Danyaal Shah

Danyaal Shah has a diverse and extensive work experience across various industries and roles. Starting in 2016, they worked at Barclays Investment Bank as an MD - Fintech Advisory (FIG EMEA) until 2019. In 2017, they became a Managing Director at Advent Hill, where they worked until 2020. During their time at Advent Hill, they also served as a Non-Executive Director at Timeline from 2020 to 2022 and as a Board Observer at Exizent and Legado from 2020 to 2021. In 2020, they joined Valenta as the Managing Director for UK & Ireland, focusing on consulting, digital transformation, and outsourcing solutions for mid-sized corporates. From 2021 to 2022, they also served as a Non-Executive Director at Betafolio. In 2019, they joined FNZ Group as the Group Head of M&A, Strategy & Corporate Development, overseeing multiple acquisitions and investments and growing the company's valuation and assets under administration. Recently, in 2022, Danyaal Shah worked as an Advisor on Series B Funding and Acquisition of Hg Exchange (Corporate Development & Strategy Head) at Alta Group. Danyaal is currently the Group Chief Financial Officer & Chief Commercial Officer at Nokkel, a position they started in February 2023.

Danyaal Shah completed a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Design from Imperial College Business School in 2013. Prior to that, they obtained an MEng degree from Imperial College London in 2009. Danyaal is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from the CFA Institute. Additionally, Danyaal has obtained several certifications including CBV from ACCA, CISI Capital Markets - Derivatives Certification and CISI Capital Markets - Securities Certification from The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI), and Credit Skills Assessment (CSA) from Omega Performance. The education history does not provide information about a degree from the Institute of Business Administration.