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FrenchDesk Supporting your successin the United Arab Emiratesand the Sultanate of Oman
Our team:Our team includes Francophone professionals whohave supported a variety of French companies in theregion.
Our team is familiar with the challenges that French companies face and will provide solutions alignedwith the local context.
Walid Daoud
Walid has provided a broad range of audit, tax and advisory services to MENA clients for the last 16 years. Walid joined KPMG in the Lower Gulf in January 2008 and he is our French Desk Leader. He has worked with a wide variety of French companies with operations in the Lower Gulf including Vinci, Assystem, Devoteam, Veolia, Gemalto, Arkadin, JCDecaux, By Kilian and Akuo.
— Chartered Accountant | HEC—Master of Financial Engineering | ESC
Director | Audit
Wajih Salem
Wajih has provided a broad range of audit, tax and business advisory services with KPMG in theUAE and Oman and KPMG in Tunisia for the last nine years. He has managed the audits of Frenchcompanies including Assystem and the Veolia Group.
— Chartered Accountant | ISCAE—Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting | ISCAE
Manager | Audit
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Didier Laduron
Didier has 10 years of Big Four professional experience and specializes in financial buy-side and sell-side due diligence, as well as business and intangible corporate valuations.
— Chartered Accountant | IRE Luxembourg—Masters | Financial Engineering | Solvay Brussels School
Associate Director | Valuations
Cristian focuses on digital transformation and advanced analytics solutions for a wide range ofclients. Before joining KPMG, he managed the transformation of interactive experiences acrossvarious industries for a leading IT advisory practice across the GCC and North Africa.
—MBA | University of Warwick—Masters | IT Management | Academy of Economic Studies
[Romania]—MSc | Electrical Engineering | Polytechnics Bucharest
Cristian CarstoiuDirector | Digital
Harriet CobbAssociate Director | Forensic
Harriet has nine years of audit and consulting experience in London and Luxembourg and threeyears of forensic experience with KPMG in London and the UAE. She has led fraud investigations in large technology and media companies and financial institutions.
—Accredited counter-fraud specialist | Centre for Counter Fraud Studies | University of Portsmouth
— Chartered accountant | ICAEW—BA (Hons.) French Studies | University of London Institute in
Paris [ULIP]
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Selim has managed customer-centric engagements for public and private sector clients across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa for over 10 years. He has led numerous complex projects across different industries including telecommunications and financial services
Selim TanfousAssociate Director | Digital
— IT & Telecom Engineering | INSAT [Tunisia]
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Fernando joined KPMG in Brazil in 2010 to advise on M&A and international tax. In 2015, he became the tax manager of the Brazil-US desk team. Fernando moved to the UAE in 2016, assistingdomestic and foreign clients with M&A and international tax engagements.
—Bachelor’s in Law | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Brazil—Member of the Brazilian Bar Association—MBA | FGV Brazil
Fernando CostaManager | Tax
Sami AzziAssistant Manager| Forensic
Sami has been part of KPMG Forensic for the past three years, focusing on investigations, anti-bribery and corruption and anti-money laundering in the financial and pharmaceutical industries. Before getting his Masters and joining KPMG, Sami worked in the banking sector for five years.
—Masters in Financial Regulation & Risk Management | Sciences Po Paris
—BSc in Economics | St. Joseph University | Lebanon
Contacts:Deal Advisory
Didier LaduronM: +971 56 688 2417E: [email protected]
Audit
Walid DaoudM: + 971 50 240 3609E: [email protected]
Management Consulting
Cristian CarstoiuM: +971 50 619 8131E: [email protected]
Risk Consulting
Harriet CobbM: +971 56 502 0028E: [email protected]
Tax
Fernando CostaM: +971 56 508 5109E: [email protected]
The information contained herein is of a general nature and is not intended to address the circumstances of any particular individual or entity. Although we endeavor to provide accurate and timely information, there can be no guarantee that such information is accurate as of the date it is received or that it will continue to be accurate in the future. No one should act on such information without appropriate professional advice after a thorough examination of the particular situation.
© 2016 KPMG Lower Gulf Limited and KPMG LLP, operating in the UAE and the Sultanate of Oman, member firms of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (KPMG International), a Swiss entity. All rights reserved.
The KPMG name and logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of KPMG International.
Publication name: French DeskPublication date: November 2016
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The number of French companies and French-speaking professionals in the UAE and Oman has increased significantly over the past ten years, growing at around 10% every year. Approximately 700 French companies and 350,000 French speaking expatriates are now based in the Lower Gulf. At the same time, direct investment in France has grown, and now totals approximately AED20b.
The growth in the volume of investments between the two countries and the presence of a thriving French community in the UAE and Oman suggests a pressing need for professionals with a common culture, who are familiar with local requirements.
KPMG in the Lower Gulf has launched a French Desk, featuring Francophone professionals, to respond to the needs of French companies and French-speaking decision makers in the region.
Our French Desk is connected with French-speaking professionals assigned to KPMG offices around the world through French Konnection, a network managed by KPMG in France.
We look forward to working with you and supporting your successful growth in the UAE and Oman.
Walid DaoudDirector | AuditFrench Desk Leader KPMG in the Lower Gulf
KPMG in the Lower Gulf
Operating in 155 countries, with over 174,000 employees, KPMG offers assurance, tax and advisory services across the globe. KPMG in the Lower Gulf was established in 1973 and operates from seven offices in Dubai, AbuDhabi, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and Muscat, with more than 70 partners and directors leading over 750 professionals. We work shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients, providing audit, tax and advisory services and industry insight to help organizations negotiate risks, manage stakeholder expectations and excel in the dynamic and challenging environments in which they do business.
KPMG is a global network of independent firms that provide services to international clients.
Our solutions are designed to match your needs
Chile
Canada
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Algeria
Ivory CoastSingapore
China/Hong Kong
Australia
Brazil
Cameroon
India
The NetherlandsPoland
CzechRomania
Spain
SwitzerlandPortugal
Finland
Luxembourg
MartiniqueMexico UAEQatar
Senegal Thailand
Turkey
DemocraticRepublic of the Congo
Serbia
Tahiti
To support French companies in their international expansion, KPMG draws on the strength of its international network in 155 countries and French Konnection, which includes over 150 French nationals and French speakers located or secondedabroad.
Our teams of French Konnection professionals bringa wealth of professional experience in both international and France-specific issues, leveraged to support the needs of French companies around the world.
Tax
— Understand how VAT might affect your business?— Determine how to most effectively structure your business from a tax perspective?— Get transfer pricing advice?— Anticipate changes in tax regulation?
KPMG French Konnection
Highlighted service offerings:
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As well as audits of financial statements, we review and compile financial statements and provideagreed upon procedures, attestation services and extended assurance.
Our audit practice provides auditing services to a large number of companies, ranging from startups to multinational corporations. We create specific areasof specialization and exploit economies of scale.
Our proprietary D&A technology is integral to our audit methodology. The judgment and professional skepticism of KPMG’s audit professionals are now further empowered with intelligent automation and innovative analytics capabilities.
Our teams focus on human capabilities and developstrategies to attract, develop, motivate, retain and manage the right people with the right skills sets and experiences to deliver.
As clients review operations and transform to stay ahead in a competitive environment, we help identify major failure points and devise solutions.
Our restructuring professionals help stressed and distressed businesses stabilize and implement a process of strategic, operational and financial change.
Our MESA TP team is part of KPMG’s network of global TP professionals. We understand the nuances of different national tax regulations and look beyondborders.
We provide expert advice on a wide range of VAT issues, adding value by sharing our experience and industry knowledge and helping you understand theimplications of VAT for your business and industry.
Our valuation services team offers a wide range of analytical services for fund managers, portfolio companies and investors.
Our debt advisory capability is a distinctive response to the market’s call for independent, dedicated and client-focused debt advice.
Oman
Would you like to:
Advisory
— Find investment opportunities in the Lower Gulf or in French-speaking countries? — Perform financial or commercial due diligence?— Define or implement a business integration plan following an acquisition?— Review or implement new reporting systems?— Commit to sustainable development?— Increase revenue by improving your net promoter score (NPS)?— Target clients with personalized marketing and optimize your marketing spend?— Use data & analytics to guide business decisions?
Audit
— Have your financial statements audited by a French-speaking team?— Outsource your bookkeeping and accounting services to Francophones?— Prepare reports according to the policies and deadlines defined by your French-speaking parent
company?— Improve your understanding of current practices and procedures in your French-speaking
subsidiaries?— Train your finance teams in new accounting standards?
By deploying talented, cross-industry experienced professionals, we help businesses create innovativeand practical strategies to grow your customer basethrough an enhanced customer experience while addressing internal challenges.
By taking a strategic approach, we help our clients take immediate and decisive actions that can help prevent, detect and respond to – and recover from -potentially contentious or harmful situations.
Our IARCS solutions are designed to enhance theefficiency and effectiveness of internal audit functions, enterprise risk management programs, third party relationship reviews and risk and controls management.
Our dedicated team of accounting specialists help clients comply with international standards, advise on financial reporting processes and help alignaccounting operations with business objectives.
2_inside 3_inside 4_inside2_inside 4_inside
The number of French companies and French-speaking professionals in the UAE and Oman has increased significantly over the past ten years, growing at around 10% every year. Approximately 700 French companies and 350,000 French speaking expatriates are now based in the Lower Gulf. At the same time, direct investment in France has grown, and now totals approximately AED20b.
The growth in the volume of investments between the two countries and the presence of a thriving French community in the UAE and Oman suggests a pressing need forprofessionals with a common culture, who are familiar with local requirements.
KPMG in the Lower Gulf has launched a French Desk, featuring Francophone professionals, to respond to the needs of French companies and French-speaking decision makers in the region.
Our French Desk is connected with French-speaking professionals assigned to KPMG offices around the world through French Konnection, a network managed by KPMG in France.
We look forward to working with you and supporting your successful growth in the UAE and Oman.
Walid DaoudDirector | AuditFrench Desk Leader KPMG in the Lower Gulf
KPMG in the Lower Gulf
Operating in 155 countries, with over 174,000 employees, KPMG offers assurance, tax and advisory services across the globe. KPMG in the Lower Gulf was established in 1973 and operates from seven offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and Muscat, with more than 70 partners and directors leading over 750 professionals. We work shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients, providing audit, tax and advisory services and industry insight to help organizations negotiate risks, manage stakeholder expectations and excel in the dynamic and challenging environments in which they do business.
KPMG is a global network of independent firms that provide services to international clients.
Our solutions are designed to match your needs
Chile
Canada
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Algeria
Ivory CoastSingapore
China/Hong Kong
Australia
Brazil
Cameroon
India
The NetherlandsPoland
CzechRomania
Spain
SwitzerlandPortugal
Finland
Luxembourg
MartiniqueMexico UAEQatar
Senegal Thailand
Turkey
DemocraticRepublic of the Congo
Serbia
Tahiti
To support French companies in their international expansion, KPMG draws on the strength of its international network in 155 countries and French Konnection, which includes over 150 French nationals and French speakers located or secondedabroad.
Our teams of French Konnection professionals bringa wealth of professional experience in both international and France-specific issues, leveraged to support the needs of French companies around the world.
Tax
— Understand how VAT might affect your business?— Determine how to most effectively structure your business from a tax perspective?— Get transfer pricing advice?— Anticipate changes in tax regulation?
KPMG French Konnection
Highlighted service offerings:
3_inside
As well as audits of financial statements, we review and compile financial statements and provide agreed upon procedures, attestation services and extended assurance.
Our audit practice provides auditing services to a large number of companies, ranging from startups to multinational corporations. We create specific areas of specialization and exploit economies of scale.
Our proprietary D&A technology is integral to our audit methodology. The judgment and professional skepticism of KPMG’s audit professionals are now further empowered with intelligent automation and innovative analytics capabilities.
Our teams focus on human capabilities and develop strategies to attract, develop, motivate, retain and manage the right people with the right skills sets and experiences to deliver.
As clients review operations and transform to stay ahead in a competitive environment, we help identify major failure points and devise solutions.
Our restructuring professionals help stressed and distressed businesses stabilize and implement a process of strategic, operational and financial change.
Our MESA TP team is part of KPMG’s network of global TP professionals. We understand the nuances of different national tax regulations and look beyond borders.
We provide expert advice on a wide range of VAT issues, adding value by sharing our experience and industry knowledge and helping you understand the implications of VAT for your business and industry.
Our valuation services team offers a wide range of analytical services for fund managers, portfolio companies and investors.
Our debt advisory capability is a distinctive response to the market’s call for independent, dedicated and client-focused debt advice.
Oman
Would you like to:
Advisory
— Find investment opportunities in the Lower Gulf or in French-speaking countries? — Perform financial or commercial due diligence?— Define or implement a business integration plan following an acquisition?— Review or implement new reporting systems?— Commit to sustainable development?— Increase revenue by improving your net promoter score (NPS)?— Target clients with personalized marketing and optimize your marketing spend?— Use data & analytics to guide business decisions?
Audit
— Have your financial statements audited by a French-speaking team?— Outsource your bookkeeping and accounting services to Francophones?— Prepare reports according to the policies and deadlines defined by your French-speaking parent
company?— Improve your understanding of current practices and procedures in your French-speaking
subsidiaries?— Train your finance teams in new accounting standards?
By deploying talented, cross-industry experienced professionals, we help businesses create innovative and practical strategies to grow your customer base through an enhanced customer experience while addressing internal challenges.
By taking a strategic approach, we help our clients take immediate and decisive actions that can help prevent, detect and respond to – and recover from -potentially contentious or harmful situations.
Our IARCS solutions are designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of internal audit functions, enterprise risk management programs, third party relationship reviews and risk and controls management.
Our dedicated team of accounting specialists help clients comply with international standards, advise on financial reporting processes and help align accounting operations with business objectives.
2_inside 3_inside 4_inside2_inside 4_inside
The number of French companies and French-speaking professionals in the UAE and Oman has increased significantly over the past ten years, growing at around 10% every year. Approximately 700 French companies and 350,000 French speaking expatriates are now based in the Lower Gulf. At the same time, direct investment in France has grown, and now totals approximately AED20b.
The growth in the volume of investments between the two countries and the presence of a thriving French community in the UAE and Oman suggests a pressing need forprofessionals with a common culture, who are familiar with local requirements.
KPMG in the Lower Gulf has launched a French Desk, featuring Francophone professionals, to respond to the needs of French companies and French-speaking decision makers in the region.
Our French Desk is connected with French-speaking professionals assigned to KPMG offices around the world through French Konnection, a network managed by KPMG in France.
We look forward to working with you and supporting your successful growth in the UAE and Oman.
Walid DaoudDirector | AuditFrench Desk Leader KPMG in the Lower Gulf
KPMG in the Lower Gulf
Operating in 155 countries, with over 174,000 employees, KPMG offers assurance, tax and advisory services across the globe. KPMG in the Lower Gulf was established in 1973 and operates from seven offices in Dubai, AbuDhabi, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and Muscat, with more than 70 partners and directors leading over 750 professionals. We work shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients, providing audit, tax and advisory services and industry insight to help organizations negotiate risks, manage stakeholder expectations and excel in the dynamic and challenging environments in which they do business.
KPMG is a global network of independent firms that provide services to international clients.
Our solutions are designed to match your needs
Chile
Canada
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Algeria
Ivory CoastSingapore
China/Hong Kong
Australia
Brazil
Cameroon
India
The NetherlandsPoland
CzechRomania
Spain
SwitzerlandPortugal
Finland
Luxembourg
MartiniqueMexico UAEQatar
Senegal Thailand
Turkey
DemocraticRepublic of the Congo
Serbia
Tahiti
To support French companies in their international expansion, KPMG draws on the strength of its international network in 155 countries and French Konnection, which includes over 150 French nationals and French speakers located or seconded abroad.
Our teams of French Konnection professionals bring a wealth of professional experience in both international and France-specific issues, leveraged to support the needs of French companies around the world.
Tax
— Understand how VAT might affect your business?— Determine how to most effectively structure your business from a tax perspective?— Get transfer pricing advice?— Anticipate changes in tax regulation?
KPMG French Konnection
Highlighted service offerings:
3_inside
As well as audits of financial statements, we review and compile financial statements and provideagreed upon procedures, attestation services and extended assurance.
Our audit practice provides auditing services to a large number of companies, ranging from startups to multinational corporations. We create specific areasof specialization and exploit economies of scale.
Our proprietary D&A technology is integral to our audit methodology. The judgment and professional skepticism of KPMG’s audit professionals are now further empowered with intelligent automation and innovative analytics capabilities.
Our teams focus on human capabilities and developstrategies to attract, develop, motivate, retain and manage the right people with the right skills sets and experiences to deliver.
As clients review operations and transform to stay ahead in a competitive environment, we help identify major failure points and devise solutions.
Our restructuring professionals help stressed and distressed businesses stabilize and implement a process of strategic, operational and financial change.
Our MESA TP team is part of KPMG’s network of global TP professionals. We understand the nuances of different national tax regulations and look beyondborders.
We provide expert advice on a wide range of VAT issues, adding value by sharing our experience and industry knowledge and helping you understand theimplications of VAT for your business and industry.
Our valuation services team offers a wide range of analytical services for fund managers, portfolio companies and investors.
Our debt advisory capability is a distinctive response to the market’s call for independent, dedicated and client-focused debt advice.
Oman
Would you like to:
Advisory
— Find investment opportunities in the Lower Gulf or in French-speaking countries? — Perform financial or commercial due diligence?— Define or implement a business integration plan following an acquisition?— Review or implement new reporting systems?— Commit to sustainable development?— Increase revenue by improving your net promoter score (NPS)?— Target clients with personalized marketing and optimize your marketing spend?— Use data & analytics to guide business decisions?
Audit
— Have your financial statements audited by a French-speaking team?— Outsource your bookkeeping and accounting services to Francophones?— Prepare reports according to the policies and deadlines defined by your French-speaking parent
company?— Improve your understanding of current practices and procedures in your French-speaking
subsidiaries?— Train your finance teams in new accounting standards?
By deploying talented, cross-industry experienced professionals, we help businesses create innovativeand practical strategies to grow your customer basethrough an enhanced customer experience while addressing internal challenges.
By taking a strategic approach, we help our clients take immediate and decisive actions that can help prevent, detect and respond to – and recover from -potentially contentious or harmful situations.
Our IARCS solutions are designed to enhance theefficiency and effectiveness of internal audit functions, enterprise risk management programs, third party relationship reviews and risk and controls management.
Our dedicated team of accounting specialists help clients comply with international standards, advise on financial reporting processes and help alignaccounting operations with business objectives.
FrenchDesk Supporting your successin the United Arab Emiratesand the Sultanate of Oman
Our team:Our team includes Francophone professionals who have supported a variety of French companies in the region.
Our team is familiar with the challenges that French companies face and will provide solutions aligned with the local context.
Walid Daoud
Walid has provided a broad range of audit, tax and advisory services to MENA clients for the last 16 years. Walid joined KPMG in the Lower Gulf in January 2008 and he is our French Desk Leader. He has worked with a wide variety of French companies with operations in the Lower Gulf including Vinci, Assystem, Devoteam, Veolia, Gemalto, Arkadin, JCDecaux, By Kilian and Akuo.
— Chartered Accountant | HEC—Master of Financial Engineering | ESC
Director | Audit
Wajih Salem
Wajih has provided a broad range of audit, tax and business advisory services with KPMG in the UAE and Oman and KPMG in Tunisia for the last nine years. He has managed the audits of French companies including Assystem and the Veolia Group.
— Chartered Accountant | ISCAE—Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting | ISCAE
Manager | Audit
Au
dit
Didier Laduron
Didier has 10 years of Big Four professional experience and specializes in financial buy-side and sell-side due diligence, as well as business and intangible corporate valuations.
— Chartered Accountant | IRE Luxembourg—Masters | Financial Engineering | Solvay Brussels School
Associate Director | Valuations
Cristian focuses on digital transformation and advanced analytics solutions for a wide range of clients. Before joining KPMG, he managed the transformation of interactive experiences acrossvarious industries for a leading IT advisory practice across the GCC and North Africa.
—MBA | University of Warwick—Masters | IT Management | Academy of Economic Studies
[Romania]—MSc | Electrical Engineering | Polytechnics Bucharest
Cristian CarstoiuDirector | Digital
Harriet CobbAssociate Director | Forensic
Harriet has nine years of audit and consulting experience in London and Luxembourg and threeyears of forensic experience with KPMG in London and the UAE. She has led fraud investigations in large technology and media companies and financial institutions.
—Accredited counter-fraud specialist | Centre for Counter Fraud Studies | University of Portsmouth
— Chartered accountant | ICAEW—BA (Hons.) French Studies | University of London Institute in
Paris [ULIP]
Ad
viso
ry
Selim has managed customer-centric engagements for public and private sector clients across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa for over 10 years. He has led numerous complex projects across different industries including telecommunications and financial services
Selim TanfousAssociate Director | Digital
— IT & Telecom Engineering | INSAT [Tunisia]
Ta
x
Fernando joined KPMG in Brazil in 2010 to advise on M&A and international tax. In 2015, he became the tax manager of the Brazil-US desk team. Fernando moved to the UAE in 2016, assisting domestic and foreign clients with M&A and international tax engagements.
—Bachelor’s in Law | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Brazil—Member of the Brazilian Bar Association—MBA | FGV Brazil
Fernando CostaManager | Tax
Sami AzziAssistant Manager| Forensic
Sami has been part of KPMG Forensic for the past three years, focusing on investigations, anti-bribery and corruption and anti-money laundering in the financial and pharmaceutical industries. Before getting his Masters and joining KPMG, Sami worked in the banking sector for five years.
—Masters in Financial Regulation & Risk Management | Sciences Po Paris
—BSc in Economics | St. Joseph University | Lebanon
Contacts:Deal Advisory
Didier LaduronM: +971 56 688 2417E: [email protected]
Audit
Walid DaoudM: + 971 50 240 3609E: [email protected]
Management Consulting
Cristian CarstoiuM: +971 50 619 8131E: [email protected]
Risk Consulting
Harriet CobbM: +971 56 502 0028E: [email protected]
Tax
Fernando CostaM: +971 56 508 5109E: [email protected]
The information contained herein is of a general nature and is not intended to address the circumstances of any particular individual or entity. Although we endeavor to provide accurate and timely information, there can be no guarantee that such information is accurate as of the date it is received or that it will continue to be accurate in the future. No one should act on such information without appropriate professional advice after a thorough examination of the particular situation.
© 2016 KPMG Lower Gulf Limited and KPMG LLP, operating in the UAE and the Sultanate of Oman, member firms of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (KPMG International), a Swiss entity. All rights reserved.
The KPMG name and logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of KPMG International.
Publication name: French DeskPublication date: November 2016
FrenchDesk Supporting your successin the United Arab Emiratesand the Sultanate of Oman
Our team:Our team includes Francophone professionals whohave supported a variety of French companies in theregion.
Our team is familiar with the challenges that French companies face and will provide solutions alignedwith the local context.
Walid Daoud
Walid has provided a broad range of audit, tax and advisory services to MENA clients for the last 16 years. Walid joined KPMG in the Lower Gulf in January 2008 and he is our French Desk Leader. He has worked with a wide variety of French companies with operations in the Lower Gulf including Vinci, Assystem, Devoteam, Veolia, Gemalto, Arkadin, JCDecaux, By Kilian and Akuo.
— Chartered Accountant | HEC—Master of Financial Engineering | ESC
Director | Audit
Wajih Salem
Wajih has provided a broad range of audit, tax and business advisory services with KPMG in theUAE and Oman and KPMG in Tunisia for the last nine years. He has managed the audits of Frenchcompanies including Assystem and the Veolia Group.
— Chartered Accountant | ISCAE—Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting | ISCAE
Manager | Audit
Au
dit
Didier Laduron
Didier has 10 years of Big Four professional experience and specializes in financial buy-side and sell-side due diligence, as well as business and intangible corporate valuations.
— Chartered Accountant | IRE Luxembourg—Masters | Financial Engineering | Solvay Brussels School
Associate Director | Valuations
Cristian focuses on digital transformation and advanced analytics solutions for a wide range ofclients. Before joining KPMG, he managed the transformation of interactive experiences acrossvarious industries for a leading IT advisory practice across the GCC and North Africa.
—MBA | University of Warwick—Masters | IT Management | Academy of Economic Studies
[Romania]—MSc | Electrical Engineering | Polytechnics Bucharest
Cristian CarstoiuDirector | Digital
Harriet CobbAssociate Director | Forensic
Harriet has nine years of audit and consulting experience in London and Luxembourg and threeyears of forensic experience with KPMG in London and the UAE. She has led fraud investigations in large technology and media companies and financial institutions.
—Accredited counter-fraud specialist | Centre for Counter Fraud Studies | University of Portsmouth
— Chartered accountant | ICAEW—BA (Hons.) French Studies | University of London Institute in
Paris [ULIP]
Ad
viso
ry
Selim has managed customer-centric engagements for public and private sector clients across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa for over 10 years. He has led numerous complex projects across different industries including telecommunications and financial services
Selim TanfousAssociate Director | Digital
— IT & Telecom Engineering | INSAT [Tunisia]
Ta
x
Fernando joined KPMG in Brazil in 2010 to advise on M&A and international tax. In 2015, he became the tax manager of the Brazil-US desk team. Fernando moved to the UAE in 2016, assistingdomestic and foreign clients with M&A and international tax engagements.
—Bachelor’s in Law | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Brazil—Member of the Brazilian Bar Association—MBA | FGV Brazil
Fernando CostaManager | Tax
Sami AzziAssistant Manager| Forensic
Sami has been part of KPMG Forensic for the past three years, focusing on investigations, anti-bribery and corruption and anti-money laundering in the financial and pharmaceutical industries. Before getting his Masters and joining KPMG, Sami worked in the banking sector for five years.
—Masters in Financial Regulation & Risk Management | Sciences Po Paris
—BSc in Economics | St. Joseph University | Lebanon
Contacts:Deal Advisory
Didier LaduronM: +971 56 688 2417E: [email protected]
Audit
Walid DaoudM: + 971 50 240 3609E: [email protected]
Management Consulting
Cristian CarstoiuM: +971 50 619 8131E: [email protected]
Risk Consulting
Harriet CobbM: +971 56 502 0028E: [email protected]
Tax
Fernando CostaM: +971 56 508 5109E: [email protected]
The information contained herein is of a general nature and is not intended to address the circumstances of any particular individual or entity. Although we endeavor to provide accurate and timely information, there can be no guarantee that such information is accurate as of the date it is received or that it will continue to be accurate in the future. No one should act on such information without appropriate professional advice after a thorough examination of the particular situation.
© 2017 KPMG Lower Gulf Limited and KPMG LLP, operating in the UAE and the Sultanate of Oman, member firms of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (KPMG International), a Swiss entity. All rights reserved.
The KPMG name and logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of KPMG International.
Publication name: French Desk Publication date: January 2017