Michel (Shamil) serves as a senior consultant to SBL International's Funds practice. He is the Founding Partner and CEO of Sandrock Capital Group, a UAE-based financial advisory firm specializing in private equity, multi-family office services, strategic advisory, and risk mitigation.
Michel (Shamil) is a financial expert and entrepreneur with extensive experience across private equity, sustainable finance and food value chain & food security. His career spans prestigious organizations including Credit Suisse, WHO, Invesco, and The Carlyle Group, where he specialised in Eastern European and CIS markets. He founded Black Earth Farming, taking it public on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
Michel (Shamil) holds a master's degree in economics from St. Gall School of Economics. He speaks French, English, German, Russian, and basic Italian.