The ARP Executive Board
Zain Ali is the CEO and Co-Founder of Centuro Global, an AI-driven business simplifying global immigration and cross border compliance.
A lawyer by background, Zain started his career at Bird & Bird qualifying as a solicitor there, and subsequently went on to work in-house at both the British Phonographic Industry and the Football Association (FA), before starting Centuro Global in 2019.
Today, Centuro supports corporates worldwide with immigration, tax, HR, and entity setup through its AI-powered platform. Under Zain's leadership, the company has grown rapidly, challenging more traditional immigration firms, with its modern technological solutions coupled with expert human advice.
As a Board Advisor to the Association of Relocation Professionals, Zain brings deep expertise in global mobility, compliance, and the future of work, with a passion for how AI, technology and innovation can shape the industry.
He has travelled extensively to over 60 countries around the world, having lived and worked in Buenos Aires and Beijing. And he is an avid Manchester United fan for his sins.
Simon joined Altair’s London office in March 2018. He has responsibility for Altair’s Destination Services business operating in Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands and UK as well as overseeing the finance function in Europe.
Simon has worked in a variety of industries as a management accountant before entering the global relocation industry 20 years ago. Since then he has held a myriad of roles in global mobility including managing global supply chain for a large relocation management company and a destination service business across 44 countries.
Simon holds a BA in Economics and Political Studies and is an Associate Chartered Management Accountant.
A little known fact about Simon is that prior to university, in 1991, he spent 8 months travelling around the world including 6 days on the Trans-Siberian railway and a month in China.
With more than 20 years’ experience in the Industry, and specifically within the Destination Services market in London, Anna started her relocation career at Karen Deane in 1996 where she joined at grass-root level progressing quickly to Operations Director and member of the management team. Karen Deane Relocation was a pioneer within a young and developing industry and Anna’s commercial experience and detailed operational knowledge was a key contributor in growing its client base over a decade.
As part of the management team, Anna managed a successful transformational period for the company, leading the integration of Karen Deane, as an owner-managed business to a strategic division of Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Services Inc in 2001, when the business was renamed Pricoa Relocation to become Prudential’s foothold for the EMEA marketplace. During that period, she steered what had become one of London’s premier Destination Services company at its peak and successfully navigated the busiest, most challenging operational periods in the history of the company between 2005 and 2008.
Following a difficult economic period triggered by the demise of Lehman Brothers and the housing market crisis in the US, Anna and her current business partner Marco Previero identified a gap in the market and founded R3Location in 2011 with a view to building London’s premier destination services company in the Capital, offering a new approach for organisations moving key executives into London and the South East of England. One of the only DSPs with offices in London, R3Location reputation has grown as the leading expert in the Capital, and key contributor of market intelligence relating to the destination services industry in the UK. The company has now been running for 5 years and counts amongst its clients several FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 businesses and leading investment banks. R3Location is proud to have won the ARP’s Best Destination Services Company of the Year for two years running in 2015 and 2016.
Jo Webb is the Head of OrbiRelo and Chair of the recently formed Association of Relocation Professionals (ARP) Communications and Events Committee. With over eight years of senior leadership experience in the global mobility and corporate housing sectors, Jo is passionate about leveraging data, technology, and strategic partnerships to drive innovation.
OrbiRelo is a multi-agent aggregator platform designed to simplify and streamline temporary accommodation solutions for relocation management companies and their clients. Jo leads the platform’s growth and development, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of the corporate housing and relocation industries.