Burgese Parekh

Sharpshooter
DISC Type : DC

Chief Financial Officer at Distributed Technologies Research

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Overview

Burgese is a Chartered Accountant and the Chief Financial Officer at Distributed Technologies Research, with over 25 years of experience in finance across the FMCG, healthcare, and banking sectors. His expertise includes business planning, P&L management, and handling complex mergers and acquisitions.

He has a keen interest in professional development topics, often sharing his thoughts on the distinctions between leadership and management, and the dynamics of workplace culture. He actively thinks about what makes a team and a work environment successful.

Unique fact: Burgese has specialized experience in structuring and recording complex financial transactions, including reverse SPAC mergers.

Personality Overview

Fast But Analytical

Thorough Evaluator

Precise But Practical

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.  They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They are not always relationship oriented.

Topics They Care About

Complex Financial Transactions
His profile highlights proficiency in business valuation, recording complex mergers and acquisitions, and executing reverse SPAC mergers.
Financial System Implementation
He has hands-on experience implementing SOX compliance, conducting FCPA audits, and working with systems like JDE, COGNOS, and Finacle.
Leadership vs. Management
He has publicly shared his perspective that while all true leaders are bosses, not all bosses can be leaders, indicating an interest in effective leadership.

Media Appearances

Burgese has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2023
Chief Financial Officer at Distributed Technologies Research
1-2018 - 1-2023
Finance Manager (Acting CFO for 8 months) at BP Gas and Investment Company LLC
6-2015 - 12-2017
Associate Director at Logica Management Company LLC
3-2013 - 5-2015
Senior Relationship Manager at Commercial Bank International
1-2010 - 2-2013
Relationship Manager at Finance House P.J.S.C

Education

1995 - 1999
Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

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Insights For Selling To Burgese

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Burgese is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Burgese

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Burgese move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Burgese take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Burgese

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