Michal Sobieraj

Michal Sobieraj is the Founder and CEO of Royal CFO, a Dubai-based consultancy delivering fractional, interim, and virtual CFO services to SMEs across the UAE and beyond. With more than 20 years of cross-industry finance experience — including six years as Group CFO in the GCC region — Michal has directed the financial operations of over 20 companies, guided five businesses through public offerings, and led complex M&A transactions on both the acquisition and divestment sides. Before founding Royal CFO, he served as Group CFO at Creative Zone, where he led finance transformation across a multi-entity structure. His expertise spans strategic financial planning, capital raising, cost optimisation, equity research, and building high-performing finance teams of 50 or more professionals. A frequent contributor to Entrepreneur Middle East and Arabian Business, Michal is a sought-after voice on why SMEs need CFO-level thinking to survive and scale — and a firm believer that access to great financial leadership should not be reserved for large corporations alone.