Leadership & Governance
EMEIA REGIONAL BOARD
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Christophe Velut
Board ChairAllinial – Walter France
149 Bd de Stalingrad
Villeurbanne, 69100
France
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Jérôme Rüfenacht
Board Vice ChairGewerbe-Treuhand AG
Eichwaldstrasse 13
Luzern, 6002
Switzerland
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Gavin Lee
Board MemberEisnerAmper Ireland
6 the Courtyard Building Carmanhall Road
Sandyford, Dublin 18
Ireland
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Vaibhav Manek
Board MemberKNAV
201-202, Naman Centre,
G Block BKC, Bandra East, 2nd Floor
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400051
India
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Mohammad-Nasser Barakat
Board MemberAldar International Governance Consultancy (AIGC)
Riyadh World Trade Centre Bahrain Tower
2nd Floor, King Fahad Road
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
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Jennifer Reddy
Board Member161 Pietermaritz Street Ground Floor, Nedbank House
Pietermaritzburg
South Africa
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Youri Roks
Board MemberESJ Financial Engineering
Bredaseweg 199
Etten Leur 4872 LA
Netherlands
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Thorsten Schellenberg
Board MemberKBHT
Europadamm 4
Duesseldorf, 41460
Germany
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Nimesh Shah
Board MemberBlick Rothenberg
16 Great Queen Street
Covent Garden
London WC2B 5AH
EMEIA REGIONAL DIRECTORS
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Luca Traini
Regional Director, AfricaIn his role as Regional Director of Africa, Luca is tasked with building relationships and growing the association’s regional membership in Africa. In addition to connecting our African members to the wider Allinial Global community, he is also responsible for coordinating the delivery of member services.
Luca completed his training contract with PKF Durban, where he quickly progressed to audit supervisor. He has worked in financial services and wealth management, started his own company in advertising and print, and served as the national credit risk manager for a JSE listed entity. As a business consultant, Luca has successfully counseled many businesses on startup, expansion, and increased profitability. Throughout his career he has stayed close to his passion of training and education, lecturing in finance and audit for numerous firms and South African universities.
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Annabel Zhu
Regional Director, EMEIAnnabel Zhu joined Allinial Global in 2024 as director of the association’s growing EMEI region. In this role she focuses on driving growth by recruiting new members and delivering additional value to EMEI member firms through enhanced commerce, connectivity, and member services.
Prior to joining Allinial Global, Annabel served as a manager of global strategic partnerships at SAPRO and as international desk business manager at Nexia International, where she excelled in developing and nurturing strategic alliances to drive business expansion. With a strong background in international marketing and business development, she has obtained a certificate in International Trust Management and is currently completing the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) qualification course.
EMEIA REGIONAL BOARD
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Christophe Velut
Board ChairAllinial – Walter France
149 Bd de Stalingrad
Villeurbanne, 69100
France
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Jérôme Rüfenacht
Board Vice ChairGewerbe-Treuhand AG
Eichwaldstrasse 13
Luzern, 6002
Switzerland
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Gavin Lee
Board MemberEisnerAmper Ireland
6 the Courtyard Building Carmanhall Road
Sandyford, Dublin 18
Ireland
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Vaibhav Manek
Board MemberKNAV
201-202, Naman Centre,
G Block BKC, Bandra East, 2nd Floor
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400051
India
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Mohammad-Nasser Barakat
Board MemberAldar International Governance Consultancy (AIGC)
Riyadh World Trade Centre Bahrain Tower
2nd Floor, King Fahad Road
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
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Jennifer Reddy
Board Member161 Pietermaritz Street Ground Floor, Nedbank House
Pietermaritzburg
South Africa
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Youri Roks
Board MemberESJ Financial Engineering
Bredaseweg 199
Etten Leur 4872 LA
Netherlands
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Thorsten Schellenberg
Board MemberKBHT
Europadamm 4
Duesseldorf, 41460
Germany
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Nimesh Shah
Board MemberBlick Rothenberg
16 Great Queen Street
Covent Garden
London WC2B 5AH
EMEIA REGIONAL DIRECTORS
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Luca Traini
Regional Director, AfricaIn his role as Regional Director of Africa, Luca is tasked with building relationships and growing the association’s regional membership in Africa. In addition to connecting our African members to the wider Allinial Global community, he is also responsible for coordinating the delivery of member services.
Luca completed his training contract with PKF Durban, where he quickly progressed to audit supervisor. He has worked in financial services and wealth management, started his own company in advertising and print, and served as the national credit risk manager for a JSE listed entity. As a business consultant, Luca has successfully counseled many businesses on startup, expansion, and increased profitability. Throughout his career he has stayed close to his passion of training and education, lecturing in finance and audit for numerous firms and South African universities.
![](https://www.allinialglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/annabel-zhu-website-e1714077674427.png)
Annabel Zhu
Regional Director, EMEIAnnabel Zhu joined Allinial Global in 2024 as director of the association’s growing EMEI region. In this role she focuses on driving growth by recruiting new members and delivering additional value to EMEI member firms through enhanced commerce, connectivity, and member services.
Prior to joining Allinial Global, Annabel served as a manager of global strategic partnerships at SAPRO and as international desk business manager at Nexia International, where she excelled in developing and nurturing strategic alliances to drive business expansion. With a strong background in international marketing and business development, she has obtained a certificate in International Trust Management and is currently completing the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) qualification course.
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