Geo Thomas

Geo Thomas has held leadership roles at EY Abu Dhabi and Moore Stephens Dubai, and served as Audit & Compliance Manager for a leading Abu Dhabi-based holding company, where he oversaw internal audit, compliance, and corporate governance. This experience gives him a strong grounding in internal audit, risk advisory, governance, and regulatory compliance. Geo is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and holds the IIA’s Certification in Control Self-Assessment (CCSA) and the CIPS International Certification in Purchasing and Supply (ICPS). He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Mahatma Gandhi University, India.

Geo has led regulatory compliance and internal audit reviews for DIFC- and ADGM-regulated banks, wealth managers, and other financial services firms. He has also run enterprise-wide audits for holding groups and their subsidiaries, assessing governance, risk management, and internal control frameworks. He has led risk and control transformation work, including Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) implementation, Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) and revenue assurance reviews, and has developed SOPs and process improvements that strengthen efficiency and compliance. His sector experience covers financial services, exchange houses, oil and gas, real estate, hospitality, aviation, telecommunications, agriculture and food processing, manufacturing, healthcare, education, and government.