Leadership

The team carrying the bridge.

Cataphract's five pillars are run by people who sit across the table from clients directly, not behind layers of account managers.

Figen Kocaman, Partner / General Manager

Figen Kocaman

Partner / General Manager
Speaks: English, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu Based: Dubai Silicon Oasis, UAE Email: Figen@cataphractuae.com Direct: +971 502 07 44 12

Figen Kocaman is a seasoned General Manager and strategic consultant with over 20 years of cross-border experience spanning Türkiye, the UAE, KSA, and Kuwait. Beginning her career at two Big Four firms — PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Deloitte & Touche — she built deep expertise in assurance, auditing, and corporate governance before ascending to executive leadership across multiple sectors and geographies.

As co-founder and General Manager of Cataphract Technology & Logistics FZCO, she leads with a practitioner's instinct: closing the distance between opportunity and execution through warehouse partnerships, supplier structuring, and high-standard M&A advisory across GCC and international markets.

Education

  • Executive MBA — Boğaziçi University, Türkiye
  • MA in Economics — American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt
  • BA in Political Science & International Relations — Boğaziçi University, Türkiye

Professional Journey

  • Founder — Global Golden Bridge Consultancy KSA
  • Founder — Global Bridging L.L.C-FZ UAE
  • Founder — Global Bridging Kurumsal Finansman Türkiye
  • General Manager & CFO — Subsidiary of Major Turkish Conglomerate
  • Head of Turkish Sales Desk — Alpari ME DMCC, Dubai UAE
  • Auditor — PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Türkiye
  • Assistant Auditor — Deloitte & Touche, Türkiye
  • High executive roles across Türkiye, UAE, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia

🏆 Key Achievements

  • Advised on several M&A transactions for major brands
  • Exclusive commercial MF advisor to strategic clients
  • Strategic advisor to prominent groups for KSA market expansion
  • Board member of a leading bakery factory and retail chain
  • Founded and scaled Global Bridging consultancy across GCC markets

📜 Capital Market Licenses & Certifications

  • Capital Market Activities Level 3 License
  • Derivative Instruments License
  • Corporate Governance Scoring License
  • Credit Rating License
  • Real Estate Evaluation License
  • Residential Evaluation License
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