Adam Popat

CEO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates20 yrs 1 mo experience

Key Highlights

  • Led complex M&A transactions worth billions.
  • Raised significant funding for innovative ventures.
  • Expert in building diverse, high-performing teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech executive with extensive experience in M&A and venture capital.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

FundingStrategic PlanningMergers & Acquisitions (m&a)Venture CapitalStrategic PartnershipsInvestments

Other Skills

Business DevelopmentFinancial AdvisoryOral CommunicationCommunication TrainingPublic RelationsOperational Risk ManagementBoard GovernanceFinancial RiskCreditFinancial AnalysisLeadershipFinancial Reporting

About

CEO | CFO | Investments | Corporate Development | M&A leader with a unique breadth and depth of strategic, business and governance experience in international banking, investments and venture capital. Strong track-record of delivery in 8 different roles spanning senior management, front office and key functions across the UK, US and Asia in 17 years at Standard Chartered (SC). HIGHLIGHTS: I co-led all Fund, investment, fundraising and M&A activity for SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s venture capital and innovation unit, including: - Managed c.USD420m AuM / 20+ investments across two Funds; - Led all M&A and capital/fundraising for a portfolio of 30+ new FinTech ventures/businesses; - Led a team of 10+ investment professionals across London and Singapore. - Led from end-to-end over 4 years the execution of SC’s largest and most complex transaction in decades – the spin out of SC Private Equity and disposal of USD3.5bn private equity asset portfolio, comprising of a team of 50 executives and 35 assets spanning 15 emerging markets in a landmark transaction to Intermediate Capital Group - Drove SC’s innovation agenda including market-leading strategic partnerships and ventures to create a digital assets eco-system and set up SC’s USD100m innovation investment fund - Track-record of attracting and developing talent, and building strong, diverse and engaged teams - 'International by nature’ – Czech/Indian/British heritage; lived and worked in seven countries (Czech Rep., UK, Germany, Belgium, Kenya, US and Vietnam); and proficient in four languages (fluent in English, German, Czech; high-level French)

Experience

Settlemint

3 roles

CEO

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr · Remote

  • SettleMint is a global leader in Digital Asset Lifecycle Management. Through our SaaS platform and service offering we enable organisations to easily and rapidly tokenise assets and build and integrate blockchain applications.
  • Promoted by investors and board from CFO to CEO after leading company restructure
  • Raised EUR8m+ in additional funding from existing and new investors
  • Refocussed strategy, product/tech stack and team on biggest market opportunity (asset tokenisation)
  • Reduced monthly burn by 500% and headcount by 60% with only positive impact on client business
  • Grown ARR 100% in 9 months since company restructure, including winning high-profile, land-mark deals
  • Solved material legacy issues impacting the business
  • On track to achieve profitability in 18 months after company restructure in line with business plan

Board Member

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr · Remote

CFO

Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 · 11 mos · Remote

Akj group

Group CFO

Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 · 5 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

Sc ventures | standard chartered

Member | Managing Director

Aug 2021 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · London · Hybrid

  • I co-led all Fund, investment, fundraising and M&A activity across SC Ventures, including:
  • Managing c.USD420m AuM / 20+ investments across two Funds;
  • Leading all M&A and capital/fundraising for a portfolio of 30+ new FinTech ventures/businesses;
  • Leading a team of 10+ investment professionals across London and Singapore.

Secret double octopus

Board Observer

Aug 2021 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · Tel Aviv District, Israel · Remote

Zodia

Board Member

Feb 2020 – Jul 2023 · 3 yrs 5 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

  • Zodia is SC’s digital asset custody and trading venture
  • Nominated to serve as a non-executive director for SC

Standard chartered bank

6 roles

Managing Director, Group Corporate Development (M&A)

Feb 2019 – Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Reported directly to the Global Head of Corporate Development; one of two Managing Directors globally, led transactions and projects, including acquisitions, disposals, investments, joint ventures and strategic partnerships.
  • Major announced transactions:
  • Strategic partnership with and investment in BlackRock Climate Finance Partnership (2021)
  • Launch of digital asset brokerage and exchange venture with BC Tech Group / OSL (2021)
  • Launch of Zodia Custody digital asset custody venture / strategic partnership with Northern Trust (2020)
  • Investment in Metaco, a leading digital asset technology provider (2020)
  • Spin-out of SC Private Equity and sale of private equity asset portfolio (2016-2020)
  • Set up of USD100m Standard Chartered innovation investment fund (2018)
  • Investment in Ripple, a leading distributed ledger company (2016)
  • Helped to build and now leading small, high-calibre team in London; responsible for a significant increase in our employee satisfaction scores and improvement in our diversity balance.

Executive Director, Group Corporate Development (M&A)

Feb 2016 – Feb 2019 · 3 yrs

Chief Financial Officer Vietnam

Promoted

May 2015 – Feb 2016 · 9 mos

  • CFO and Country Deputy General Director for Standard Chartered Vietnam, one of only five wholly international banks in Vietnam with c. USD120m in annual revenue, a c. USD1.8bn balance sheet and c.900 employees, serving corporate, institutional, small business and retail clients in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
  • Responsible with CEO for overall country performance, strategy and governance
  • Restructured and led team of 35 Finance professionals
  • Member of Executive Management, Asset and Liability, Risk Management and Data Governance committees
  • Primary responsibility for Business Performance Management, Tax Management, Financial and Regulatory Reporting and Financial Control/ Risk Management

Head of Office, Group Chief Financial Officer

Oct 2012 – May 2015 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Responsible for management of the Group CFO’s office, covering a broad remit of strategic and tactical issues in support of the CFO’s ongoing priorities and overall management of the Group’s performance
  • Became trusted adviser to CFO and a key conduit between him and his direct reports and teams, including Finance, Treasury, Risk, Strategy, Corporate Development, Investor Relations and Media Relations
  • Acted as facilitator for the CFO Executive Committee and supported the CFO in his membership of the PLC Board and SC Group committees
  • Oversaw the transition of two Group CFOs and led incoming CFOs induction to banking and SC

Director / Global Relationship Manager

Promoted

Jul 2009 – Oct 2012 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Responsible for relationships with some of the Bank’s largest and most important US Financial Institution and European Global Corporate clients
  • Drove new business by deepening existing client relationships, including coordinating product specialists and relationship managers in SC’s global network
  • Managed USD5bn+ in credit limits and their allocation across products and markets globally
  • Executed large bilateral and syndicated credit and subscription facility deals
  • Project managed regional client RFPs for cash and liquidity management

Public Affairs Manager

Jun 2006 – Jul 2009 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • - Managed SC senior management political engagement programmes, including World Economic Forum (WEF) strategic partnership; relationship building with UK and EU political stakeholders; SC’s Millennium Development Goal SME programme in Pakistan in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC); and the SC’s approach to women’s empowerment

Transparency international

Research/ Advocacy/ Communications Officer

Aug 2005 – Jun 2006 · 10 mos · Nairobi, Kenya

Education

University of Oxford

Master’s Degree — Modern Languages

Jan 2000 – Jan 2004

College of Europe

Master’s Degree — European Political and Administrative Studies

Jan 2004 – Jan 2005

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