
Board of Directors
Strategic Governance & Expertise
The Optty Board brings breadth of global governance, financial, payments and growth expertise.

Tom Forde
Non- Executive Director
- Current Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of a prominent Australian family office, involved across a multitude of asset classes.
- Served as a director on several private company boards, including Oroton Group.
- Prior to current role, was an Investment Director at Tanarra Capital where he was co-portfolio manager for the PE (mid-market) division.
- Served as a director on several private company boards, including Oroton Group.
- Prior to current role, was an Investment Director at Tanarra Capital where he was co-portfolio manager for the PE (mid-market) division.

Alan Miltz
Chairman
- Founder of Cash Flow Story, helping business owners & managers, advisors and banking understand the numbers.
- Founded InMatrix, which became a global standard for businesses, CPAs and banks.
- He is also a co-author of the global best-selling book by Verne Harnish, Scaling Up
- Founded InMatrix, which became a global standard for businesses, CPAs and banks.
- He is also a co-author of the global best-selling book by Verne Harnish, Scaling Up

Faisal Alsayed
Non- Executive Director
- Deputy Chairman of Asyad Holdings Group.
- CEO of Asyad Holding’s private equity division and member of the Group’s investment committee.
- Represents Asyad on the board of directors for a number of ME-based and global companies
- CEO of Asyad Holding’s private equity division and member of the Group’s investment committee.
- Represents Asyad on the board of directors for a number of ME-based and global companies

Marie Elise Droga
Independent Director
- Current Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of EBANX, a fintech unicorn and leading cross-border payments platform.
- Ex-SVP, head of fintech partnerships at VISA, where she led their sales and GTM strategy.
- Ex-SVP, head of growth & business transformation at Western Union, where she created and managed the global enterprise sales & GTM function
- Ex-SVP, head of fintech partnerships at VISA, where she led their sales and GTM strategy.
- Ex-SVP, head of growth & business transformation at Western Union, where she created and managed the global enterprise sales & GTM function
