Having started his career as a lawyer in the UK with the Bank of Scotland, Stephen quickly expanded his skillset into a variety of business areas, starting with the film industry where he founded Future Films in 2000. Since then, he has been involved in raising over £2 billion for film production, acting as Producer, Executive Producer, and/or Financier for more than 30 films and TV shows. In 2011, Stephen moved into other asset classes, creating Taurus Asset Finance as an alternative asset finance house focusing on real estate, patent exploitation, technology, and more, overseeing the raise of over £400M for a range of investments. From there, Stephen went on to found the ARIE Group, a venture capital and financial services provider focused on investments between China, the Middle East, Europe, and more.

With an MBA from Imperial College London and over twenty-two years working in financial services in Mauritius, the Middle East, and the UK, Aisha brings a wealth of both experience and expertise to her role as MD of ARIE Finance. Beginning her career as a finance auditor at BDO & Co in Mauritius, Aisha then relocated to Abu Dhabi where she worked as a Senior Finance Auditor with global financial services firm Deloitte & Touche. Later, Aisha joined Acura Capital as CFO, then co-founded and led CreditSCRIPT, a fintech platform helping institutional investors diversify across P2P lending platforms. Since 2020, Aisha has served as ARIE Finance's Managing Director, overseeing the company's growth strategy and its expansion into a global payment services provider.

Keith is a seasoned financial services leader with over 30 years' experience driving transformation across some of the UK's most established banking institutions in senior executive roles including COO, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Change Director and Transformation Director. His work includes major transformation programs across Allica Bank, NatWest Group, TSB, Capco, Capgemini, and Accenture, alongside advisory and trustee positions across the sector. A Chartered Accountant (FCA), he continues to advise high-growth financial services organizations on scaling, resilience, and innovation.

Avinash started his career as an Audit Supervisor in the Ebene office of Grant Thornton, where he stayed for nearly six years. From there, he switched his focus to banking, assuming the role of Financial Controller at BanyanTree Bank, a full-service bank based in Mauritius, before its later acquisition by Silver Bank. In 2020, Avinash joined ARIE Finance, where he now employs his considerable knowledge of the international business environment as our Head of Finance.

Since graduating from The University of Mauritius with a degree in Law & Management, Rajesh has built a reputation as a knowledgeable and reliable portfolio manager for his clients. Prior to joining ARIE Finance, Rajesh worked his way up through the ranks of financial services provider ABAX (now Ocorian), eventually rising to Relationship Manager, handling a wide variety of clients with a particular emphasis on global businesses. He joined ARIE Finance as Senior Relationship Manager before transitioning to his current position as Head of Clients & Payments.

Tasneem serves as Associate Manager – Onboarding at ARIE Finance. Having joined the company in late 2022, she is often the first point of contact for prospective clients from all over the world, with an excellent understanding of their business needs and how our services can help them. Tasneem began her career as an associate at Afri Venture Partner Limited, a Mauritian financial services company specializing in the structuring of international business operations and private wealth management, gaining significant experience with venture investing and trading across African countries.