Senior Management

Mr. Alam possesses over 25 years of experience in the financial sector and under his care AKD Securities Limited has received several accolades over the last few years. Prior to joining AKD Securities, Mr. Alam was associated with the Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation (PICIC), where he was involved in the first buyout of state-owned mutual funds by the Privatization Commission and thereafter in managing the funds. He has also served as the Head of Finance and Secretary to the Executive Committee and Board of Director at Corporate & Industrial Restructuring Corporation (CIRC), Government of Pakistan along with being actively involved in remedial banking. He paved the way for Government institutions to place their funds with private sector banks meeting certain criteria that not only enhanced the income of the corporation but also cleared the hurdle for other government organizations.

Mr. Alam possesses extensive investment banking experience that he gained during 10 years with Crescent Investment Bank Limited- the first investment bank in Pakistan, where he served in various capacities, including Treasurer, Equity Strategist, Chief Financial Officer and Manager Corporate Finance.

He has also represented Pakistan in various international roadshows to promote the capital market of the country across the globe, which includes China, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Mauritius, and Singapore. These roadshows have certainly added to the efforts being made by Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) to create a strong bridge between the major foreign institutional funds and Pakistan’s capital market.

Mr. Alam is a fellow of Chartered Accountants and serves on various committees of the Institute of Chartered Accountants including the high-powered Economic Advisory Committee.

Mr. Tariq Adam Ghumra commenced his services at AKD Group as Manager Operations – Capital Markets Division in July, 1995. Currently he serves as Director, Head of Equity Operations & Registered Agent of SECP. He plays a vital role to monitor trade executions and clients’ exposure, developing relationships with financial institutions, local high net worth clients and investors. Mr. Ghumra is also responsible towards conducting reviews and evaluation for cost-reduction opportunities and analyzing regulatory changes advises accordingly for system development. He offers his expertise liaising with SECP & CDC auditors to ensure annual monitoring along with arranging new sources of financing for the company’s debt facilities.

Mr. Ghumra holds a master’s degree in Business Administration majored in Finance. He also serves as a Director of Metropolitan Steel Limited after being associated earlier as a Manager Customer Services with Bear Sterns Jahangir Siddiqui Limited (JS).

Mr. Khan is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of AKD Securities Limited. He has over 20 years of experience in the field of Internal Audit, Risk Management & Compliance, Company Secretary, Financial & Management Accounting, Management Reporting, and Financial Analysis. Prior to joining AKD Securities Ltd, he was the CFO of TMT Ventures Ltd his past work experience also includes being CFO & Company Secretary of BIPL Securities Limited which was a Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) listed stock brokerage firm and one of the largest players in that industry and CFO and Company Secretary in Modaraba Al Mali.

He is an Associate member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP).

Mr. Umer Farooq is Company Secretary at AKD Securities Limited. He has diversified and in- depth professional work experience at Ernst & Young London Office, EY Rapid Innovation Private Limited and EY Ford Rhodes, Pakistan, coupled with a record of excellent performance at both professional and academic. Mr. Umer Farooq has been consistently providing professional services at the firm with a unique working exposure that proves his determination and demonstrates his unyielding commitment to work hard for the accomplishment of his goals. Being associated with the assurance firms for more than eight years, he had an opportunity to be involved in group audits, statutory audits, review engagements and agreed upon procedures assignments. This exposure to a wide spectrum of clients, with a variety of work experience has provided him with an insight of the key business processes within an organization, accounting and internal control systems, corporate governance and regulatory as well as accounting frameworks for a range of industries.

He is an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP).

Mr. Noman is Head of Internal Audit at AKD Securities Limited. Mr. Noman is a seasoned professional with a distinguished career spanning 20 years in the auditing and financial services industry. He has consistently demonstrated a deep understanding of auditing principles, regulatory requirements, and best practices. Throughout his career, Mr. Noman has held key leadership roles, where he has successfully led professional teams, implemented robust control frameworks, and provided strategic guidance to senior management.

Prior to joining AKD Securities Limited he was associated with Moosani Securities (Private) Limited as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary. Mr. Noman has also served as Senior Auditor in Deloitte-Pakistan, Deloitte-Riyadh and Deloitte. Dubai.

Mr. Noman holds a bachelor degree in Commerce and pursuing CA Final examination.

Syed Imran Karim joined AKD Group in June 1995 as a Manager Credit - Capital Market Operations. At present, he is the Head of Settlements. He is responsible for monitoring and supervising the settlement activities, coordinates with the sales team in respect of all settlement & regulatory issues. He also monitors reporting of trade executions to local & foreign institutional clients as well as individuals & ensures the on-time settlement of foreign trades by coordinating with settlements personnel & their agent banks in Pakistan.

Mr Karim also foresees account opening forms of the back office, NCCPL & CDC by ensuring regulatory compliance and handles queries of PSX, NCCPL, CDC & Banks on day to day basis. He worked at Bear Stearns Jahangir Siddiqui Limited as an Assistant Manager.

Imran Majeed has been associated with AKD Group since April 2004 and has professional experience spanning more than 25 Years. He holds a master’s degree in computer science as well as various internationally recognized certifications. Before joining AKD Group, he has been employed at CeLera International as an I.T Manager and has a high magnitude of experience in the field of system analysis, design, software development, and database administration. He started his career with a software house, Ultimate Solutions in 1995 and then, later on, moved to Progressive Systems, another software house with yearly revenue between US $50,000 and US $100,000, working on export projects mainly.

He currently heads the software development department of the I.T division at AKD Securities Limited, and his current job assignments primarily include various software development projects, MIS reporting and maintenance, database administration, and monitoring of AKD Group websites. Providing guidance and advising to I.T Operations department. Besides this, he also acts as the main coordinator between AKD Securities and various software vendors.

As Head of Administration - AKDSL since December 2017, his primary responsibilities are to direct, control and supervise the support services of the organization to facilitate its success. Remaining responsible for the day-to-day facilities operations including supervising the maintenance and alteration of office areas and equipment, purchasing office supplies, furniture, office equipment, etc. for staff.

Arshad has over 22 years of experience in the Information Technology field and extensive business domain knowledge and working experience in the financial markets. His experience includes working in Soneri Bank Limited, Foundation Securities, Intermarket Securities, and Ktrade Securities. By qualification, he is a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from the University College of Information Technologies.

Mr. Qureshi has over 14 years of experience of dealing in money market and Fixed Income. Prior joining to BIPL Securities Ltd. he was associated with First Capital Securities. He has also served in Standard Chartered Bank as Business Development Executive.

Mr. Jafar Qasbati has over 8 years of experience of dealing in Inter-Bank Forex. Prior joining to BIPL Securities Ltd. he was associated with Pearl Securities as Head of Inter-Bank Forex. He has also served in Elixir Securities as Forex Dealer.

Mr. Alamgir has over 17 years of experience in the brokerage industry covering derivatives commodities and capital markets. He served as chief operating officer at SNM securities and prior to joining BIPL he was Head the commodities division at Invest Capital Markets Ltd and IGI Finex Securities.

Jihan has over twelve years of diversified experience encompassing talent acquisition/recruitment, performance management, organization development, training & development, policymaking, grievance handling/conflict resolution & developing team building programs. Prior to joining AKDSL, she was working with BIPL Securities as Head of Human Resources and was Secretary to the Human Resources & Remuneration Committee and also Trustee to provident Fund of employees.

In the past, she has been associated with a multinational corporation (an Orascom Group- Parent Co. to Mobilink), Private Limited, and listed companies Ghulam Faruque Group, TATA Pakistan, and Inspiration (Zheel Sciences & Research). She holds a Master's in Economics from the University of Karachi.

Zar is a renowned Business Management & HR specialist having comprehensive exposure in Organization & Business Development, Technology Implementation, and Strategic Planning.

His prior experiences include Managing Director – Retail Brokerage & Branch Network, Next Capital Limited, Country Head - BMA Trade (Branches), HR & Administration - BMA Capital Management Limited where he led the retail segment with exponential growth and took up the segment to the next level. He has incomparable proven expertise in reaching out to remote areas for business expansion. Earlier, he has also been associated with MCB Bank Limited.

He is a Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP) and a Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) holder in HRM. He also holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Sindh and an EMBA from SZABIST.