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Gavin Walford-Wright Ma, Fcipd

Group Chief Corporate Development Officer at Ajlan & Bros Holding

📍 United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates🔄 Updated November 2026💼 7 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2025𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United Arab Emirates
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Board Member
2025
NexVenue is a specialist Facilities Management Consultancy (FMC) headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, established to optimise and govern complex venue ecosystems across sport, entertainment, and major events. Formed as a strategic joint venture, between Dussmann-Ajlan & Bros Holding Company and Mosanada FMS, NexVenue combines deep local market insight and international delivery expertise, drawing directly on lessons learned from landmark mega events including the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and Expo 2023. Our mandate and delivery model is inspired by giga-project ambition, supporting asset owners, client teams, and supply chains with a singular focus on governance, command, data integration, and long-term value creation. NexVenue is committed to shaping world-class venues fit for national milestones such as Expo 2030, and the FIFA World Cup 2034 – whilst delivering enduring legacy benefits for future generations.
Board Member & Shareholder
May 2018
We are a team of creative individuals and TA professionals passionate about helping Companies promote their brand, culture, workplace and values to attract "informed" UAE National Talent across the seven Emirates and from Overseas including People of Determination. We do this by custom designing UX to promote the Employer brand and by screening every candidate that registers on the JobsForNationals. We also host Virtual Emiratisation Career Fairs to help Companies connect with a much wider UAE National audience.
Board Member & Shareholder
Apr 2018
We help patients to access specialist doctors where they can consult a doctor and get an online prescription with medicine and labs delivered to their homes. We provide our services through Nurse-Assisted mobile consultation, Micro Clinics and HomeDoc services. We believe patients' fundamental right is to get world-class patient services at their doorstep. We provide compassionate healthcare services to our patients because they don't need additional hassle if they are sick. We only want our patients to rest and recover from their illness, and we will take care of their healthcare needs. Sprint Medical is on a mission to make healthcare more patient-centric. We are reducing the cost of care by optimizing resources using technology, Increasing patient satisfaction by providing quality care and a one-stop solution, Minimizing stress by reducing time and travel.
Co-Founder, Board Member & Shareholder
Mar 2015
We would like to thank all of those who have worked with us with the launch of iLeader as a transformative solution to boosting productivity through empowering work teams and aligning behaviours. Unfortunately, the increased economic uncertainty faced by many organisations has brought our business to a standstill. iLeader will go into hibernation. Please feel free to contact Scott Druck (scottdruck@hotmail.com) or myself, Paul Green (paulgreen26@outlook.com) if you are an interested client or investor iLeader is the new way to ensure all your staff and managers do the right things, in the right way, every time. Your people do their tasks within iLeader, following your best-practice. Workflows, automation and integration make tasks easier and faster. Real-time reporting shows where you need to focus support. It’s like giving your people a real-time mentor that’s with them all the time. No more uncertainty about what to do, no more avoiding difficult tasks, no more forgetting a crucial step, just an easier, faster, better way to do it right every time. iLeader is the first product to be launched by Oxford HR Technology and is born out of advanced research by the leadership experts at Oxford Strategic Consulting which has 20 years’ experience in HR and leadership consulting and academic research across UK, the Middle East and a multitude of large brands.
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2025
Board Member
Jan 2025
Dussmann-Ajlan & Bros delivers the entire suite of facilities management services to provide clients with a single-point service solution to maintain and sustain their assets. Delivering international best practices through a team of experienced managers from various nationalities with over 66,000 well experienced employees, Dussmann-Ajlan & Bros provides best-in-class services to deliver best value in terms of cost and quality.
Board Member
2025
NexVenue is a specialist Facilities Management Consultancy (FMC) headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, established to optimise and govern complex venue ecosystems across sport, entertainment, and major events. Formed as a strategic joint venture, between Dussmann-Ajlan & Bros Holding Company and Mosanada FMS, NexVenue combines deep local market insight and international delivery expertise, drawing directly on lessons learned from landmark mega events including the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and Expo 2023. Our mandate and delivery model is inspired by giga-project ambition, supporting asset owners, client teams, and supply chains with a singular focus on governance, command, data integration, and long-term value creation. NexVenue is committed to shaping world-class venues fit for national milestones such as Expo 2030, and the FIFA World Cup 2034 – whilst delivering enduring legacy benefits for future generations.
2021
Partner
Feb 2021
Founded in 2021 and headquartered in London and Riyadh, Carrus Capital consults, raises, and deploys capital across the spectrum of alternatives (PE, VC, Growth Equity, Private Debt, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Other Real Assets, and more). Carrus specialises in the GCC countries of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, State of Qatar, Kingdom of Bahrain, and Sultanate of Oman. Carrus Capital has strategically positioned itself to connect the UK and KSA and create bilateral investment opportunities across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Our local presence allows us to continuously expand our deep-rooted, long-term relationships with investment organisations to form highly targeted placement engagements. Currently, Carrus’ relationships include the region’s largest sovereign wealth funds, GCC-based mid-tier institutional investors, and a large number of local family offices and UHNWIs. With a mission to provide GCC-based investors access to institutional-grade private investment opportunities around the world, Carrus Capital provides industry-leading expertise, regulatory compliance, and local coverage to help fund managers and investors establish long-term GP/LP partnerships.
early stage
2020
Group Chief Human Capital Officer
Jul 2020
Ajlan & Bros Holding is one of the largest private sector conglomerates in the Middle East region, employing over 20,000 people in more than 25 countries and across 75 companies. Established originally as a textile business in 1979 - a segment where it remains a dominant player in the Middle East region - the Holding has expanded speedily into real estate and is now one of the top real estate companies in the Kingdom. In line with the Vision 2030, the Holding has now embarked on a significant diversification program. The Holding aims to become a leader in selected sectors by building businesses in partnership with international firms to achieve a dominant regional position, these sectors include: energy, infrastructure, minerals and mining, financial services, event management, facility management, logistics, beverages, textiles, entertainment, tourism, and healthcare. We are committed to the Kingdoms 2030 Vision and have aligned our investments and strategies to enable Ajlan & Bros Holding to take a leading role in providing products, services and infrastructure to achieve the vision of His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. We believe in investing in the Kingdom not only to secure and build on the current accomplishments but to guarantee the prosperity, security and growth of future generations. Our investments and continuing development across the globe will further allow us to bring products, skills and ideas to the Kingdom which will assist in growing the knowledge, opportunities and employment for the people. Ajlan & Bros Holding commits to being a leader in the Kingdom working with its citizens to bring prosperity and opportunity to all.
2018
Board Member & Shareholder
May 2018
We are a team of creative individuals and TA professionals passionate about helping Companies promote their brand, culture, workplace and values to attract "informed" UAE National Talent across the seven Emirates and from Overseas including People of Determination. We do this by custom designing UX to promote the Employer brand and by screening every candidate that registers on the JobsForNationals. We also host Virtual Emiratisation Career Fairs to help Companies connect with a much wider UAE National audience.
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