Meet our team:

Equally important to any vision are the people behind realizing the objective. When assembling the team for the Tratok project emphasis was placed on the following:

  • Realizing the importance of character. Honesty, integrity and teamwork skills are vital to any team hoping to achieve its goals.
  • Realizing the importance of experience and a proven track record with large-scale business.
  • Realizing the importance of diversified experience, education and knowledge.
  • Realizing the importance of diversification and equal opportunity in the workplace.
  • Realizing the importance of belief and passion in the goals.
  • Realizing the importance of good corporate citizenship.
  • Realizing the importance of a unique and valuable product that continues to add value over the medium term, over earning one-off profits.
  • Realizing the importance of delivery over promises.
  • Realizing the importance of industry knowledge, connections and the value of opportunities that this provides.

With all of these factors under consideration, management invites you to find out more about our some of our key team members and understand how their knowledge of blockchain, the travel and tourism sector and driving successful business enhances the potential of the Tratok Project.

 

Philippe Paillart – Chairman

With decades of experience leading some of the world’s most important Banks and Multi-National companies, Mr. Paillart’s experience, guidance and industry connections are of immeasurable value to the Tratok Project.

Philippe Paillart is CEO and President of SIN RONG, an investment and advisory company based in Singapore, and operating in Europe, Asia, and Australia, as well as a partner of MOTET, an international advisory group focusing on financial services. He is also Chairman of LINK Financial and OneEmpower.

Mr. Paillart is the former CEO and vice chairman of DBS Bank, Singapore’s largest Bank. Prior to that, he served as Chairman and CEO of Ford Credit and Ford Financial Services (the biggest finance company in the world).

He created Citibank Personal Banking, the first global retail organisation within Citibank, served on the board of Citibank Germany (the largest and most profitable franchise in Europe), Standard Chartered Bank and Standard Chartered Group, directly responsible for Retail Banking and Group Strategy.

Mr. Paillart graduated from the Paris Business School (ESCP) with major in Accounting & Finance. He is a graduate of the Paris University (Law School) and received a PMD from Harvard University. He then followed an early planning and marketing career at Renault with eight years in business leadership roles in banking and finance across Asia, Europe, and the US.

 

Mohammed Altajir – Custodian

Mohammed Altajir currently works for Emirates NBD, the largest bank in Dubai. In his current role, Mr Altajir serves as the Manager of FX Analytics and Product Development within Wholesale Banking’s Research team. His main focus is on the major FX pairs with a strong emphasis on accurate forecasting. This is achieved via combining traditional fundamental and technical analysis with cutting-edge technologies such as sentiment miners, big data and computer-enhanced algorithms to identify market trends and risks. In his secondary role, Mr Altajir oversees the enhancement of research and informational awareness through the leverage of custom designed AI and machine learning technologies to add new capabilities to support the bank’s business functions.

Combining his background in research and strategy with his strong regional business connections, Mohammed lends additional support to the project by advising on strategic partnerships and giving crucial insights into the project’s direction.

 

John Eldredge – Advisor/Finance Director Elect

John has spent over 35 years as a Senior Global Financial Markets Executive / Non Executive Director, specialising in Global Capital Markets and Treasury Management, Investment Portfolio Asset Allocation and Management, and Financial Risk Management, Compliance and Control.

He has worked with Barclays (Barclays Capital) Group in Australia and UK, and with major Banks in KSA, UAE and Bahrain, and has served as independent non-executive directorships with emerging market Banks and Investment Banks. He is currently Advisor to a number of institutions including Faber Capital in DIFC.

 

Nicholas Paillart – Chief Marketing Officer

Nicholas Paillart brings with him over 10 years of Loyalty and Payments background to the Team with a career spanning across Europe, South East Asia and the Middle East. As a Director at Singapore’s largest Loyalty and Payments Provider, Nicholas was instrumental in setting up and managing some of Asia’s largest loyalty programs in Travel, Hospitality and Banking, before bringing the Platform to the Middle East where it formed the backbone for the Middle East’s first network dining loyalty program. Nicholas was also hired by MasterCard’s Card Services to secure Travel and Hospitality network cardholder privileges for the Elite and World Elite programs.

Member of the Rotary Club of Dubai and Regional Manager for the Bring Hope Humanitarian Foundation, Nicholas does not hesitate to leverage his network to secure Medical and Humanitarian Aid for displaced peoples across the Middle East and Africa.

Nicholas is Delegate General of the Souvenir Français, a public utility organization dedicated to honoring and transferring the memory of those who gave their life for France.

 

Amr Salem – Senior Advisor

As Corporate Vice President for Cisco’s Global Public Sector, Amr is responsible for implementing Cisco’s vision to enable the digital transformation of those who serve, protect, and educate. Amr drives Cisco’s global strategy and go-to-market for Federal Government, State & Local Government, Education, Defense, Public Safety, Healthcare, Utilities and Transportation.

Leading this $12B business, Amr oversees all Cisco’s functions to deliver profitable growth, increase market share, drive Cisco’s architectural priorities and improve Cisco’s overall position in the Public Sector.

Prior to this role, Amr was Cisco’s Global Managing Director for Smart Cities and IoT for Public Sector. In this role, Amr managed a global team that developed a strong GTM strategy for smart cities and the IoT portfolio. Amr grew this business from incubation stage to $1B, where Cisco enjoys a market-leading position.

Prior to this role, Amr was Global Managing Director for Emerging Solutions Go-to-Market, leading sales for solutions in education, healthcare, building automation, and smart cities. Before that, he was Director Public Sector for the Emerging Markets, leading sales across Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa, and LATAM. He came to this role after leading Cisco’s business as General Manager for the North Africa and Levant regions in the Middle East.

Prior to joining Cisco in 2006, Amr held the Middle East regional General Management and Sales leadership roles for Hewlett Packard, Compaq and Digital Equipment Corporation.

Amr has been a member of the Young Presidents Organization for several years and is currently the Chairman of Emirates Chapter in Dubai. He also advises many tech entrepreneurs around the world.

Amr has a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Cairo University, lives in Dubai with his wife and three children, speaks English, French and Arabic, and enjoys many outdoor sports.