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About
David M. Saad is Co-Founder and COO of Deben. He has previously worked as a banker and management consultant across the finance, fintech, and enterprise business solutions sectors.
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Co-founders at Deben
Experience
- DebenCo-Founder & COOcurrent2022 — presentCairo, Egypt
- AzdanPrincipal Consultant2021
- AzdanBudgeting, Planning and Treasury Consultant2018 — 2021
- National Bank of Egypt (NBE)Large Corporate Control2017 — 2018
- Emirates NBDAssociate Financial Accountant - Finance Department2014 — 2017Cairo, Egypt
- Pioneers FundsSummer Training2012Cairo
Skills & more
Spoken EnglishSprints5Business Insights1Workflow Analysis1Process Redesign1Business Case PreparationProduct StrategyProduct Road MappingProduct ServiceFinancial Product DevelopmentFinancial Concepts1Acceptance Testing
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Defining RequirementsUser StoriesReporting RequirementsConstructive FeedbackFinancial ReportingSoftware Project ManagementCustomer ExperienceDigital TransformationChange ManagementMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft WordLanguages Arabic · English
- Venture Capital Program — Executive Education - AUC Onsi Sawiris School of Business
- Career Essentials in Generative AI by Microsoft and LinkedIn — Microsoft
- UX Foundations: Research — LinkedIn
- Sales & Presales applications 10 essentials — IFS
- IFS Associate Consultant — IFS
- Pre-Sales Cash & Forecasting — Kyriba
- Certified Gold Level Implementation (Core / Bank / Cash Management & Forecasting) — Kyriba
- Credit Certificate — Egyptian Banking Institute
- Certified Financial Technician (CFTe) — The International Federation of Technical Analysts (IFTA)
- CFA Level 1 Candidate "Awarded CFA Access Scholarship for Dec. 2020" — CFA Institute
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David M. Saad?
- David M. Saad is Co-Founder and COO of Deben. He has previously worked as a banker and management consultant across the finance, fintech, and enterprise business solutions sectors.
- Where does David M. Saad work?
- David M. Saad is Founder of Deben.
- What companies did David M. Saad found?
- David M. Saad founded Deben.
- Where did David M. Saad go to school?
- David M. Saad studied at University of Wales (BSc (Hons) in Business, Financial Institutions); The American University in Cairo (Finished CFA level 1 Preparation Program, CFA); Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI) (Credit Course, Banking).
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Shared employers
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Also worked at National Bank of Egypt (NBE)1
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