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Over 10 years of experience in Private Equity, Venture Capital, Investment Banking Consulting, and M&A.
I've managed a combined 70M USD in different investment vehicles.
Participated in over 700 deals in valuation modeling , fundraising, M&A, and structured debt.
I've invested in over 30 companies in LATAM and the US.
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Results driven financial services professional with over 4 years of experience in wealth management, client acquisition, business development and financial product strategy across the UAE and India. Proven track record of building AUM from scratch, structuring scalable sales models and driving cross functional initiatives spanning compliance, regulatory entity setup and technology. Proficient at managing HNI client relationships, presenting investment products to institutions and working alongside senior management on complex strategic projects. Seeking to leverage deep commercial and operational expertise.
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Henry Majed is the Co-Founder & CEO of MyMynd, an award-winning digital health platform addressing the urgent challenge of wellbeing at work. His work supports both the workforces and advises senior leadership/strategy for organisations spanning healthcare, higher education, retail, professional services, technology, government etc on the power of wellbeing and the future of work.
Prior to this Henry led an alliance of international corporations, innovating to get ahead of the climate impacts/risks of their built environment gaining global recognition. He previously held senior roles with Mars, Johnson & Johnson, 20th Century Fox and served as an advisor to the WHO on global health programmes.
Henry is also a Visiting Fellow at Said Business School, University of Oxford, where he contributes to programmes on systems leadership, strategy & innovation, social impact and resilience for senior executives. He is a regular keynote speaker on leadership and resilience across global industries and academia. He completed his PhD in neuroscience at the University of Cambridge and MBA at the University of Oxford.
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- Current Managing Principal / Founder of global financial advisory firm
- Senior leadership (MD / head of regional team) roles (Hong Kong and Singapore) in global capital markets
- Associate / VP at JP Morgan (New York) and RBC Capital Markets (New York) in global leveraged finance
- Investment banking associate and credit training program at JP Morgan (New York)
- Summer internship at RBC Capital Markets in M&A
- MBA and B.Comm degrees
- CFA Charterholder
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• 12+ years of experience in global banking and financial services across treasury, finance operations, controls, governance, and risk management.
• Experienced people leader with a track record of mentoring professionals, supporting career growth, and developing high-performing teams.
• Skilled in stakeholder management, process improvement, regulatory environments, and large-scale operational transformation initiatives.
• Passionate about helping professionals navigate career transitions, leadership development, interview preparation, and long-term career planning within banking and finance.
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I’m a former global CEO and asset management industry operator with more than 20 years of experience across institutional investment management, financial communications, marketing strategy, business development, and executive leadership.
I started my career at BNY Mellon and The Boston Company Asset Management, working closely with investment teams on market commentary, product positioning, thought leadership, and client-facing communications. I later founded and built the North American division of a global financial marketing agency, growing it from a small pilot into a multimillion-dollar business serving many of the world’s largest asset managers. I subsequently became global CEO, leading 150+ professionals across five continents.
I’m especially useful for mentees interested in the broader asset management ecosystem: investment communications, product and strategy, distribution support, investor-facing content, financial marketing, business development, and leadership paths outside the traditional portfolio manager or investment banking track.
My mentoring style is candid, practical, and career-focused. I'm particularly useful for people who want to understand how the industry actually works — not just how to get the first job, but how careers in and around investment management evolve over time.
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Financial engineer with more than 8 years of experience in analyst, forecasting and automatization process.
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OSCAR MBECHE
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Oscar Mbeche is the Group Chief Finance Officer (GCFO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals (DPRP) and Dangote Sugar Refineries (DSR), both head quartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DPRP is the largest single-train oil refinery in the world, and the 6th largest oil refinery in the world, it is one of the largest companies in Africa. DPRP is the largest oil & gas refinery in Africa and Europe. DSR is the largest sugar refinery in the region covering Africa and Europe.
Oscar’s Board experience includes private and publicly listed companies in Europe, Africa, Asia, and in NASDAQ listed company. Oscar is a proven finance and management executive with laudable achievements as an astute executive. Oscar has 35 years professional experience, gained in seven (7) industry sectors of big-Four professional accounting firms, Banking, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, large-scale Agriculture, international NGOs, and multi-Media. His experience includes working with internationally known brand names: Dangote Group, PWC, Deloitte, Unilever, UDV-Diageo, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Take Two Interactive, Shell, Atlantic Energy, Petroplus, and Action Aid.
Oscar is a graduate of Strathmore College, Strathmore University, and The University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Oscar is a qualified chartered accountant and holds an MBA (Masters of Business Administration degree) from Said Business School.
Oscar has raised USD billions, for working capital, trade finance, and projects financing. He’s an expert in financial reporting, IFRS, US GAAP, controlling, treasury management, international taxation, trade finance, corporate finance; governance SOX, SWIX, ICFR; integrated risk management, audit, compliance, strategic planning, process optimisation, project management, private-public partnerships, IT, and commercial operations.
Oscar’s international experience includes having worked or managed projects in 25 EMEAA (Europe Middle East, Africa & Asia) countries including Kenya, Nigeria, Switzerland, the UK, France, Germany, Singapore, UAE, Australia, India, China and Hong Kong.
Oscar trained with professional accounting firms, PWC and Deloitte, and went on to build a solid career, rising through management ranks to hold senior positions including Chief Finance Officer (CFO), Finance Director, Compliance Director, Chief Risk Officer, Internal Audit Director, Chief Information Officer (CIO), and global Project Manager.
Oscar has a commendable track record of working for philanthropic initiatives to give back to society. For 25 years, Oscar has been a member or president of his parish administrative councils in England and in Switzerland. Oscar supports education initiatives by funding the education of many students in universities and colleges in Kenya.
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Strategic banking professional with deep multi-disciplinary expertise in operational and relationship management. Expertise spans the full banking lifecycle, from rigorous client onboarding and AML/KYC compliance to the complex execution of global securities, custody, and corporate actions. An expert who combines technical specialized knowledge with a broad-based mastery of risk mitigation and institutional change management. Proven ability to lead diverse teams and transform operations to support UHNW and major financial institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The WSO mentor service runs at a very slight profit (~5-10% net margin) in order to help motivate amazing professionals to provide great (free) advice in the forums (many mentors have green "mentor" buttons next to their usernames) which strengthens the entire WSO community. Luckily, there is a surprising number of elite professionals within the WSO community that love giving back to motivated candidates. We also recently automated the mentor matching with an algo that helps reduce the manual work needed on the backend should a requested mentor not be available. Prices range from as low as $57 up to $997 depending on the package you purchase and the mentor you select. Given the success of our service and the number of repeat clients we have, we know that we can afford to run on thin profit margins and serve thousands of applicants. We also know that many of you will follow the advice of our mentors and invest in additional courses and/or services from WSO.
After checking out, your request will immediately be sent to the mentor you selected. You will be expected to fill our some basic information (location, industry preference, etc) along with upload a Word version of your resume in order to help the mentor decide if they feel like they are a great match. As soon as they accept (usually within ~9-12 hours), an email will be sent making an introduction. Your mentor will introduce him/herself and then proceed to review your current resume and/or offer times when you can connect for a mentor session. Over the following days, you will schedule a time that is mutually convenient for you initial phone call to go over what you need help with (mock interview, career consultation and/or both). If you would like to continue with this mentor, you can schedule more hours anywhere from 1 hour to 3+ hours with him/her over the following weeks & months.
Typically the match happens within 12hrs. If your preferred mentor has not responded within 9 hours or they indicate they can't take you on as a mentor, we will notify other top mentors that have the most in common with the mentor you selected (based on our matching algo). These backup mentors will indicate to you if they are available and you have the choice to move forward with one of them, get a refund or wait longer for your preferred mentor. If for whatever reason we cannot match you in time and/or there are no mentors that are available that you'd like to work with, we will refund your purchase in full, no questions asked.
We have an incredible team of 1,000+ dedicated mentors across top firms all around the world. Our #1 goal is to make sure you are placed in the hands of the most competent and detail-oriented professional in your specific target industry. This coupled with our strict process ensures a smooth and thorough experience. Why do we use actual professionals? The answer is simple: they are the ones ACTUALLY SCREENING APPLICATIONS for their own firms! They know what it takes to make it out of the trash pile and into the interview pile. On top of this, since we have been doing mentor sessions for over a decade across THOUSANDS of clients, we are able to immediately identify a top mentor and feed them more clients to ensure happy customers like you (due to our strict screening process). Our team includes investment bankers at all the top bulge brackets and elite boutique banks as well as private equity, hedge fund and VC professionals at the most prestigious funds. We also have reviewers at the top management consulting firms in the world, elite prop trading firms, top corporate finance roles as well as other related finance careers.
Usually these are all self-limiting beliefs, but if you're unsure if we are a good match for you, please send us a quick email to [email protected] and we can send over some bios if we think there might be a potential good match for you.
Too Young / Too Inexperienced: We do NOT recommend our mentor service until you at least have at least some relevant WORK experience that we can leverage. For the young clients out there, this means an internship, ideally in your target or related industry. If you are still in high school, it is unlikely that you have this experience. The earliest we'd recommend doing a mentor session is early freshman or early sophomore year as you prepare for summer internship recruiting. If you have no relevant experience then it probably doesn't make sense to sign up for the service. Our mentors are amazing, but they aren't magicians. If you tell us you really want to be in Investment Banking or Private Equity (for example) and everything in your background points to law or medicine, it's going to be an uphill battle. On the other hand, if you have unrelated experience but you have started the transition process by taking relevant classes and joining relevant clubs and associations, we'd love to work with you. You may not be the most competitive candidate, but we will highlight the most relevant education and functions at your current job that would translate well across industries.
Too Old / Too Experienced: We DO recommend our mentor service for more experienced professionals that are looking to make a transition or have an interview coming up. We have several very senior mentors that can answer the tough questions and make sure you are up to date on the latest trends in your target industry. However, before you move forward, we encourage you to give yourself an honest assessment. If you are looking to make the transition and have not made any steps outside of considering this mentor program, you probably aren't ready. If you've taken steps (education, new degrees, courses, etc) and feel like you're ready, we're on board and eager to help!
Yes, but if you have a negative attitude you are unlikely to have success. If you think a mentor session is an automatic referral, please don't bother to hire us.
Yes, our mentors often do refer our clients for open positions at their firms (over 20%), however, this should not be asked of our mentors to avoid a conflict of interest and it should not be expected as part of the service. It is up to you to impress the mentor if this is your goal, however, we believe you can gain much more out of the experience by being honest about your weaknesses and concerns with the mentor so there can be an open dialogue on how to improve your chances.
The only discounts are for larger packages and more hours purchased at once. This is an incredibly labor intensive 1-on-1 service using finance professionals that typically make well over $200/hr and are doing this primarily to give back.
This is a personal question and the answer is naturally subjective. If you are serious about landing a job in investment banking, private equity, hedge funds, trading, asset management, management consulting or any other competitive industry, it's more than likely that the answer to that question is a resounding "YES".
Career services advisers at your school are not screening applications for interviews...neither are your classmates. If you do happen to have a friend in the industry, are they going to take the hours necessary to give you a realistic mock interview? Odds are that their time is limited outside the office and if they do give you some guidance, it won't be as thorough as our expert mentors. If you look at the competitive nature of recruiting nowadays, why would leave your application up to chance when many of these jobs pay well over $100,000?
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