Jawad Shafique

Jawad Shafique serves as Director of Financial Services at ADQ, where he oversees the organization's financial services and healthcare platform. He brings over 18 years of experience in investment management, mergers and acquisitions, turnarounds, and corporate restructuring.

Prior to joining ADQ, Shafique held the position of Partner at a Big 4 firm where he headed the deal advisory practice, which was at KPMG, where he served for more than a decade. In this role, he advised financial institutions, private equities, and corporate investors on a comprehensive range of large-scale transactions across industries and geographies, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures.

Shafique holds a CFA charter and is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He serves as a Board Member at Wio Bank PJSC, the UAE's leading digital bank, and serves as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Odeabank.

Career History

• Director of Financial Services, ADQ (current)
• Partner, Deal Advisory, KPMG UAE (10+ years)
• Board Member, Wio Bank PJSC
• Vice-Chairman of the Board, Odeabank

What Jawad Shafique could bring to his role as Director of Financial Services at ADQ: His deep expertise in complex cross-border M&A transactions, institutional investor advisory, and portfolio restructuring positions him to strategically identify and optimize ADQ's financial services and healthcare sector investments. His track record advising regional heavyweights like Mubadala, ADCB, and FAB, combined with his board positions at fintech innovators like Wio Bank, uniquely equips him to navigate the sovereign fund's expansion in rapidly evolving financial services landscapes while managing institutional-grade deal execution across multiple geographies.