BNY has announced the appointment of Madiha Sattar as Managing Director and Growth Ventures Partner in a new global role based in the UAE.
In her new position, Sattar will drive strategic efforts with regional clients to foster and invest in opportunities across financial markets data and analytics, wealth technology and alternative assets data and distribution.
Sattar has over 20 years of industry experience, having previously worked at Careem, JPMorgan Chase, and McKinsey & Company. She is also recognised as a Dubai Future Fellow, advising on sectors pivotal to Dubai’s future.
Akash Shah, Chief Growth Officer and Global Head of Growth Ventures at BNY, said, “As a leading provider of financial markets data, analytics, and technology, BNY is focused on building the market infrastructure of the future. We are excited to welcome Madiha, who brings deep experience to the business and will play a strategic role as we accelerate the GCC’s ambitions to become a global centre of technology and financial services.”
BNY’s Growth Ventures initiative follows the company’s investment in the Abu Dhabi-based fintech company Alpheya, which is developing a comprehensive wealth management platform for the Middle East.
