Member of the Board

    Eddie Villiers

    Eddies has over 30 years of experience in the international capital markets in a variety of roles.

    He was at Rabobank for 20 years, the last 10 years as Global Head of FI Sales and Head of Markets Europe. He was also a member of the bank's European governing body, The Executive Committee Europe. He was also a member of the Risk Committee, ALCO, FEC Committee and Client Committee.

    Eddie is also Chair of Tendulkar Middlesex Global Academy.

    Team

    Management

    Sanjay Bhatia

    Managing Director

    Sanjay Bhatia

    Managing Director

    Sanjay is a senior team member and has been with Alpen Capital since its inception. He has more than 30 years of experience in investment banking across the Middle East & India. He has been instrumental in supporting Alpen Capital’s business expansion and is responsible for transaction origination and closure. He specializes in corporate finance transactions, including cross border M&A, joint ventures, private equity placements and debt advisory.

    Sanjay has previously worked with Ambit Corporate Finance and RSM & Co, India.

    Hameed Noor Mohamed

    Managing Director

    Hameed Noor Mohamed

    Managing Director

    Hameed Noor Mohamed has over 30 years of experience in the Financial Services and Banking Industry. He leads the Debt Team and is responsible for raising capital for financial institutions and corporates. He also specializes in raising impact and development finance in emerging markets with an emphasis on ESG initiatives.

    Prior to joining Alpen, Hameed worked with Emirates Islamic Bank, Mashreqbank and ANZ Grindlays Bank in various leadership roles. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School.

    Krishna Dhanak

    Managing Director

    Krishna Dhanak

    Managing Director

    Krishna leads the Equity Capital and Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory function with over 20 years of experience in M&A, private equity placements, due diligence, transaction advisory services in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. He is responsible for advising clients on structuring, pricing, and negotiating M&A and equity capital raising transactions. He specializes in corporate finance, including business valuations and due diligence.

    Prior to joining Alpen Capital, Krishna worked with KPMG's Transaction Services team in UAE. He has also worked with KPMG in India in their Financial Services Audit division.

    T. M. Lakshmanan

    Chief Operating Officer

    T.M. Lakshmanan

    Chief Operating Officer

    Lakshmanan is the Chief Operating Officer of Alpen Capital overseeing the Operations/IT, Products, and Finance departments. He is also the Senior Executive Officer of Alpen Asset Advisors. Lakshman has more than 35 years of experience in international banking across the UAE and India.

    He was also the Chief Operating Officer of Bank Sarasin- Alpen entities across the GCC and India from 2007 to 2013. Prior to this, he was the SVP, Head of Planning & Management Accounting for Mashreqbank Group. Lakshmanan was also with Citibank for 5 years.

    Sameena Ahmad

    Managing Director - Corporate Affairs

    Sameena Ahmad

    Managing Director - Corporate Affairs

    Sameena heads the Corporate Affairs function, overseeing Marketing, Public Relations, and Administration across the Alpen Capital group covering its offices in the Middle East and India. She is also responsible for the industry research function that publishes Alpen Capital's highly acclaimed industry research reports on various sectors across the GCC region. Sameena has more than 30 years of experience in human resources and marketing within the financial industry in the UAE and India.

    In her previous assignment, she was an SVP of Human Resources at Mashreqbank. She was also a faculty member at Xaviers Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar in India.

    Dilip Samanthilaka

    Executive Director

    Dilip Samanthilaka

    Executive Director

    Dilip is a senior member of the execution team with a specific focus on South East Asia. He has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and has worked with esteemed organizations in Dubai, Singapore, and Sri Lanka.

    He last worked as Manager Finance at Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore. He was also associated with Mashreq Bank, in Dubai and Sampath Bank, Srilanka.

    Jamila Rangaswamy

    Regional Advisor - Oman

    Jamila Rangaswamy

    Regional Advisor - Oman

    Jamila Rangaswamy is an Advisor to Alpen Capital. She has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry including corporate finance, private banking, and retail sales.

    She has worked with various prominent institutions such as HSBC, Standard Chartered, Bank Sarasin Alpen, and National Bank of Oman.

    Sharmin Karanjia

    Senior Director

    Sharmin Karanjia

    Senior Director

    Sharmin is a senior member of the Debt Execution team. She has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services and investment banking sector and has worked with institutions throughout the Middle East and India.

    Prior to joining Alpen Capital, Sharmin was a part of the Audit and Business Advisory Services Department, KPMG in Dubai. Prior to that, Sharmin has worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers in India.

    Ayman Adel Kamal

    Regional Advisor - Egypt

    Ayman Adel Kamal

    Regional Advisor - Egypt

    Ayman Adel Kamal is an Advisor to Alpen Capital. He has over 40 years of experience in Wholesale and Retail Banking, Treasury, Private Equity, Islamic Banking, and Investment Banking.

    He has worked with various prominent institutions such as Union National Bank, Suez Canal Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Mashreq, Gulf Bank, and MISR America International Bank. Ayman also holds board positions at several companies and has directly supervised business in financial institutions in Egypt, all six GCC countries, the UK, Sudan, Kenya, and Yemen.

    Senior Team