Ihsan Essaid

Career

1. 2024 – now
   QXO, Inc.src
   Chief Financial Officer
   Since 2024-07-15
2. 2021 – 2024
   Barclayssrc
   Global Head of M&A; earlier co-head of global M&A and co-head of Americas M&A
   September 2021 to July 2024 per the 2026 proxy; the dates of each Barclays title are not given
3. 2015 – 2021
   Credit Suissesrc
   Managing Director, media and telecom M&A
4. 2008 – 2015
   Perella Weinberg Partnerssrc
   Partner

Not located: Before 2008 not located: the filings speak of more than three decades in investment banking but name no earlier employer

Achievements

• Ran M&A at Barclays as global head from a co-head role, after six years as a Credit Suisse media and telecom M&A managing director and seven as a Perella Weinberg partnersrc
• The company's release said he advised on more than $50bn of transactions at Barclays after joining in 2021src
• CFO through the Beacon acquisition (closed 2025-04-29) and more than $4bn raised in public offerings and private placements in 2025, per the proxysrc
• Holds 348,882 shares, 21x his salary against a 3x guidelinesrc

Education

• Columbia Business School, MBA Finance (concentration)src
• Hobart College, Bachelor's Mathematics and French (dual major)src

Background

• Family The appointment 8-K states no family relationships with any QXO director or executive officersrc
• Other One of the few executives who did not invest in the June 2024 Equity Investment (the proxy lists Essaid, Liborski and Kushner as the exceptions)src
• Other Employment agreement: $900k salary, 125% target bonus, both stepping up with the revenue run rate; $3m signing bonus for incentives forfeited at Barclays, repayable if he leaves within two yearssrc