Vertex Group has announced the appointment of Mr. Farouk Khailann as Senior Executive Advisor to the board & Mr. Shitij Taneja as Chief Commercial Officer for Vertex Next (Middle East & Africa).
Farouk Khailann is the Chief Executive Officer of Premium Africa Holdings, an Africa focused investment holding company with assets and projects in Ghana, Liberia, Gambia and Sierra Leone. The company operates in the areas of construction, agribusiness, financial technology, real estate, energy and investment consultancy.
“As Vertex continues to meet the expanding demand for products and solutions, I warmly thank Mr. Gagan Arora for placing their confidence in me as Senior Executive Advisor to the board,” said Mr. Khailann. “I feel very privileged to take on this role at such an exciting time – the needs of Vertex clients, people, regulators, and other stakeholders are changing rapidly. Vertex is dealing with these changes in thoughtful and innovative ways which will benefit all Vertex stakeholders for years to come,” said Farouk.
Adding to their leadership, Vertex Group also announced Shitij Taneja as their Chief Commercial Officer for Vertex Next.
“I am delighted that Farouk and Shitij are joining Vertex. They are highly experienced International Executives with a strong track record of driving growth and business performance in multiple fields. I am confident that under their leadership, Vertex will continue its positive momentum and capitalise on what has been achieved so far. We have worked diligently over the past several years to strengthen our management team and now is the right time to bring on board a Senior Executive Advisor & new CCO of Farouk & Shitij’s calibre,” said Gagan Arora, Founder & CEO for Vertex Group
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