Sultana El-Sayed

Spear’s Review

Managing director Sultana El-Sayed is head of forensic investigations and intelligence at Kroll’s office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

She joined the international investigations firm in London in 2011 following two years at Grant Thornton, and then moved to Dubai before setting up the Riyadh office.

El-Sayed has more than 15 years of experience in risk management, and she regularly advises HNW individuals, private companies, investment firms and government agencies on a variety of different issues. These can include internal fraud, embezzlement, non-performing loans and financial misreporting and mismanagement.

She holds an MSc in international management from SOAS, University of London, and a classics BA from the University of Bristol.