Leadership & Governance
EMEIA REGIONAL BOARD
Christophe Velut
Board ChairAllinial – Walter France
149 Bd de Stalingrad
Villeurbanne, 69100
France
Jérôme Rüfenacht
Board Vice ChairGewerbe-Treuhand AG
Eichwaldstrasse 13
Luzern, 6002
Switzerland
Adam Wilson
Board MemberAzets
Secure House
Lulworth Close, Chandlers Ford
Southhampton, Hampshire, SO53 3TL
United Kingdom
Vaibhav Manek
Board MemberKNAV
201-202, Naman Centre,
G Block BKC, Bandra East, 2nd Floor
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400051
India
Massimo di Terlizzi
Board MemberPirola Pennuto Zei & Associati
Via Vittor Pisani 20
Milan, 20124
Italy
Thorsten Schellenberg
Board MemberKBHT
Europadamm 4
Duesseldorf, 41460
Germany
James Dolan
Board MemberBlick Rothenberg
16 Great Queen Street
Covent Garden
London WC2B 5AH
Mohammad-Nasser Barakat
Board MemberAldar International Governance Consultancy (AIGC)
Riyadh World Trade Centre Bahrain Tower
2nd Floor, King Fahad Road
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Jennifer Reddy
Board Member161 Pietermaritz Street Ground Floor, Nedbank House
Pietermaritzburg
South Africa
EMEIA REGIONAL DIRECTORS
Luca Traini
Regional Director, AfricaIn his role as Regional Director of Africa, Luca is tasked with building relationships and growing the association’s regional membership in Africa. In addition to connecting our African members to the wider Allinial Global community, he is also responsible for coordinating the delivery of member services.
Luca completed his training contract with PKF Durban, where he quickly progressed to audit supervisor. He has worked in financial services and wealth management, started his own company in advertising and print, and served as the national credit risk manager for a JSE listed entity. As a business consultant, Luca has successfully counseled many businesses on startup, expansion, and increased profitability. Throughout his career he has stayed close to his passion of training and education, lecturing in finance and audit for numerous firms and South African universities.
Ilkay Sarpdag
Regional Director, EMEIIlkay joined Allinial Global in 2022 as director of the association’s growing EMEI region. In this role he is focused on driving growth by recruiting new members and delivering additional value to EMEI member firms through enhanced commerce, connectivity, and member services.
An experienced corporate advisor with broad market knowledge and keen insight into client needs, Ilkay has traveled extensively across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, developing strong relationships across various industry areas and regions. Prior to joining Allinial Global, he served as a director at IHS Markit, where he was responsible for COO functions and advising clients on matters relating to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), mergers and acquisitions, activism, and corporate governance.
EMEIA REGIONAL BOARD
Christophe Velut
Board ChairAllinial – Walter France
149 Bd de Stalingrad
Villeurbanne, 69100
France
Jérôme Rüfenacht
Board Vice ChairGewerbe-Treuhand AG
Eichwaldstrasse 13
Luzern, 6002
Switzerland
Adam Wilson
Board MemberAzets
Secure House
Lulworth Close, Chandlers Ford
Southhampton, Hampshire, SO53 3TL
United Kingdom
Vaibhav Manek
Board MemberKNAV
201-202, Naman Centre,
G Block BKC, Bandra East, 2nd Floor
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400051
India
Massimo di Terlizzi
Board MemberPirola Pennuto Zei & Associati
Via Vittor Pisani 20
Milan, 20124
Italy
Thorsten Schellenberg
Board MemberKBHT
Europadamm 4
Duesseldorf, 41460
Germany
James Dolan
Board MemberBlick Rothenberg
16 Great Queen Street
Covent Garden
London WC2B 5AH
Mohammad-Nasser Barakat
Board MemberAldar International Governance Consultancy (AIGC)
Riyadh World Trade Centre Bahrain Tower
2nd Floor, King Fahad Road
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Jennifer Reddy
Board Member161 Pietermaritz Street Ground Floor, Nedbank House
Pietermaritzburg
South Africa
EMEIA REGIONAL DIRECTORS
Luca Traini
Regional Director, AfricaIn his role as Regional Director of Africa, Luca is tasked with building relationships and growing the association’s regional membership in Africa. In addition to connecting our African members to the wider Allinial Global community, he is also responsible for coordinating the delivery of member services.
Luca completed his training contract with PKF Durban, where he quickly progressed to audit supervisor. He has worked in financial services and wealth management, started his own company in advertising and print, and served as the national credit risk manager for a JSE listed entity. As a business consultant, Luca has successfully counseled many businesses on startup, expansion, and increased profitability. Throughout his career he has stayed close to his passion of training and education, lecturing in finance and audit for numerous firms and South African universities.
Ilkay Sarpdag
Regional Director, EMEIIlkay joined Allinial Global in 2022 as director of the association’s growing EMEI region. In this role he is focused on driving growth by recruiting new members and delivering additional value to EMEI member firms through enhanced commerce, connectivity, and member services.
An experienced corporate advisor with broad market knowledge and keen insight into client needs, Ilkay has traveled extensively across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, developing strong relationships across various industry areas and regions. Prior to joining Allinial Global, he served as a director at IHS Markit, where he was responsible for COO functions and advising clients on matters relating to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), mergers and acquisitions, activism, and corporate governance.
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