Danay Lea · August 3, 2022

Podcast: The Matrix Green Pill
August 3, 2022
About Danay Lea Danay has over 15 years of financial leadership experience across emerging markets taking on varied and increasingly senior roles. He is an Advisor to the CEO at Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, CFO at Commercial Bank International and ANZ Bank. He is keen to…

C-Suite advisor, financial leader, chief triage officer to Outdoor Sports brands
15+ years Global finance and operations leadership4 regions Leadership across Asia, Middle East, Europe & North AmericaCFO BCA Research and former CBI finance chiefBurton Snowboards Strategic advisor
Corporate Financial Leader with financial roles including Advisor to the CEO at Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, CFO at Commercial Bank International, and Program Director at ANZ.
Passionate about Outdoor Sports (Skiing, Mountain Biking, and Climbing) and bringing the professional structure and expertise of the corporate world to sports brands. Served as Strategic Advisor to Burton Snowboards.
More than 12 years of financial leadership experience across emerging markets taking on varied and increasingly senior roles during which time I had the opportunity to nurture teams across Asia Pacific and the Middle East, as well as experience and see most facets of an organization's operations. Equipped with C-level leadership expertise and a commercially astute focus to solve business growth and development challenges for organizations across multiple industries.
AboutDanay Lea
Danay has over 15 years of financial leadership experience across emerging markets taking on varied and increasingly senior roles.
He is an Advisor to the CEO at Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, CFO at Commercial Bank International and ANZ Bank. He is keen to professionalize the world of Outdoor Sports from snow to mountain biking. He served as Strategic Advisor to Burton Snowboards and brings knowledge of scale, finance and corporate M&A to a world of lifestyle brands.
About this Episode
In this episode, Danay shares the different key trends and growth in the business of outdoor sports. He also discusses the future of outdoor sports in a span of years.
Listen now for an exciting discussion!
Quotes
“Most of these sports were really inaccessible to a small percentage of people because the equipment was very expensive.”
“These sports have largely kept their heritage and what kept them amazing from the very beginning.”
“Outdoor sports are trying to make it more accessible and trying to bring these sports to where people are and then also making sure the equipment is available to them.”
“Accessibility is going to be the key thing that drives outdoor sports.”
“Try your best to be patient even though you’re also trying to achieve at the same time and then secondly, be kind because life is both long and short.”
Useful Links
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danaylea/
The Matrix Green Pill Podcast: https://thematrixgreenpill.com/
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