ELENA ZBIROVSKAYA
Founder
Elena has more than 17 years of theoretical and practical professional experience in Financial Management. She has a PhD in Economics. Elena managed projects under the Contracts of the World Bank and Ministry of Finance of Russian Federation, aimed at improving financial inclusion and literacy of the general public, including contracts on creation, approval and implementation of an adapted set of educational and awareness-raising materials on financial literacy. Elena also worked for Federal Tax Service of Russian Federation as an Independent Expert on Compliance and AML/CFT in the Commission for the Observance of Requirements for Official Behavior of Federal Civil Servants and Conflict of Interest, conducting a comprehensive assessment of public civil servants.
NIZAM ISMAIL
Director
Legal, Compliance
Nizam has been a part of YOUSPE Holding since its incorporation. His vast expertise and 25 years of experience in financial services regulatory compliance and litigation makes him one of the key figures in the company. Previously, he served as Executive Director and Head of Compliance for Southeast Asia in Morgan Stanley Singapore, Senior Vice President and Head of Compliance for Southeast Asia at Lehman Brothers Singapore, Executive Director (legal and compliance) in Nomura Singapore, Senior Legal Counsel (corporate and investment bank) at Citigroup, and regulator at the Monetary Authority of Singapore for six years. Until recently, Nizam also held a partner position at RHTLaw Taylor Wessing.
TAN CHEE YONG
Managing Director
Strategic Development
Chee Yong has over 20 years of experience in Banking and Finance, of which 13 years were in China. Before joining Youspe Holding, he was the CEO of NCF Wealth Holding, a Chinese fin-tech company which operates an open internet finance platform with over 11million online customers and accumulated transaction volume of over USD 50 billion. He was the GM for China Bohai Bank responsible for Transaction banking and SME business. He had also worked in a senior capacity in Fullerton Financial China operations, Monetary Authority of Singapore and Standard Chartered Bank. He has completed CFA level 3.
IQBAL JUMABHOY
CEO, Edge Capital
M&A, Capital Market
Iqbal’s more than 25 years of experience in real estate development and hospitality, merger and acquisitions, wealth and assets management, as well as his strong leadership skills and passion for innovation, has armed him with the ability to apply his in-depth expertise across disciplines. He played a key role in the growth and development of SilverNeedle® Hospitality and The Ascott Limited, launched NEXT Hotels® brand, founded a web and mobile platform, BlackBook. Iqbal was a member of the founding Board of Governors at Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore, and served as an Independent Director and Board Committee member on external boards in several companies in the United Kingdom, India, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.