Murat Wahab, MBA, is an accomplished business professional with extensive experience across commercial banking, business banking, retail banking, hospitality management, sales, and nonprofit leadership.
Murat Wahab is an accomplished business leader with more than two decades of experience spanning commercial and middle-market banking, business banking, retail banking, hospitality management, and sales. Over the course of his career, he has developed a strong professional network that includes private financial institutions, family offices, private equity firms, private lenders, banks, venture capital groups, entrepreneurs, and funding sources.
Mr. Wahab founded Hakim Saya in honor of his late nephew, Hakim, an extraordinary young man whose life was tragically cut short in an automobile accident at the age of 16. Through the firm, Mr. Wahab seeks to carry forward Hakim’s memory by bringing capable people, businesses, and funding partners together to create meaningful opportunities and support long-term success. Throughout his banking career, Mr. Wahab held key roles at respected financial institutions, including Wells Fargo Bank, City National Bank (an RBC Company), JPMorgan Chase & Co., and East West Bank. He managed relationships with more than 300 mid-sized companies and earned numerous awards and recognition for productivity, sales performance, client service, and customer satisfaction.
Mr. Wahab previously served on the Global Chamber San Francisco Advisory Board and as a Strategic Advisor at LiVeritas Biosciences. He has also volunteered and served on the boards of several nonprofit organizations, including Upwardly Global, the Asian Business League of San Francisco, and Enterprise for Youth. In addition to his professional work, he is an experienced fundraiser and event organizer who has dedicated his time to supporting youth development, immigrant advancement, and community-based initiatives.
Mr. Wahab is an alumnus of Golden Gate University in San Francisco, where he earned both his Bachelor’s degree and MBA. During his time at GGU, he received the Student Success Award, the highest honor bestowed by the undergraduate faculty, and was recognized on the Dean’s List as a graduate student. He also holds a Diploma in Hotel and Catering Management from KDU University College in Malaysia and a Certificate in Global Marketing from the University of California, Riverside.
Fluent in Malay, English, and Indonesian, Mr. Wahab is a well-traveled, multilingual business leader with extensive financial services experience in the United States and hospitality management experience both domestically and internationally.
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Hakim Saya is a debt-capital advisory and commercial finance brokerage firm based in San Francisco, CA. We facilitate commercial debt financing and structured capital solutions for domestic and international companies.
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