Riyas is the Group Chief Financial Officer at Nazer, and has supported the Group’s rapid expansion in various key roles since 2006. Prior to joining Nazer, he was in the audit and advisory services with a Big4 in Saudi and a leading regional audit firm in India for 10 years.

Riyas has an Executive MBA from London Business School. He took his Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Strategy (Masters) from Saïd Business School at University  of Oxford, MBA in Finance & Marketing from SMU, India, and Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from University of Calicut.

He is a Fellow Chartered Management Accountant (FCMA) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) from CIMA, UK and AICPA, USA, a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) from ICMA , Australia, a Certified Financial Consultant (CFC) from IFC, Canada, and a member in ISACA, USA. He also has certifications from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and ACCA, UK.