Riyaz is responsible for driving the company’s financial planning and analysis, management of its cash and liquidity risk, and the company’s internal and external compliance and related policies.

He brings more than 20 years of experience to GFH Capital in the areas of banking, finance, MIS, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and audit.

Prior to joining GFH Capital, Riyaz was Director – Budgeting & Management Reporting at SNB Capital Company and previously spent seven years at Samba Capital & Investment Management Co., where he recently served as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to these roles in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, he held a number of senior positions in banking, finance, and audit in India. These include Assistant Vice President at IndoStar Capital Finance and Head of Operations at ICICI Home Finance, amongst others.

He has a Bachelor’s in Commerce from Nagarjuna University, India and is also a CFA Charter holder from the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute, USA, a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and a Cost and Management Accountant from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.