Adnan Raja

Adnan Raja is Group Chief Financial Officer at AESG. A Fellow British Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of international experience across the Middle East, UK, US and Africa.

He has built a career leading finance, strategy and operations in fast-paced, high-growth environments across different continents. Previously, he held the Group CFO role at Select Group, overseeing a diverse portfolio of real estate, hospitality, F&B and investment assets with a GDV exceeding AED 17 billion. His leadership has consistently driven results — from securing over AED 700 million in funding and boosting escrow returns, to leading finance transformations that cut month-end close times and introduced intelligent automation across ERP and CRM platforms.

His earlier roles included CFO for MEA at Clyde & Co, the largest law firm in the region, and 13 formative years at Fortune 500 firm Marsh McLennan (Consulting and Insurance) across London, New York, Johannesburg and Dubai — culminating as Finance Director and Board Member for the Middle East, Turkey & Africa.

• End-to-end real estate finance leadership (development, funding, investor relations, escrow, DLD/RERA interface)
• Strategic growth, M&A, fundraising and investment appraisals
• Leading finance transformations and ERP/CRM integration (Oracle, Yardi, Salesforce, Elite 3E)
• Risk, governance and regulatory compliance (DFSA, SAMA, Central Bank, BEPS, UAE CT, VAT)
• Building, scaling and mentoring high-performing teams

Outside of work, he is a keen cricketer, cyclist and amateur guitarist with a passion for continuous learning and creating value in everything he does.

• Position: Group Chief Financial Officer, UAE
• Email Address: info@aesg.com
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