Samer Abu Aker

With almost 20+ years’ of experience, Samer Abu Aker is currently the CEO of SEDCO Capital; after being the COO & CFO of the company for the last 7 years. Working closely with the Chairman and Board of Directors, he oversees the overall strategy formulation and supervises the strategy implementation across the company in addition to creating the company's annual operating plan. In addition to his role as CEO, Mr. Samer chairs the Investment Committee and Management Committee at SEDCO Capital; engaging directly with business aspects and decisions related to governance, investment and compliance. Mr. Samer's previous experience in addition to his former C- Suite level post at SEDCO Capital also includes senior executive management positions in Bank of New York, Alternative Investment services Bermuda and Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. Samer is a Canadian national and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration degree (major in accounting), from Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.