saad ahmad

Consultant at Oakridge Advisors

Bio Summary

MBA graduate with deep corporate strategy experience in Telecom, Media and Technology for Fortune 500 companies in the UK, North America and the Middle East. Ability to engage for impact and adept in team building. Strong foundation in in-house strategy consulting as well as deals experience, offering a unique blend of strategic and finance expertise.

Employment History

Consultant

Oakridge Advisors

January 2017 - present

London, UK

External strategy consultant for technology startups, identifying strategic initiatives and VC/M&A opportunities. Advise Amazon Web Services (AWS) on market expansion strategy into EMEA region resulting in $250M increase in sales. • Work closely with Amazon executives to develop go-to-market plan. Engage with local C-Level partners in Public Sector to identify and close opportunities with suitable value propositions and delivery model for projects. • Lead the end-to-end contracting process post signature including support for contract negotiation, governance activities, up sells and renegotiations. Manage and support with ownership on scope, schedule, financials, contracts and subcontracts. Advisor to CEO of innovative digital wallet startup, leading to early-stage VC capital raise of $400K. • Assumed central liaison role for investment and marketing-related matters, i.e., coordinating executive team meetings, handling Investor's due diligence queries, hiring and dealing with external advisors, ensuring timely capital calls and activities reporting. • Acted as a strategy & operational consultant, designing target operating model, managing design of customer lifecycle and onboarding, creating roadmaps and timelines and working closely with business key stakeholders. Prepare valuation fairness opinion of $11M COVID-19 medical trial technology startup for sell-side transaction process. • Work closely with CEO to develop confidential information memoranda, building valuation case and transaction consequences analyses and prepared client and investor slides in context of pitches. Advisor to healthcare PE group on acquisition strategy in United States. • Identified and met with >50 targets in the healthcare sector as potential investment targets. • Assess market valuation of current portfolio companies and review of capital allocation strategy and present valuation range of targets and capital structure alternatives to group CEO for approval. Advance opportunities for growth and revenue for Robo-Advisory firm, helping obtain entry into ultra-competitive incubator. • Lead Business Planning, Market Assessment and Market Entry Strategy, cementing validation of client's platform and leading to solid reputation with VCs as a credible partner and good, up-and-coming name.

Strategy Associate Strategy & Operations

Bell Canada

January 2013 - December 2016

Toronto, ON, Canada

In-house consulting team of $23.5bn telecom identifying strategic initiatives and M&A opportunities. • Ideated industry-first business model for flagship TV app resulting in $300M+ investment, pitched idea to EVP of inno ...see more

Trade Advisor Policy Team

U.S. Department of Commerce

January 2012 - December 2013

Toronto, ON, Canada

Trade advisor to the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. • Briefed Secretary for upcoming White House meeting with President Obama's top 2 economic advisors. • Researched, analyzed, and wrote 8 economic policy posit ...see more

Analyst

KPMG

January 2011 - December 2012

Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Supported development and led execution of key annual programs in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) industry including "TMT Predictions" and "Technology 50". • Worked with Managers on both sell and buy ...see more

Education

Master's in Business Administration/Management

IE BUSINESS SCHOOL

2017

Bachelor's in Economics

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO

2010

Language Skills

English

Country Experience

United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Saudi Arabia United States Canada

Skills

Information Technology

Blockchain,

Internet of Things,

Cloud Migration,

Cloud Strategy & Change Management,

IT Strategy

Business

Digital Strategy,

Digital Transformation,

Value Creation,

Asset Management,

Change & Implementation,

Transformation Management Office,

KPIs,

Monitoring & Evaluation,

Performance Management System,

Strategy Execution,

Dashboard Development,

Balance Scorecard,

Organizational Excellence,

Project Management,

Channel Management,

Benchmarking & Best Practice,

Corporate Development,

Feasability Studies,

Innovation Strategy,

Growth Strategy,

Operating Model,

New Business Build,

Portfolio Strategy,

Purpose,

Regulatory Strategy,

Strategic Management,

Strategic Planning,

Scenario Planning,

Business Unit Strategy,

Business Case,

Corporate Strategy,

Business Planning,

Trends & Global Forces,

Commercial Due Diligence,

M&A Strategy & Due Diligence,

Operational Due Diligence,

Merger & Acquisitions,

Valuation,

Target Search,

Joint Ventures & Alliances,

Deal Sourcing and Execution,

Corporate Venture Capital,

Carve-out,

Spin-Offs

Financial Analysis,

Derivatives,

Portfolio Management,

Divestitures

Market Research

Industry Experience

Principal Investors

Venture Capital,

Private Equity,

Hedge Funds,

Sovereign Wealth Fund