Mira heads our leadership and behavioural development division and has over 15 years of expertise designing and delivering behavioural programs related to leadership, diversity and inclusion, graduate development, employee performance, team-building, nationalization and more. She also works closely with clients in analysing, designing and implementing L&D strategies and employee learning journeys.

With a dual nationality, Mira has been delivering courses in both English and Arabic for a range of industries in the region. She is a qualified assessor, executive coaching, and specialises in Kirkpatrick evaluation and measurement.

Waleed has over 10 years of training experience in the region, focusing on Financial Management and Management Accounting. 

He was the lead trainer at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he also managed professional qualifications, degree programs and Train the Trainer courses.

He brings 8+ years of industry experience in the UK and UAE where he has been involved in setting up and controlling finance functions of diverse businesses.

It was late 2015 when he switched to full time training and has since enjoyed exceptional pass rates. He has also trained many national, regional and global prizewinners.

Waleed’s training approach is built around adding value on courses and incorporating memory and exam techniques to help students ace their exams.

Rahul has more than 15 years of experience in the area of investment banking, equity research, macro-economic research and training. He has been teaching financial modelling and investment banking courses in UK, Singapore, and the MENA region 

He specializes in Financial Analysis, Equity valuation, Financial Modeling and exam prep trainings. His experience as a practitioner allows him to deliver practical and industry relevant courses. He has delivered advanced financial modelling related programs for Sovereign wealth funds and banks in the GCC and for large asset management companies in the UK and Singapore.  He was a guest speaker on “Best Practices in Financial Modeling” at Modeloff Global World Financial Modeling championship in London.

Rahul is an Economics graduate, a CFA Charterholder and a CMA. He also holds the AFM certification from the Financial Modeling Institute (FMI), CISI certificates for International Introduction to Securities & Investment and International Certificate in Wealth & Investment Management and Risk in Financial Services.

Shanin has over 10 years of work experience in equity research, portfolio management, investment banking and financial modeling.

He was a partner at Esta Capital, a boutique investment research and advisory firm. Previously he worked in JPMorgan’s Investment Banking Division in Mumbai and New York offices covering North American banks and asset management companies.

He has over 6 years of experience in CFA training and corporate training on programs such as Financial modelling, finance for non-finance, business valuation, equity research, value investing, and derivatives.

He is a CFA charter holder and has also cleared the FRM exam.

Bilal has more than 10 years of corporate and training experience. He has worked as Head of Equity Research at Backers & Partners, a well reputed Financial Institution which deals in Stock Brokerage and Investment Management services. His area of responsibility included equity valuation and identification of suitable investments for various retail and institutional clients. 

He has more than 10 years of teaching experience. He has delivered training for the CIA, CMA, CFA and ACCA qualifications to corporates clients and in open programs. He is known for simplifying complex concepts and highly interactive style of training delivery.

Hattem AlHajery is a finance and accounting professional and trainer, with over 13 years of corporate experience, mostly in multinational organizations. Over his tenure, Hattem has delivered virtual as well as in-person training programs and helped organizations optimise their finance department by integrating them into business operations. 

Some of the courses Hattem specialises in are:

• Financial Accounting
• Financial Statements Analysis
• Cost Accounting
• Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting
• Variance Analysis
• CVP Analysis
• Corporate Finance
• Capital Budgeting

Mohammad is a certified trainer and lecturer who is creative, detail-oriented, efficient, innovative and organized with work experience as an accountant, financial assistant, lecturer and educational trainer. He possess strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to make well thought out decisions, specialized in providing creative training sessions and productive lectures.

Yasir has more than 18 years of teaching and training experience. His corporate experience is in the field of internal auditing and risk management in the banking sector. He has led internal audit engagements in a large bank with more than 1,000 branches. 

He has delivered trainings for cost & management accounting, financial management, taxation and business strategy papers of the ACCA, CMA and the CIMA qualifications.

He has taught at all three levels of the CFA Program for more than 10 years. He is an expert at simplifying complex topics and uses real world examples in delivering highly effective lectures.

He is an active member of various professional bodies and delivers CPD seminars for their members.

Shiv has over 11 years of work experience in equity research, private equity, investment banking, credit research and financial modeling.

He has worked in Equity Research at Deutsche Bank, covering the European TMT sector. Previously, he worked as an Investment Banking and Private Equity Associate at TresVista Financial Services. At TresVista, he also worked as Training Head, where he trained more than 500 Analysts, Associates and AVPs. 

He has over 9 years of experience in CFA and CMA training and corporate training on programs such as Financial modelling, finance for non-finance, business valuation. Previously he has taught CFA at corporates such as ADIA and ADNOC. 

He is a CFA charter holder and has also cleared the FRM exam.

Sana has over 3 years’ experience in teaching ACCA and CIMA with her expertise being in Cost and Financial Management. She has received professional tutor trainings held by the ACCA body.

She has worked as a financial analyst for leading banks at a corporate level. She tends to find several solutions to a problem, in order to satisfy every candidate as per their thinking process.

Sana has done her BSc honors in Applied Accounting through research and analysis project. and has even mentored other candidates for their thesis. She is a global high achiever in ACCA too.

Amar is an experienced trainer specialized in UK Tax teaching across all the UK accounting bodies such as ACCA, CIMA, and ICAEW for over 23 years. He has consistently ranked as a top tutor based on student feedback scores and has regularly achieved the highest pass rates in the country.

During his corporate tenure, he was appointed as the head of international business for FTC Kaplan after successfully managing the business restructuring process and leading the growth of top-line revenue from £500k to £7m which was responsible for the business being awarded the prestigious Queens award for enterprise in international trade.

Kunal is an experienced trainer specialized primarily in corporate finance and research analysis for over 15 years. He has been training for the CFA, CMA, FRM, CAIA, CA, Financial Modelling and various Customised Executive Programmes in the UAE as well as India.

During his corporate tenure, he worked at prestigious firms such as JPMorgan Chase overseeing financial and management data.

Taha is a lecturer since 2015, in the areas of economics, management accounting and business strategy. He is a fellow member of the ACCA since 2018 and holds the ICAEW membership too. He has also been a member of the ACCA marking team for a professional level exam and has produced several country and regional prize winners across modules. His prior work experience includes working as a business analyst for a data company and an investment analyst for a capital firm in the UAE.

Fizzah is a qualified accountant and holds an accounting degree and credentials in Artificial Intelligence. She is a specialized tutor for ACCA’s applied knowledge level and has expertise in exams within this module of the ACCA qualification. She has been an active member in ACCA student circles, supporting students in their development and career mentoring for many years.

She has also worked for a long time in a stakeholder engagement role for an internationally accredited NPO, working on diverse projects and liaising with key stakeholders. At Kaplan Professional ME, she also works within the Advanced Designations team closely on the operational improvement of multiple qualifications. She looks at areas within B2C/B2B projects, student recruitment, and employability programs and assists the product heads in improving their offering.