Ahmed Y.

Over 20 years worth of diversified experience with big four consulting firms, leading state-owned-enterprises, blue-chip multinationals and pioneering Gulf-based businesses. Ahmed currently co-leads EY Quality and Risk Management (QRM) function for MENA Strategy and Transactions (SaT) service line since 2017. With multiple other hats at EY, Ahmed is also heading the compliance function and is the DFSA Authorised Money Laundering Reporting officer and Data Protection Officer of EY Corporate Finance Limited (EYCF), a regulated firm under the DFSA in Dubai. Prior to joining EY, Ahmed specialised in providing bilingual (English/Arabic) advisory services covering legal, corporate governance, risk management, corporate compliance, ethics, anti-money laundering (AML) and Combating Terrorist Financing (CTF) controls within investment banking, and other regulated structures. Academically, Ahmed holds a Masters in International Commercial Law and Practice (LL.M) from the University of Edinburgh, as well as a Bachelor degree in Accounting from Ain Shams University (English Section)