Senior Management

Nandan is the Chief Executive Officer of the Group, working closely with the Chairman and Board members to set strategic expansion goals for the organisation and lead the Executive Management Team in the accomplishment of these objectives.

He also serves as Chairman/Director of Network International subsidiary companies for the Middle East and Africa.

Nandan holds a strong background in payments, consumer finance and corporate banking with a deep understanding of the Middle East and Africa as well as experience in India, Czech Republic, Israel, Russia and UK markets.

His more than 30-year track record of successfully building and growing businesses to profitable scale and dominant market share spans several markets globally, at leading financial institutions including American Express, Citigroup, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and most recently at Mastercard.

During his 11-year career at Mastercard, Nandan was Strategy Head for International Markets, President for the Japanese business and Head of Global Consumer Credit and Loyalty Solutions. Prior to that, Nandan was Head of UBA - International Corporate and Investment Banking. Before UBA, Nandan built and led consumer banking businesses for two decades with Citigroup in India, Czech Republic, Israel, Russia and the UK. Nandan began his career at American Express Cards.

When not passionately engaged in business building, he enjoys playing golf and tennis.

Rohit is the Group’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, responsible for overseeing financial activities across the Group as well as Strategy and Corporate Development, including M&A. Having joined the Company in October 2010, Rohit has been actively involved in the growth of the business for many years, including the acquisition of Emerging Markets Payments Holdings in 2016.

He has 20+ years of experience in the financial services and FMCG sectors and before joining Network, was the Head of Financial Policy and Processes at Emirates NBD, where he led Finance systems implementation across the Group. Prior to that, Rohit was one of the senior team leads in the Global Balance Sheet Reporting function of American Express, working closely with the Investor Relations team, and before that he managed the Financial Planning activities for Nestle’s South Asia Region.

Andrew is the Managing Director – Acquiring for the Group, responsible for the strategic plan, financials, customer proposition and overseeing all execution related to servicing Merchants and Governments across all of the Group’s geographies. He joined the company in 2017 and was the Managing Director for Africa prior to his current role.

He has 25 years of experience with a significant track record of success in the payments industry. Andrew was previously the President of Elavon Europe, a subsidiary of US Bancorp (USB), and responsible for the P&L of the European business of Elavon. He was accountable for the diverse range of partner relationships that deliver distribution or product capabilities to Elavon’s European business and led the team of 1,400 colleagues located in six markets, providing end-to-end payments services to 350,000+ customers. Prior to Elavon, Andrew held key positions in organisations such as Mastercard, Lloyds Banking Group and Barclaycard.

Eran is the co-founder of DPO Group, serving retailers and the e-commerce retail, travel and hospitality, education, and service sectors.

A former pilot, Eran’s areas of expertise span aviation, e-commerce, and online payments.

DPO, which has a merchant network of over 60,000 SME and global enterprises in 21 countries across Africa, was acquired in 2021 by Network International. DPO Group continues to be led by Eran, who will help deliver the multiple revenue opportunities to consumers and businesses served by both DPO and Network International.

Hany is the Managing Director – Processing for the Group. He leads a client-focused business unit serving financial institutions, fintechs and payment partners across all the geographies in which the company operates in. Prior to this, Hany was Network’s Regional Managing Director, Processing – Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa.

He joined the company in 2016 and has more than 20 years of senior-level experience in business development. Hany previously served as the Chief Commercial Officer of Emerging Markets Payments (EMP) Africa, which was acquired by Network International in March 2016.

Mark is the Group Chief Technology Officer. He joined Network International in March 2020 as the Chief Technology, Digital and Operations Officer, responsible for defining and delivering the Digital, Technology & Operations strategy across the enterprise.

He was previously based in Saudi Arabia as the CIO of Al Rajhi Bank, the world’s largest Islamic Consumer Bank. Prior positions include Director at Deutsche Bank, where he led the global strategy for infrastructure and cloud transformation, and at the Royal Bank of Scotland, where he was CIO for both the Retail Bank and Group Operations. Mark has created, led and executed various Business, Technology and Digital strategies, from customer acquisition and digital user experience through to M&A integration and business transformation at a global scale. An experienced people leader, Mark brings a wealth of international experience to the executive leadership team.

Jamal is Network International’s Group Chief Operating Officer & Country Head – UAE, responsible for leading operations across all the markets served by the Group. Jamal’s 15 years of experience with Network in business, technology, delivery management, governance and operations helps enhance the Group’s operational expertise and capabilities while driving cost efficiencies and overall profitability.

Prior to his current role at Network, Jamal was SVP – Group Head of Delivery Management, having previously worked as SVP – Group Head of Governance where he oversaw strategic and project governance across all streams of Group Operations – including PMO, Audit and Risk, Vendor Management, Quality and Controls, and Inventory and Assets Management. His previous positions with the company include VP – Head Of Enterprise Delivery Management, VP – Head of Customer Experience, and Associate Vice President for Projects.

Hend is the Group’s Head of Human Resources and Facilities and is responsible for leading the Group’s human resourcing functions across the UAE, Jordan and Africa, developing and implementing the Group’s human resource strategy and programmes. Under her stewardship, the Group has won government recognition and awards for human development and Emiratisation.

She joined the company in 2013 and has more than 20 years’ experience working with and leading HR departments at various national and international operations based in the UAE. She is a recipient of the prestigious Dubai Human Development Award given by the Dubai Economic Department. She is also part of the Women’s Committee in the Banking Sector, which is run by the Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies.

Jay is the Group Chief Risk Officer and Group Company Secretary and has overall responsibility for the Risk, Compliance and Legal functions. Her responsibilities include the management and oversight of all risk-related disciplines across the Group, including enterprise risk management, regulatory and compliance, data governance and information security, and the legal and secretariat teams.

She joined the Group in 2017 after working at Elavon, a subsidiary of US Bancorp, where she served as Head of Legal – International Markets. Jay has over 20 years’ experience working across a number of major financial institutions including Citigroup and Royal Bank of Scotland Plc. She has advised on legal, regulatory and compliance issues impacting the retail financial services and payments services sectors in particular, across a number of jurisdictions in Europe and Latin America. Jay is a qualified Solicitor in England and Wales.

Mona is the Group’s Chief Marketing Officer. In her role, Mona manages the teams responsible for branding, public relations, communications, and events. She drives the branding and marketing strategy for the Group, optimally leveraging various promotion and publicity platforms, regionally and internationally, to maximise visibility for the Network International brand.

She has more than 18 years of experience in the marketing industry and has worked with Network International for over 14 years, during which time she has also been involved with the product, sales and business development units.

Ian is the Group’s Chief Internal Auditor, responsible for leading Group Internal Audit to provide independent assurance to Executive Management and the Board on the effectiveness of the company’s control framework and risk culture.

He has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry including investment banking, insurance, payments and retail banking.

Abdulaziz Al-Dahmash is the Managing Director for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), responsible for implementing the strategy for driving business growth in Saudi Arabia.

He is well-known in the Saudi Payments Industry, having been a member of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) and having played a major role in initiatives such as growing the Saudi National Card Payment Network (MADA). He was previously the Head of Digital Banking and Payments at Saudi British Bank (SABB) which he helped build as the largest e-commerce acquirer in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He was also a former Board Member of Saudi Financial Lease Contract Registry Company (SIJIL).

Abdulaziz has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and a Master’s Degree in Business Management (MBA). He has also completed Executive Leadership Programs from the University of Virginia, Darden School of Management and London Business School.