SOKOTRA CAPITAL'S TEAM

Stanley Castleton

Mr. Castleton is currently the head of DDRM, a real estate developer in the US with over USD 2bn of projects in its portfolio. DDRM has developed, redeveloped and owned approximately 5000 rooms. Mr. Castleton has over 30 years' experience in the hospitality business.

Sam Deeb

The former CFO of Al Jaber Group in the UAE, Mr. Deeb is an experienced management professional, with stints at leading companies such as Zain and Transmed across the Middle East and Africa.

Ibrahim Saad

Currently the Chairman of Global Investment House, Mr. Saad has a broad-based investment and private equity experience of over 18 years with prior senior management positions at several leading organizations. Mr Saad has previously held positions at Allied Capital, SHUAA and The Carlyle Group, amongst others.

Stefano Pelle

Mr. Pelle is an experienced senior management professional with a proven track record for over 25 years in the FMCG sector, across several geographies with the the Perfetti Van Melle Group, one of the world's largest distributors of confectionary and chewing gum.

Nasser Al Sha'ali

Mr. Al Sha'ali is currently a Managing Director at Sabertia Capital Partners. Holding several key positions across various boards and organizations, Mr. Al Sha'ali brings a wealth of experience to SOKOTRA Capital. He is the Founder of Sophic Advisory, a member at Young Presidents Organization and the former CEO of the DIFC.

Mahesh Sheregar

Mr. Sheregar is a former Group Director at ANC Holding and has an extensive track record in the Middle East within the oil & gas, food processing, aquaculture, construction, education and real estate sectors

Albert Momdjian

Founder & CEO

Albert Momdjian is a seasoned investment banker with over 23 years of experience in the financial services industry, working for various prestigious financial institutions including HSBC, Credit Suisse First Boston and Crédit Agricole CIB. Most recently, Albert spent almost three years with UBS AG, heading up the bank's Ultra High Net Worth ("UHNW") and Corporate Advisory Group businesses for the Middle East & Africa ("MEA") region. In this role, Albert was responsible for a team of over 55 professionals across Zurich, Geneva and the Dubai International Financial Center ("DIFC") During his career, Albert has advised various blue-chip clients into and out of the MEA region on several landmark transactions and has developed extensive relationships at all levels with government officials, CEOs and CFOs in the region. Albert holds a Master in International Finance, with Honors from the University of Paris Dauphine (France). He isfluent in English, Arabic and French.

Kristel Ferjane

General Counsel

Kristel Ferjane is SOKOTRA Capital's General Counsel. Kristel is a corporate lawyer with over 8 years of experience in major law firms in London, Paris and Dubai advising clients on a broad range of corporate matters. Before joining SOKOTRA Capital in October Kristel was a corporate senior associate at Cotty, Vivant, Marchisio and Lauzeral in Dubai. Prior to that, she was a corporate lawyer at Allen & Overy LLP in Dubai. Prior to joining Allen & Overy LLP, Kristel trained and qualified in London at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene and MacRae ("LeBoeuf") (later known as Dewey & LeBoeuf following its merger with Dewey Ballantine). As part of her training contract, Kristel was seconded to Sorainen Law Offices in Latvia and Estonia and to the LeBoeuf's Paris office corporate team for seven months. Kristel qualified as an English solicitor in September 2005 and holds a Masters in International Business Law from Sorbonne University in Paris and a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from BPP Law School London (Hons) as well as the Legal Practice Course (Hons). She is fluent in French, English and Arabic.

Julia Razzouk

Exec. Assistant

Julia has a total of 34 years of solid professional experience as a top-management Personal Assistant in two leading multinational financial institutions in Dubai, Credit Agricole CIB and UBS AG. Over the course of her career, Julia has risen to efficiently handle the office's operational and administrative duties while providing full office support to the senior management team. Julia is proficient in the use of MS Office and is multilingual, speaking French, English, Arabic and Italian.