Pavel Veselov · Dubai

IT & Digital Transformation Leader / Advisory Partner for trading, finance, and data-heavy businesses.

I help CEOs and CFOs build, run, and transform technology where finance, operations, compliance, and uptime all matter. My background combines 18+ years in enterprise IT, SAP/CTRM, CFO systems, data platforms, multi-vendor delivery, MBA-level business education, PMP discipline, and hands-on product building.

Available for selected executive roles, advisory engagements, and transformation partnerships.

MBA, University of Cape Town GSBPMPUAE Golden Visa holder
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18+

years in IT transformation and enterprise delivery

$100M

enterprise IT programme portfolio managed

$4M+

annual IT budget ownership

6

country trading operation supported

60

consultants led across transformation programmes

Where I help

Technology leadership for moments when the stakes are high.

CEO/CFO Technology Advisory

Translate business priorities into pragmatic IT roadmaps, governance, delivery models, and investment decisions.

Trading & Finance Systems

Run and improve CTRM, SAP Finance, reporting, data warehouse, and executive visibility across trading operations.

SAP / ERP Transformation

Lead S/4HANA, IFRS consolidation, budgeting, CFO reporting, and multi-vendor ERP delivery.

IT Operating Model

Build reliable teams, vendor structures, infrastructure governance, cybersecurity posture, and service continuity.

Selected experience

Enterprise delivery, trading systems, and CFO-facing transformation.

Head of Information Technology

2023-2025 · Dubai

Ashon International DMCC

Led IT for an international commodities trading group across six countries, managing an 18-person team, $4M+ budget, and mission-critical trading, finance, infrastructure, and reporting platforms.

  • Owned Aspect CTRM, SAP Finance, Oracle infrastructure, data warehouse, and group reporting.
  • Aligned IT architecture with trading, finance, compliance, and operational continuity needs.
  • Managed vendors, contracts, budgets, and delivery priorities without compromising service levels.

Senior Manager, Finance Architecture

2019-2021 · International

BearingPoint

Led SAP S/4HANA finance transformation and CFO systems programmes for large enterprise clients.

  • Managed multi-vendor teams of up to 60 consultants across concurrent programmes.
  • Delivered IPO-readiness, IFRS consolidation, and executive reporting platforms.

Senior Project Manager

2014-2018

Norilsk Nickel

Managed a USD 100M portfolio of enterprise IT programmes across CFO reporting, analytics, and ERP delivery.

  • Led full lifecycle delivery across multiple vendors, workstreams, and executive stakeholders.

Project Manager / Solution Expert

2005-2014

IBS Holding

Progressed from consultant to senior project roles delivering SAP-based consolidation, planning, budgeting, and analytics systems.

  • Delivered Russia's first SAP Financial Consolidation project and was awarded Best Senior Consultant 2009.

Professional proof point

BenchEnergy turns energy market knowledge into structured analytics and trading workflow tooling.

BenchEnergy is where domain expertise in commodities, trading operations, freight workflows, and market intelligence becomes a working product: closed tender workflows, industry analytics, expert commentary, and automated publishing for energy professionals.

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Built around

Closed tender system (invitation-only)Structured offer submission for freight servicesImmutable audit trailRole-based access controlManagement visibility dashboardAI-powered coal industry news searchAutomated analytical post generation

Side ventures

Independent SaaS projects that show hands-on execution.

These products are not the main professional identity; they demonstrate product thinking, automation, AI workflows, and the ability to ship independently.

All projects

UAE Property AI

PropTech

DLD-backed Dubai property due diligence for foreign investors

uaeproperty.vip

OGKit

Developer Tool

Crypto-native Open Graph image API for AI-built sites

webmorp.art

PixID Studio

SaaS

Passport & visa photo compliance tool

pixid.studio

Prep2Go

EdTech

Citizenship exam preparation — Portugal, France, Spain, Italy

prep2go.study

Contact

Open to selected executive, advisory, and transformation conversations.

The best fit is a CEO/CFO agenda where technology, finance, operations, vendors, and delivery risk need to be handled together.

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