Fazal Merchant

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Mr. Fazal Farook Merchant has been Director of Ariel Investments, LLC since March 2021. Mr. Merchant serves as Independent Director of Meritor Inc. since October 2020. He is Independent Director of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. since April 08, 2022. He also serves as a senior advisor to Sixth Street Partners. Mr. Merchant serves as Director of Tanium Inc. since June 2019. He served as Co-Chief Executive Officer at Tanium Inc. since June 2019 until September 2020 and served as its President and Treasurer. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Tanium Inc. from May 2017 to June 2019. He was consultant to WndrCo from December 2016 to May 2017. Mr. Merchant served as the Chief Financial Officer of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. from September 15, 2014 to August 22, 2016 and served as its Interim Chief Accounting Officer from February 29, 2016 to March 18, 2016. He served as the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of DIRECTV Latin America from November 2013 to April 2014. He was Senior Vice President, Treasurer & Corporate Development, media and technology company DirecTV, July 2012 to April 2014. He served as the Managing Director, Head of Global Industrials Group, Americas, financial services company Royal Bank of Scotland from January 2011 to July 2012. He worked advising clients on strategy, financing and risk solutions in the Investment Banking Division at Barclays Capital as Managing Director. He is the Director of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. since November 30, 2017. He worked at Ford Motor Company in various treasury and finance management positions across functions in the U.S. and Europe. He is Private Consultant, since September 2020. He has experience in large, complex organizations as a result of his service as a senior executive in public and private companies. Mr. Merchant holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas and a Master of Business Administration degree from Indiana University.

 

Personal Details

Title: Mr
Surname: Merchant
DoB: 01/01/1973
Age: 53 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: United States of America
Country of Birth: United States of America
Language: English
Qualification: BA, MBA
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CompanyCommitteePositionDate Appointed
BoardMember01/01/2021

 

Working history

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Ford Motor Company
Appointed Date: 01/01/1995
Date Resigned: 01/01/2004
Industry: Automobile

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CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
Meritor, IncBoardMember01/05/2022
Warner BrosAuditMember01/01/2022
Warner BrosNominations & GovernanceMember01/01/2022

 

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