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Chavan has 30 years of professional experience in banking and finance across various roles, with circa 24 of these years being in the investment banking space. He has lived and worked in the UAE for around two decades. For the last 16 years Chavan has held various senior roles within the Global Markets business at First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), formerly known as National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) pre-merger. During his tenure at FAB, Chavan had worked as the Chief Operating Officer for the Global Markets unit, held various senior client-facing roles, and been a core member of the Global Markets EXCO for the majority of his years with the Bank.
Prior to joining National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Chavan worked at HSBC Middle East, Commerzbank (London) and Bear Stearns (London) in fixed income research roles, focusing on bond markets, all within the Global Markets units of these institutions. The early years of Chavan's career were in a financial services firm in the UK across accounting, auditing, corporate finance and corporate recovery & insolvency disciplines.
During his professional career Chavan has been quoted by the international press on numerous occasions and has been interviewed multiple times on Bloomberg TV, CNBC and other such channels. During his time at FAB/NBAD, Chavan was also the main architect, project manager and MC for one of the largest financial markets conferences in the Middle East - the Global Financial Markets Forum - where, among other things, he managed the content, speakers and VIP guests. At this conference and other events Chavan has interviewed some prominent individuals such as Nicolas Sarkozy, Tony Blair, David Cameron, Ben Bernanke, Mohamed El Erian, General Colin Powell, General David Petraeus, David Rubenstein, Mervyn King, various UAE Government officials, and Central Bank Governors, among others.
Sales Director
Sanjeev Singh held diversified leadership roles for 25 years in the field of Wealth Management across prominent banks and insurance companies before he joined Nexus in 2024. He started his career in financial sales with Birla Sunlife Insurance in 2000 as Agency Manager and then with Aviva Life Insurance as Sales Manager, managing Bancassurance business of ABN Amro Bank VGPB clients in Delhi and National Capital Region (India). He set up the Bancassurance distribution channel for Citibank GCB in UAE in 2004 as Sales Head – Insurance and later managing its Citigold Wealth Management portfolio as Unit Head in 2007.
Before joining Nexus, he held various positions in Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank for 16 years as Sales Head – Bancassurance , Investments and Cross Sell , Sales Head – Mortgages and Head Sales -Retail Banking managing a portfolio of HNI clients across UAE. Sanjeev is an MBA and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Compliance from International Compliance Association , Manchester Business School , UK. He holds an International Certificate in Investments and Wealth Management (ICIWM Level3 ) from the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (CISI), UK. He has been a part of various leadership training programs including a prestigious Executive Education – Enhancing Sales Force Performance Course from Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad.
Relationship Manager
Shoaib Ansari is an investment specialist at Nexus Wealth Management Limited, focused on helping clients understand their investments and providing personalized updates. He also drives efficiency through process automation. Previously, Shoaib was Deputy Promotions Manager at Nexus Financial Advisers LLC, managing portfolio reviews, investment research, and client servicing.
He also worked as an Alternative Investments Analyst at Blackrock Services India, handling portfolio rebalancing and fund operations.Shoaib holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Commerce from Mumbai University and is pursuing the Chartered Financial Analyst certification to further his expertise.
Corporate Investment Specialist
Jack Squizzoni leads our corporate advisory solution, providing companies a comprehensive toolkit of corporate investment, workplace retirement and employee incentive solutions. Prior to joining NWM, Jack was an Associate Investment Consultant at Aon in the UK, providing investment and governance advice to several UK Pension Schemes. As an active CFA Charterholder, Jack brings a strong commitment to the investment management industry.
MLRO| Compliance Officer| Risk Officer
Sreeraj is a compliance and risk specialist and performs the MLRO, Compliance Officer and Risk Manager functions at NFA. Before joining NFA, he was the Compliance Officer at Nexus Insurance Brokers LLC for 9 years. Sreeraj started his career in UAE with Zurich International Life and before moving to Dubai he was a senior executive with Reckitt Benckiser in India.
He graduated with a B.Sc. degree in Physics from M.G. University, Kottayam, India and has certifications in Investment Operation, Operational Risk, Global Securities from CISI, International Compliance Officer, International Anti-Money Laundering Officer certifications from CCL and has CII (Level 3) Certification.
Co-Head of Investment Advisory
Sarah Khumanpur is a portfolio manager and investment counselor, with a proven track record for generating superior investment return and increasing assets under management. Sarah has managed portfolios for affluent clients in Dubai, India, Europe and Singapore since 2005, starting her career with JP Morgan Chase and then moving on to roles in equity trading, equity analysis and portfolio management at Suzark Investments and LLB Private Bank. An alumnus of the London School of Economics and the Indian Institute of Management, Sarah also holds several professional qualifications.
Having joined Nexus Group in 2013, she has worked with the sales teams on aligning portfolios to the house view and creating innovative and profitable solutions for clients.