Akif Ahmad joined Rimkus in January of 2023 to lead the company’s finance organization. He partners with the executive leadership team and the board of directors to allocate capital, set financial objectives, measure performance, and lead strategic projects to drive enterprise value.

Prior to joining Rimkus, Mr. Ahmad held a variety of financial leadership positions in the service, engineering, manufacturing, and energy industries, including public and private equity portfolio companies. Beginning his career at the global accounting firm of Ernst & Young, Mr. Ahmad is experienced in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), divestitures, integration, financial planning, reporting, corporate governance, treasury management, capital raising, and corporate restructuring. Most recently, he functioned as the Executive Vice President of Finance at Neovia Logistics, a Goldman Sachs and Rhone Capital Company, where he oversaw strategy, finance, treasury, and M&A. His prior experience also includes serving as the Vice President of Corporate Development at TechnipFMC.

Mr. Ahmad holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in business administration in finance from the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business.