“Mr. Said is an expert in Retail Banking with vast experience and brilliant knowledge. He is very simple and outgoing personality who adds value to the business.” February 8, 2011 Kannan Shanmugam from Commercial Bank of Dubai

“Said is a great guy to go to for fast, in-depth and spot-on recommendations for overall senior management coaching, training, formulating innovative business strategies, and change management expertise... Said has been one of the thought-leaders in his area of expertise for quite some time. A rare combination of strong creative acumen, exceptional relationship development, financial orientation, and articulate communications skills. He has been of most trusted resources I reach-out to in many areas of reference... Said always provides out of the box solutions that delivers exceptional results... Said’s passion for his work and making relevant programs successful is second to none. His insights into both; strategic solutions; as well as, what best to fit for any organizational situation in the industry made him an invaluable partner for both my company and me personally.” January 11, 2011 Ray Kafity, General Manager- Middle East and Africa, Blue Coat Systems

“Said is an extremely talented “senior executive”, who builds bullet-proof client relationships, and provides strategic solutions that deliver great bottom line results. Said is one of the best consultants and qualified marketers, I've ever worked with...He is a seasoned professional in the strategic business change management and development arena with willingness to bring great knowledge to the table, benchmark strong best practices from world-class sources, providing creative solutions and delivers with speed and accountability. I have known and worked with Said for many years and highly recommend him. Being both a frequent industry speaker and regular presenter, he has the ability to crystallize concepts and present relevant and compelling information for a client or audience in a very smooth and simple manner...His expertise is second-to-non and always delivers top notch results to the organizations he works with/for”.” January 3, 2011 Ahmed El Komy, CEO, Swift ME

“Said is a solid business manager with an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of banking, particularly consumer lending, retail distribution and customer management. He brings a strong strategic vision and a keen bottom line focus - he is adept at building and growing new businesses as well as re-gearing business lines for improved profitability. On the personal front, he is a well liked leader, mentor and coach. It has been a pleasure working with Said and I count him as a dear friend.” January 7, 2011 Ali Raza, Director, Advisory at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

"On behalf of Datamatix, I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks to you for your participation at our Conference in Dubai at our recently concluded “8th GCC Financial Markets Listed Companies Conference” held on November 29 – 30, 2011 at Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai - UAE. It was a great honor and privilege to have such a dynamic and motivating speaker. Your presence was indeed a valuable addition to the success of the conference that aimed at bringing global insights about financial concentration, market stability, trends and highlighted stock exchange volatilities and the risks and opportunities in GCC stock market as well as their correlation to global markets. Likewise, your innovative approach and inspiring way of motivating people is highly regarded and we do anticipate having you participate in our future initiatives. Again, thank you so much for your enthusiastic participation in our conference. We wish you all the best in your pursuit to Knowledge Management excellence." Ali Al Kamali Managing Director