BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES RECRUITMENT

Aventus remains the recruiter of choice for many regional banks, respected for discretion and with a deep network of candidates at mid to senior level. This network enables our consultants and seniors to not sure just candidates by CV’s or references, but also by personal experience and prior working relationships having worked on these roles with the same candidates for over a decade. 


Aventus' clients quote this deep knowledge of the individuals and personalities of banking leaders in the region as a reason why they choose to use us to consultant and close critical mandates.

Aventus has experience working with a variety of different banking institutions, such as:

  • Digital banks (NEO banks /Challenger Banks) 
  • Retail Banks 
  • Wholesale Banks 
  • Investment Banks 
  • Development banks 
  • Private Banks

Banking mandates Aventus' could be classified within the below categories:

  • Executive Appointments 
  • Front Office – Grow the bank  
  • Middle & Back Office – Run the bank 
  • Transformational roles - Change the bank 

Grow the bank - Front Office

Wholesale Banking & GTB

Consumer Banking

Digital & E channels

Treasury & Global Markets

Investment Banking

Private Banking

Run the Bank – Back & Middle Office

Risk Management

Middle Office, Operations and other shared services

Marketing & Strategy

Human Resources

Finance & Audit

Legal & Compliance

Change the bank

Transformation & Improvement

Innovation

Disruption

Automation & AI

Emerging Fintech Blockchain solutions, P2P lending

Digitalisation

Recent Track Record

  • Chief Country Officer UAE- KSA Bank  

  • Chief Digital Officer – Bahrain based bank 

  • Head of Fixed Income – KSA Bank  

  • Head of Online Channels – KSA bank  

  • Regional Head of corporate coverage – UAE Bank 

  • Head of Special Asset Management – Bahrain Bank 

  • Head of Omni Channel – UAE Bank  

  • Head of Business Performance  – UAE Bank 

  • Head of RAROC Pricing – KSA Bank 

  • Chief information officer – UAE Bank 

  • Head of Treasury – KSA Bank 

  • Investment Advisory – Regional Investment Bank  

  • Senior Private Banker – International Bank in GCC  

  • Head of Corporate Banking – UAE Bank  

  • Head of Transcriptional Banking (GTB) – Saudi Bank  

  • Head of Cash Management – Saudi Bank  

  • Director – large local corporate coverage – International bank in UAE  

  • Head of Cards – Saudi Islamic Bank  

  • Regional Head of Cash Management– KSA Bank - Riyadh  

  • Deputy Treasurer - KSA Bank

Banking & Financial Services

Non Banking Financial Services -NBFI

In addition to banks, Aventus have experience working with international as well as regional non-banking financial institutions. This has historically been more traditional entities such as insurance firms, sovereign wealth funds and regulatory bodies. 

More recently Aventus has seen major demand within the field of Fintech. Either for new startups but especially for Fintech entities which have emerged out of existing Financial Institutions, such as Digital Payment Providers and other Digital Platforms that have emerged as major players in the industry.

Fintech's

Private Equity

Venture Capital Firms

Insurance & Reinsurance Companies

Sovereign Wealth Funds

Financial Consultancies / Advisory Firms

Financial Regulators

Exchange Houses

Recent Track Record

  • Chief Investment Officer – Sovereign wealth fund subsidiary KSA 

  • Head of Strategy – Sovereign wealth subsidiary KSA 

  • Head of  Sovereign wealth fund 

  • Head of Communications - Sovereign wealth subsidiary KSA 

  • Head of Investments - Soveriegn wealth subisidary KSA 

  • Head of transformation – insurance company – Oman  

  • Group General Counsel – GCC Real Estate Investment Company 

  • Front office global markets business analyst – UAE SWF  

  • CFO – Ecommerce Entity – UAE 
  • Corporate Treasurer – Major Holding Group – KSA 
  • Head of Business Performance – KSA Bank 
  • Head of Audit – Regional Bank – KSA 
  • Head of FP&A – Global MNC - KSA 
  • Head of Finance – consumer banking – Dubai based bank  

  • Project Accounting Lead – technology transformation project – Dubai based Bank 
  • Head of VaR Pricing – KSA Bank – Riyadh  
  • Internal Audit Manager – FMCG Company - UAE 
  • Head of ALM & Treasury Finance – regional bank Qatar  
  • Head of Technology Finance – Leading international bank in UAE  
  • Finance transformation lead – Multinational management consultancy- KSA

Finance and Accountancy

Aventus have in depth experience in working and placing mid to senior roles within Finance, Accountancy & Audit. These roles range across the full spectrum of functions summarised below:

Aventus consultants have demonstrated the ability to close critical mandates within finance, accountancy & audit. The majority of which has been at a leadership level and/or focused around commercial finance. Driving business growth and improvement by onboarding a finance leader with a strong commercial mindset. Organisations have also engaged Aventus to hire finance leaders with transformational experience, candidates that can use financial analysis and strategy to improve results and organisational effectiveness.

Given Aventus’ notable track record with regional financial institutions, a number of senior finance mandates have been successfully closed in that field, but there are also many examples within industry and commerce, as listed below.

  • CFO – Ecommerce Entity – UAE 
  • Corporate Treasurer – Major Holding Group – KSA 
  • Head of Business Performance – KSA Bank 
  • Head of Audit – Regional Bank – KSA 
  • Head of FP&A – Global MNC - KSA 
  • Head of Finance – consumer banking – Dubai based bank

  • Project Accounting Lead – technology transformation project – Dubai based Bank 
  • Head of VaR Pricing – KSA Bank – Riyadh  
  • Internal Audit Manager – FMCG Company - UAE 
  • Head of ALM & Treasury Finance – regional bank Qatar  
  • Head of Technology Finance – Leading international bank in UAE  
  • Finance transformation lead – Multinational management consultancy- KSA

Keon Jamshidi

Director - Banking & FS

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Nino Calvino

Divisional Manager - Banking

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Muthu Karuppiah

Banking and Finance Consultant

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Nathan Fox

Investment Management Search Consultant

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Khairul Anwar

Risk Consultant

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Dennis Danilouk

Search Consultant - Investment Management

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