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Laura Ojeda, Business Development Manager (MENA)

e: laura.ojeda@crigroup.com | m: +971 529494834 | LinkedIn

t: +971 4 3589884 | e: cridxb@crigroup.com | a: P.O Box 111794, Office #711-712, Liberty House, DIFC, Dubai, UAE

Laura Ojeda is a dependable and dynamic business development professional at CRI Group™, with a proven ability to establish and maintain excellent communication and relationships with clients across various industries, with her ability to practice excellent time management combined with superior knowledge of identifying customer needs and delivering effective solutions to all problems, she has helped numerous organisations by conducting comprehensive due diligence thereby ensuring evidence based decision making.

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Zafar Anjum, Founder & Group CEO – CRI Group™

e: zanjum@crigroup.com | LinkedIn | t: +44 207 6861415 | m: +44 (0)7588 454959
Reach out for solutions in EMEA, APAC, Americas
Languages spoken: English, Urdu

Building a 30-year career in the areas of fraud prevention, protective integrity, security and compliance Mr. Zafar Anjum, MSc, CFE, CIS, MICA, Int. Dip. (Fin. Crime), CII, MIPI, MABI is a highly respected professional in his field. As a trusted authority in fraud prevention and securities among corporate clients, government agencies and industry groups, he is known for creating stable and secure networks across challenging global markets. With an impressive educational background coupled with his industry expertise, Mr. Zafar Anjum is often the first certified global investigator on the scene when multi-national EMEA corporations seek to close compliance or security gaps.

Starting his educational background in 1989 with his Bachelor of Arts Degree; he then went on to earn a Master of Science in Counter Fraud and Counter Corruption University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom along with specialized knowledge and certification in: Fraud Investigations, Fraud and Financial Crimes, Corporate Fraud Control and Anti-Corruption. He also awarded with Distinction in Master of Fraud and Financial Crime and included in Executive Dean’s List of 2016 by Charles Sturt University, Australia. Both his training and business acumen give Mr. Zafar Anjum in depth precision when dealing with fraud risk management, security consultations, crime investigations, crisis management, risk governance, event security and strategic threat management for industry leaders seeking proactive long-term risk prevention.

His leadership abilities create strong collaborative relationships among prevention teams, crime investigators, government officials as well as business executives seeking dynamic solutions across international marketplaces. For industries needing large project management, safeguard testing and real-time compliance applications, Mr. Zafar Anjum is the assurance expert of choice for industry professionals.

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e: ashelea.arzadon@crigroup.com | t: +971 4 3589884 | m: +971 529494834
Reach out for solutions in EMEA, APAC, Americas
Languages spoken: English, Filipino, elementary Mandarin and Spanish

Ashelea is the head of the Investigations Team in Dubai, leading the due diligence, C-level background screening, insurance claim and corporate investigations for multinational clients across a variety of key industry sectors: public relations and advertising agencies of global brands, international law firms, aerospace and defense, and nuclear and energy companies. Her work includes multi-jurisdictional investigations specifically in MENA, Europe and the Americas.

She became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 2018. Prior to joining CRI™, Ashelea worked as an intern at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila where she leveraged her knowledge of international law and politics as part of diplomatic and consular practices. She graduated from Lyceum of the Philippines University with a bachelor’s degree in International Relations with a major in Diplomacy and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Corruption and Governance at University of Sussex. In addition to her native language, Filipino, Ashelea is fluent in English. She also completed 4 semesters of Mandarin and is currently at A2 level in French.

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Ali Salman Albesher, Investigation Analyst Investigations (KSA)

e: ali.albesher@crigroup.com | m: +966569984867 | LinkedIn

t: +966112505016 | e: info@crigroup.com | address: Office 179, 1^st floor, Riyadh Park Al Aqiq , Riyadh 11564 Saudi Arabia

Diligent and versatile Mr. Ali Salman Albesher is a Saudi local with extensive experience in Background & Due Diligence Investigations, which enables him to ensure operational excellence of clients across various industries.

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Raees Ahmed, Business Development Lead (Qatar, Pakistan & India)

e: raees.ahmed@crigroup.com | m: +974 7125 4599 | LinkedIn | Book a call with me now!

t: +974 4426 7339 | e: qatar@crigroup.com | a: Office 130, 1th Floor, Al Jaidah Square, Doha – Qatar

Based in Qatar, Raees Ahmed is our dynamic and motivated Sales & Business Development Lead with a proven record of generating and building relationships, managing projects/tasks from concept to completion, designing educational strategies, and coaching individuals to success. An adaptable and transformational leader, developing opportunities that further establish organisational goals.

Raees has an MBA in Marketing and an MS in Project Management from Bahria University Islamabad. In his career, Raees has gathered hands-on experience in the corporate sector. Among colleagues, Raees is known as a tenacious go-getter. Setting challenging goals and making sure that the team has the capabilities to meet them.

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e: nilofar.gardezi@crigroup.com | LinkedIn

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Languages spoken: English

Ms. Nilofar Gardezi is Associate Director and HRBP in CRI Group™. She is a senior certified HR Professional from Europe. She is a member of notable bodies as CxO Global, Social Development International UN, Pakistan Tech Forum, and Pakistan Society of Human Resource Management. She is a certified coach and a psychologist as well.

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e: kzafar@crigroup.com | t: +44 203 927 5250
Reach out for solutions in EMEA, APAC, Americas
Languages spoken: English, Urdu

Mrs. Kanwal is a qualified investigative specialist and has years of experience starting in investigating insurance fraud, death verification, and Medicaid Fraud Investigations for many leading insurance companies. Mrs. Kanwal Zafar also performs due diligence and consulting services for clients interested in vendor and pre-transaction investigative due diligence, spends half her time on investigative engagements with long-standing clients and the other half on fraud, valuation and litigation support projects specifically.