One of our big hitters from the corporate world, Yuvraj Narayan has served as chief financial officer at DP World since 2005. The Dubai-based firm is the third-largest ports company in the world, and continues to expand aggressively into emerging markets. Among his many achievements at DP World include delivering both the Middle East’s first long-dated, rated conventional 30-year $1.75bn bond issue and the firm’s $21bn IPO, the largest in the Middle East. More recently, he also handled DP World’s listing in London.