Zaid Ghoul

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Zaid Ghoul is the Head of Investment Banking at SNB Capital. He has over 30 years of experience in the areas of Corporate Finance, Investment Banking and Business/Debt Restructuring. Mr. Ghoul was the Head of Corporate Finance and Investment Banking at Samba Capital (SC) and joined the merged entity of NCBC/SC to lead the Investment Banking practice at SNB Capital. Mr. Ghoul advised on several strategic transactions covering equity/debt capital markets, M&A, structured finance, privatization, turnaround and debt restructuring.

Prior to joining Samba Capital, he ran his consulting practice which focused on strategically supporting large GCC family businesses in raising and restructuring debt, enhancing the efficiency of operations and growing their businesses. He also held senior positions as CFO for a leading Real Estate Company in Dubai, where he led the financing effort for key real estate projects, and as CIO for a privately-owned Investment Conglomerate, where he managed a public and private equity investment portfolio of over US$1 billion spread over the GCC and Egypt.

He worked for Arthur Andersen and then Ernst & Young Middle East Corporate Finance & Lead Advisory practice, and for PricewaterhouseCoopers as an Equity Partner where he co-led the Middle East Business Recovery Services practice. Zaid graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, Economics & Statistics, University of Jordan, 1991. In addition, he is Certified Public Accountant (CPA), USA, 1993 and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder, USA, 2003.
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