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Every board member has had at least 20 years of corporate and consulting led successful experience in his or her specialist fields, covering a variety of business sectors.

 

Hassan Shahidullah,
Managing Director

Hassan is the founding partner of First Call Solutions Ltd. He has specialised over the last 20 years in Sales, Business Development and Technology working with leading Technology, Financial Services and Pharmaceutical global organisations. Hassan has experience across a broad range of businesses, where he achieved numerous accolades helping them to exceed their revenue targets using his excellent sales and negotiation skills.

Prior to First Call Solutions Hassan gained experience working within IBM Global Services, HSBC Bank and Kodak where he continually achieved and maintained year on year top sales person.


Karin Raffel,
Marketing Strategy Director

Karin is a highly experienced Marketing professional with international marketing experience working for more than 10 years for the worldwide market leader in cosmetics and toiletries. Her background is Marketing and Karin was involved in more than 150 product launches. Taking a product to market, with the right marketing strategy and planning a media campaign or PR events, keeping your customers loyal and work on strategies to get new customers to your brand or your businesses are some of the fields of her experience.

Karin has previously worked in international positions in Austria, France, Chile and the UK and speaks four languages fluently.


Michael Winslow
Commercial Director

Michael has over 25 years commercial experience within the telecommunications, healthcare, construction, industrial, finance and IT sector. He has led teams through exciting and difficult challenges, creating positive environment, encouraging new thinking and allowing the development of elegant solutions to problems.

Michael has developed a Profit Improvement Analysis Tool, which supports businesses who are looking to improve their Profit Margins. This process takes a fresh look at the Purchasing & Sales Operations in order to identify the Commercial Opportunities that can be realised quickly, identifying targets for Cost Reduction in Purchasing Supply and Gross Margin Improvement in Sales.

Michael works with the Portfolio Businesses of Private Equity companies, delivering Operational Improvements, which drive EBITDA growth. His business is a Member of the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) which provides an extensive network of contacts in the Private Equity/Venture Capital Sector.”

 

Nimish Patel
Risk & Recovery Director

Nimish is a senior Finance executive with broad international commercial experience gained in a corporate Reconstruction and Recovery environment. He has had extensive exposure to complex transactions and negotiating expertise. He has an impressive track record in structuring and implementing corporate and asset recovery plans; managing businesses in banking, retailing and hospitality sectors; and selling businesses and assets in numerous jurisdictions under challenging circumstances.

Nimish is a persuasive communicator and influential advisor, capable of winning the confidence of colleagues and clients. He has been appointed Joint Administrator along with companies such as KPMG for many large ltd and plc companies.


Ajay Jhunjhunwala, MSc
IT System Development Director

Ajay has more than 10 years of experience in IT Industry covering a wide range of projects in Software Development, Manufacturing, Healthcare and the Airline Industry.
Ajay has a strong backing of a team of software developers who specialise in Web Design, Bespoke applications and Software Development, Database Design as well as Network and Server Management.
Ajay believes in developing IT Technology that not only automates the business processes and operations but can help an organisation gain maximum advantage from their time and resources. “Information Technology doesn’t take money but makes money”.

 

Every board member leads a team of 50 or more associates, who have been hand picked for their specialist expertise in their particular business area.

 

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