With 14+ years of experience across the Middle East and UK, he specializes in executing large-scale turnarounds, operational improvement programs, and capital optimization exercises for debtors, creditors, and key stakeholders.

Sean’s notable assignments include:

• Advised a UAE-based integrated gas processing company on exposure to a distressed EPC contractor, including liquidity assessment, transaction support, and post-deal governance enhancements.
• Supported the stabilization and recapitalization of a large UAE family group, managing liquidity, business planning, and complex stakeholder negotiations.
• Served as Interim Deputy CFO for a Tadawul-listed real estate developer, leading a comprehensive operational and financial transformation program.
• Advised a technology-enabled contractor in Saudi Arabia through an accelerated M&A process following the bankruptcy of its parent company, including liquidity management and debt restructuring.
• Led the independent business review and restructuring assessment for the Saudi Ministry of Finance regarding a Tadawul-listed real estate developer with approximately SAR 5 billion of debt exposure.
• Advised the Saudi Ministry of Finance on the refinancing and restructuring of a master developer with total debt of approximately SAR 15 billion.
• Managed the wind-down of Joannou & Paraskevaides’ Qatar operations, including contract transitions, asset recoveries, and stakeholder management.

Sean holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Bath. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA).