Dr. Abdulaziz AlwathnaniFounder & Board Chairman
Areas of Expertise
- Strategic financial analysis and capital budgeting
- Financial planning, forecasting, and business valuation
- Complex financial instruments (i.e., derivatives: options, forward, & future contracts)
- IFRS and IPSAS conversion
- Strategy mapping – balanced scorecard
- Corporate and public sector governance
- Investor sentiments and market price discovery process
- Strategic costing and activity-based cost management systems
- Business restructuring, turnaround, mergers and acquisitions, and financial consolidations
Education
- Ph.D. in Accounting with a minor in Finance from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
- Master’s Degree in Accountancy with a minor in Finance and Banking, Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
With over 20 years of experience in management, business planning, financial analysis, operations, and decision analysis, Dr. Abdulaziz has the breadth and depth of experience needed to quickly understand management’s strategies and craft the most suitable solutions.
JAFAN Consulting comes up with results that are actually implementable. That is our strength compared to other consulting companies.
Before founding JAFAN Consulting, Dr. Abdulaziz started a consulting company. As well, he held various management positions, focusing on new business development and risk management. Dr. Abdulaziz has worked as a senior financial risk management consultant to different firms. He is the Founding Director of the Corporate Governance Index (CGI), a collaborative project between Alfaisal University and SAGIA. In addition, he is the principal author of the Strategic Plan for the Colleges of Business at both Al Yamamah and Al Faisal Universities; and a co-author of the 2012 Business Plan to New Direction at York University.
Dr. Abdulaziz serves on the boards of a number of Saudi companies and non-for-profit organizations as a board member and chairman.
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