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Roy Nakad, Head of Finance, Compliance & Operations (Founding Team)

Roy Nakad

Head of Finance, Compliance & Operations (Founding Team)·TheBlock.

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, Finance

Work experience

Total years of experience: 4 years, 9 months

Head of Finance, Compliance & Operations (Founding Team)

March 2025 - Present

TheBlock.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

March 2025 - Present

• Led end-to-end M&A evaluation for two acquisition targets, conducting full financial due diligence, valuation modeling, and structuring.
Recommending against one target following analysis and advancing the other through acquisition, with a post-acquisition strategy
projected to increase annual revenue by AED 500K+.
• Achieved a 100% in-principle approval rate across 10 concurrent VARA licensing applications as the sole regulatory lead, serving as the
primary interface between clients, VARA, and all regulatory stakeholders, including authority correspondence and permit/license
applications.
• Sole finance function for the company. Built and submitted a 5-year regulatory-grade financial forecast and business plan exceeding
$10M+ to VARA, owning all financial projections, budgeting, and business-wide reviews.
• Oversaw all legal and contractual matters, reviewing and negotiating 400+ agreements across clients, NDAs, partnerships, and regulatory
engagements; built and manage a portfolio of 20+ strategic partnerships including supporting business development and
ecosystem growth.
• Built and directly manage a team of 8 across business development/partnerships, accounting, operations, and executive support;
delivered the end-to-end launch of a near $1.5M flagship space (One Central, DWTC) from inception to opening in 6 months.

Company industry:
IT Services

Bilingual Centralized Resource Officer

September 2021 - December 2023

TD Canada Trust

Montreal, Canada

September 2021 - December 2023

• Operated as a national-level compliance and client resource across TD Canada Trusts Canadian network, supporting branches
coast-to-coast on KYC reviews, CRS/FATCA documentation, complaint handling, and regulatory reporting.
• Collaborated cross-functionally to ensure accurate, timely client data reporting and full regulatory compliance across a high-volume
national portfolio.
• Overhauled complaint handling and CRS/FATCA documentation processes, improving regulatory adherence and operational efficiency
across the network.

Company industry:
Banking

Bilingual Personal Banking Representative

January 2020 - January 2021

TD Canada Trust

Montreal, Canada

January 2020 - January 2021

• Delivered client-focused banking solutions across personal and investment products; earned the TD Bravo Award twice consecutively
(Q4 2020, Q1 2021), awarded to fewer than 5%of employees nationally, before being promoted to a national compliance function within
18 months.

Company industry:
Banking

Education

Concordia University, John Molson School of Business

January 2022

January 2022

Bachelor's degree, Finance

Canada

Skills

BANKING

Intermediate

ACQUISITION PROCESSES

Intermediate

COMPLIANCE REPORTING

Intermediate

DECISION MAKING

Intermediate

END TO END ENCRYPTION

Intermediate

FINANCE

Intermediate

FINANCIAL MODELING

Intermediate

HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

Intermediate

MARKETING

Intermediate

OPERATIONS

Intermediate

Languages

Arabic

Beginner

English

Beginner

French

Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Certificate in Management