Zuhair Shamma is the Co-Founder and CEO of Zest, a digital transactional infrastructure company transforming how private market deals are executed across emerging markets. He leads Zest’s vision to bring global best practice, strong governance, and seamless digital workflows to private markets. These markets have historically lacked integrated, compliant, and repeatable execution rails.
At Zest, Zuhair is building end-to-end digital infrastructure that spans SPVs, escrow, and licensed distribution. This enables funds, syndicate leads, and family offices to raise capital, safeguard investor funds, and scale distribution with clarity, trust, and institutional-grade execution.
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