BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Muhammad Abdul Aleem – Chairman
Mr. Aleem has over 35 years of work experience including 30 years with two leading multinationals. He has worked for about 20 years in the oil refining, petrochemicals and oil marketing (National Refinery Ltd., / ESSO Fertilizer (Engro Chemicals) / ESSO Singapore) business. Mr. Aleem joined British American Tobacco, UK group in 1990 and worked for 14 years in Pakistan, Singapore, Cambodia and Mauritius / Indian Ocean region.
On his return to Pakistan in 2004, he has worked for leading GOP owned corporations. His last assignment was as the Managing Director of Pakistan State Oil which he left in October 2008. Over the years, as part of his senior management role, Mr. Aleem has been Board member of various listed and non listed corporate entities both within Pakistan and overseas. He has also been on the Board of LUMS and was the Chairman of OCAC (Oil Company Advisory Committee) during 2008.
A Fellow Chartered Accountant (Gold Medalist) and a Fellow Cost and Management Accountant by profession, Mr. Aleem has attended numerous professional management development courses conducted by leading international organizations including short management program from Stanford University, and from Indiana University, USA.
Feroz Rizvi – Director
Mr. Rizvi qualified as a Chartered Accountant from England and Wales. He is Chief Financial Officer in ICI Pakistan Limited. His responsibilities include long-term financial planning, investor relations, risk management, corporate governance, succession planning of senior finance staff, medium and long-term financial and corporate strategies and acting as a liaison with the company’s principal shareholder, AkzoNobel. He possesses over 30 years of extensive experience at various senior management capacities both locally and at international levels.
Syed Majid Ali – Director
Mr. Ali has over 20 years of diversified and progressively responsible experience through managing accounting and finance related responsibilities interlaced with IT and HR activities. Mr. Ali has worked in local and regional banks, having varying infrastructure and control environment. He has served as Chief Financial Officer for over 11 years in Saudi Pak Commercial Bank Ltd. and Emirates Bank International PJSC. He had been affiliated with KPMG at various positions for 8 years before he became a Partner in 2005. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and a member of Income Tax Bar Association.
Zafar Ahmed Siddiqui – Director
Mr. Siddiqui has done his MBA from Institute of Business Administration. He also has advanced degrees in marketing communication and business administration from Walter E. Heller College of Business Administration, Roosevelt University, Chicago – USA, and has over 28 years of valuable experience in marketing and sales. He is currently Director of Centre for Entrepreneurial Development at the Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi. He is also on the board of the following companies:
1. Engro Foods
2. Inbox Technologies
3. Pakistan Society for Training & development
4. Mind Sports association of Pakistan
Syed Ibadur Rehman Chisti – Director
Syed Ibadur Rehman Chisti has more than 23 years of experience in the financial services industry in areas such as investments, real estate, private equity, trade finance, syndication, project finance and fund management. He was also involved in structuring and management of numerous cross border transactions. Since 2003, he is a part of a team that floated more than USD 625 million worth of real estate and equipment leasing funds with underlying investment in the GCC, North American and European markets.
Mr. Chisti holds BBA (Hons.) and MBA degrees from IBA Karachi and has attended various seminars and workshops on banking, credit programs and quality management in Canada and Bahrain. He is currently the Acting General Manager of the Islamic Investment Company of the Gulf (Bahamas) Limited."
MANAGEMENT
Enam Ullah Khan – Chief Executive Officer
Mansoor Khalil – Chief Operating Officer
Mansoor Khalil is the Chief Operating Officer of Faysal Asset Management Limited (FAML). He has been professionally associated in senior positions with leading multinationals i.e. Citibank, ABN AMRO, RBS and ABB.
Prior to joining FAML he was associated with Faysal Bank as Head of Business Strategy. He has diversified experience in activities across Strategy, Finance and Operating functions including Asset & Liability Management, Management Information, HR with exposure in business planning, M&A and Integration activities. He brings with him over 19 years of experience in the Pakistan Corporate World.
Shahid Usman Ojha – Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Shahid Usman Ojha has over 15 years of experience in the mutual fund industry and has held leading positions in local and multinational financial institutions. Mr. Ojha is an associate member of the Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan and the Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants. He has completed his Masters in Economics from the University of Karachi. Mr. Ojha has been involved with the asset management industry in multi-functional capacities. Prior to joining FAML, Mr. Ojha worked in a similar position in Dawood Capital Management Limited where his core responsibilities included Financial Management & Reporting, Taxation, Finalization of Accounts and Budgeting.
Asif Mehdi Rizvi - Head of Compliance
Mr. Asif Mehdi Rizvi is an Associate member of Institute of Chartered Accountant of Pakistan. He joined Faysal Asset Management Limited as Head of Compliance. He brings with him more than 8 years of post qualification experience in the fields of accountancy, taxation, internal audit, compliance and risk. Previously, he was associated with Arif Habib Investments where his last assignment was as Director- Internal Audit, Quality Assurance, Compliance and Risk Management and had also worked there as Head of Funds Accounting & Operation. He had also served as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary in Pakistan Premier Fund Limited and Arif Habib Real Estate Investment Trust and Finance Manager and Company Secretary of Nando's Pakistan (Private) Limited. He commenced his professional career from KPMG Taseer Hadi & Co., Chartered Accountants.
He is also member of Member of Accounting Standards Committee of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan.
Syed Qamar Abbas – Head of Research and Product Development
Mr. Abbas is currently Head of Research and Product Development at FAML. Mr. Abbas earned his MSc. in Finance from Cass Business School London and MSc. in Physics from University of Karachi. He has over nine years of experience in Capital Market Research, Investment Advisory and Product Development with over three years association with UBL Fund Managers as Manager Research and Product Development. He played an instrumental role in launching Fixed Income, Equity and Islamic Funds at UBL Fund Managers. Mr. Abbas started his career in 1997 with Eastern Capital Limited and had worked with top tier brokerage houses since then before joining UBL Fund Managers. He also taught at a renowned business school of Karachi in both graduate and undergraduate programs.
Ayaz Mustafa Zuberi - Fund Manager (Fixed Income)
Mr. Ayaz Mustafa Zuberi has over thirteen years of experience in the financial sector. He was on the Board of Directors of three Securitization Companies in Pakistan. Mr. Zuberi was also the Chief Dealer in Treasury at ORIX Investment Bank Pakistan Limited and prior to joining FAML he was serving as Manager Islamic Funds at UBL Fund Managers Limited. Mr. Zuberi holds Masters in Business Administration from American University of Hawaii and is also a Certified Fraud Examiner from ACFE, Austin, USA. He has also done one year Post Graduate Diploma in Islamic Banking & Finance from the Centre for Islamic Economics (Dar-ul-Uloom) Karachi.
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