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Adnan Haider  

 25 yrs      
    industry experience                          

Experience: ​
Adnan Haider is the CEO and Managing Partner of White Rock, a firm that specialises in capital markets advisory, focusing on complex financial structuring and product distribution.  Adnan has worked 20+ years across the globe with some of the larger investment and commercial banks, and consulting firms, and is an expert on a variety of financial products.   

Previously, within the Middle East, Adnan was SVP and Head of Fixed Income & Equities at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and a founder and co-head of Capital Markets at Arqaam Capital in the DIFC.   Adnan has also worked across various trading and structuring roles (Credit Derivatives, Leveraged Finance, High Yield Capital Markets,  Corporate Finance & Ratings Advisory) at Barclays Investment Bank in London.  Adnan has also worked at The Monitor Company, KPMG Consulting and Arthur Andersen across their London and Toronto offices.   

Education:
Adnan has a MBA from London Business School and Masters of Accounting and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Waterloo.  Adnan is also a CPA and CA qualified in Canada, and is a Certified Management Consultant.

​Shahnoun Zaman

  15 yrs 
       industry experience
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Experience:
​Most recently, Shahnoun was a Vice President in the Jefferies Dubai office. He was Co-Head of Commodities & Head of Equities Sales for MENA where he was pivotal in establishing and creating a strong network of relationships. Previously, he helped setup the Jefferies presence in MENA by establishing the Dubai office in 2011.  Prior to this, Shahnoun worked in Standard Chartered Dubai as an Associate Director in Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities Sales where he provided structured solutions to corporate clients for hedging and investments.  He had also worked for Total and GlaxoSmithKline in France and London respectively.

Education:
Shahnoun is a CFA holder and holds a Masters in Engineering  in Chemical engineering from Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine. He also holds an MSc in Refinery, Engineering, Construction & Gas from L’École Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs.

George LeGrand

  20 yrs 
       industry experience

Experience:
George LeGrand is the Head of Technology at White Rock and CEO of Payngea Technologies, a White Rock portfolio company that specializes in innovative Fintech solutions. George has worked 20+ years with some of the larger technology, commercial real estate, and investment companies in the United States.

George was top national performer at XO Communications where they developed wide area networks, collocation solutions, large bandwidth provisioning, and a host of other enterprise telecom solutions. George excelled in commercial real estate development and brokerage at KW Commercial with focus on land, office, retail, industrial, and health care. George was also a wholesaler at one of the largest U.S investment managers, Capital Group, covering Morgan Stanley, UBS, Wells Fargo, and Merill Lynch.
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Education:
George has a BA from the University of Texas in Criminal Justice. He was also previously a licensed Texas real estate broker and Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and held Series 6, 63, and 66 FINRA licenses.

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