Board of Directors
Christian Eyde Møller
Christian is Chairman of the Board at Vopium. Prior to joining Vopium, he served as President at Danish telecoms provider TDC Total Solutions and as Global President for USA telecom, Sprint. Christian has in addition, held several key management positions within Europe's first pan-European internet provider, Ebone.
Christian has been on the boards of telecom companies HTCC, Contactel and Song Networks and has spent six years on the board of the European Competitive Telecoms Association.
Atul Patel
Mr Atul Patel is Chief Executive of Kataria Holdings and ex-banker with over 38 years of investment and merchant banking experience including Barclays Bank Group, American Express and Rothschilds. Mr Atul Patel has held positions as Chief Executive of Barclays' Merchant Banking Division and Head of Strategy for the Barclays Group worldwide. Subsequently, Mr Atul assisted one of the largest and oldest family trading groups, to review existing business lines, restructure and position itself for future growth, and hereafter held a position as Head of Strategy at National Bank of Dubai.
Ramzy Abdul-Majeed
Mr Ramzy Abdul-Majeed, Executive Director at Kataria Holdings, has 19 years experience in complex deal structuring in telecom, media and banking from London at Price Waterhouse, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant and subsequently investing in private equity at Societe Generale. Mr Abdul-Majeed has also been General Manager of Investments and Risk Management for a large Saudi family group with investment interests globally and has held a position as Deputy Head of Strategy at National Bank of Dubai in Dubai. Mr Abdul-Majeed was also an advisory board member and an integral part of bringing the BlackBerry mobile email solution to the Middle East Markets.
Mohammad Ayub Shaikh
Mr Mohammad Ayub Shaikh is a retail and finance expert with more than 25 years of experience. Mr Mohammad Ayub Shaikh has significant banking experience, has held a position as Head of Strategic Planning at the National Bank of Bahrain and is currently a Board Director at Dunn & Bradstreet. Mr Mohammad Ayub Shaikh was founder and Chairman of Havelock-Ahi, the largest furniture and store fit-out factory in the Middle East, and sold the company in 2006. Mr Mohammad Ayub Shaikh holds several board positions and is Managing Director of BMA International's Retail Arabia entity with over 100 stores specializing in mall management and food retailing.
Tonny Anker-Svendsen
Mr Tonny Anker-Svendsen is one of the founding members and major shareholder of Alpha Group. The group is based in Copenhagen and consists of 3 privately owned insurance companies, conducting business throughout the European market. Mr Tonny Anker-Svendsen holds a Master Degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Copenhagen and has held varies directorates within the Danish insurance industry.
