AFFINIAX - Key Persons


Abeer Syed

Job Titles:
  • Partner
Abeer is a dynamic, entrepreneurial and out-of-the-box thinking finance professional, managing a portfolio of clients spread across various sectors. He is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India with 10 years of experience in audit and assurance, consulting and advisory, due diligence, fraud and investigation, corporate structuring advisory and local and international tax advisory.

Brad McMechan

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Finance
  • Director
Brad is a seasoned, entrepreneurial finance executive with a demonstrated history of success in the financial services industry on three continents. Highly skilled and experienced in business sales and acquisitions, asset sales and acquisitions, fundraising, financial due diligence and valuations. He has over 35 years of experience in CFO, MD and consultancy roles for a number of successful businesses ranging from Fortune 500 companies, SMEs to start-ups including high growth and entrepreneurial organizations. Brad has lived and worked in the Dubai, UAE since 2001 with experience across the Middle East, Africa and the CIS. A Big 4 trained Canadian CPA, CA, Brad leads the Corporate Finance department of Affiniax Partners providing tailored growth, acquisition, exit and fundraising services to business owners and investors, delivering exceptional results.

Lory Cirstea

Job Titles:
  • Partner
Lory is a highly regarded and trusted corporate advisor with 20+ years of leadership experience. She is well-known for seamlessly blending legal, financial, and business expertise with coaching skills to drive impactful growth. With a successful track record in managing multibillion-dollar transactions worldwide, she has collaborated with top-tier law firms, prestigious financial institutions, and multinational corporations across Europe, USA, Asia, and the UAE. In her capacity as Partner and Head of International Services, Lory plays a pivotal role in driving the growth and expansion of our service offerings and global presence.

Nihar Kothari

Job Titles:
  • Chartered Accountant
  • Partner
Nihar is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a Diploma in Information Systems Audit. As a Partner, he has been shouldering the overall accountability of achieving business growth & profit goals by formulating & implementing strategic financial solutions and business policies, procedures & systems. He also plays a key role is translating business vision and strategy into operational tactics; facilitating business transformation and productivity initiatives in a manner that systematically improves operational execution.

Raheel Tamimi

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director
  • Professional Auditor
Raheel is a professional Auditor with more than 10 years of experience in audits and accounts, managing the audit assignments, from planning, execution, monitoring, reviewing and to finalizing and reporting to the engagement partner. He is a graduate in Bachelor of Commerce in Statistics, Accounting, Economics and is currently pursuing ACCA.

Sumeet Nayyar - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
Sumeet is a global-minded business leader, with a proven track record of leadership in a professional advisory firm focusing on developing business relationships and advising C-level executives to achieve success and manage in a complex and internationally integrated business environment. He holds double postgraduate in Management disciplines from two recognized top universities in the UK, University of Birmingham and University of Strathclyde, and has completed Advanced Management Program in Management, Innovation and Technology from MIT.

Yvonne Spiller

Job Titles:
  • Director of Risk & Quality Management
Yvonne has more than 40 years' experience in the corporate/commercial world in several businesses, especially in the FMCG sector, providing Business Development solutions, and holding senior management roles in Sales, Strategy and Operations, as well as advising several businesses across various sectors. She is a qualified Lead Auditor in a number of ISO standards and, with 7 years' experience in ISO Management Systems, working with some of the largest multinationals in the region. Her business focus is doing what is in her clients' best interest and speed of implementation, putting in processes and procedures of the desired management system, so they reduce wastage of both time and money, gain growth and improve their profits. She also works with the food industry in the UAE, dealing with Food Safety.