OUR
TEAM
Our management team comprises a group of senior consultants who combine a wealth of experience across global banking, capital markets, trade finance, international law, business planning and trade development. They have a proven track-record of supporting cross-border transactions and major projects in emerging markets and have built an extensive network of professional relationships globally.
They are supported by a senior advisory board and work in collaboration with a worldwide network of sector-specialists and industry expertise. For each client engagement, we assemble and supervise a bespoke, multidisciplinary team that is able to provide an integrated, end-to-end solution for all cross-border transactions and major projects.
MANAGEMENT
Rodney Ballard,
Managing Director
With an international career in banking which spans over 40 years, working in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America, Rodney has built a proven-track record advising clients on structured finance and deal optimisation and supporting them to successfully raise financing from a wide variety of sources to support both public and private sector developments. This has included using a variety of mitigants from insurers and government-supported Export Credit Agencies, as well as assisting in negotiations with suppliers and offtakers.
Rodney also set up the Islamic Finance business of one of the largest shariah-compliant banks in the UK, as well as maintaining in-depth knowledge of the ever-complexifying areas of compliance and governance.
Hiren Singharey,
Senior Financing Consultant
Hiren holds an M.A. (Economics) and has certification as a Non Executive Director with the Institute of Directors and is a Member of the Institute of Export.
He has experience at senior levels in finance both in Asia and in Europe and retains the role of Senior Advisor to a large group based in the Middle East. He has been a member of the Supervisory Board of a number of European financial institutions and has made a significant contribution to raising large scale finance for companies and developments in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He has extensive senior level contacts in a large number of financial institutions throughout Europe and the Middle East.
Stephen Gulson,
Senior Financing Consultant
After many years of international experience in corporate lending and finance in a number of global financial centres, Stephen is an accomplished professional with expertise in credit, property and asset finance. Among many current professional activities, Stephen also runs his own consultancy specializing in advising on funding, project and property finance.
He has extensive expertise in Shariah finance and has worked in a senior level in a number of international centres, including in the Middle East and in Asia, and as well as holding a BA (Honours) from London University, he has undertaken numerous post qualification courses in his areas of expertise and has an MBA from the London Business School.