Faycal Belyazid is Associate Vice President, Head of Business Development & Sales, Middle East and Africa, Market Technology, Nasdaq. Nasdaq is one of the world’s leading providers of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services.

In his current role, Mr. Belyazid, who is based in Dubai, is responsible for managing Nasdaq’s relationship with the regional capital markets players and influential financial entities. His work focuses mainly on technology provisions spanning surveillance, trading, settlement, clearing and depositories, as well as advisory services and capital market development through the promotion of best practices and implementation of international standards to the region.

Prior to Nasdaq, Mr. Belyazid has been involved in a wide spectrum of sectors including international trade, telecommunications, financial markets and technology.
Mr. Belyazid holds a BSc. Degree in Internal Business and Finance from AUI University in Morocco and a M.Sc. Degree in International Business from Gothenburg University in Sweden. He is fluent in Arabic, French, English and Swedish.