Board of Directors

Syed Faran Rizvi served the brokerage industry for over 16 years, bringing exceptional leadership, market expertise, and a strong track record in equity trading and investment advisory. He served as Country Head Sales at JS Global Capital Limited from 2016, where he was responsible for advising institutional, corporate, high-net-worth (HNW), and foreign clients on investment strategies and portfolio management. He was also among the most experienced traders at JS Global, specializing in block trades and institutional transactions. During his tenure, he led a team of experienced professionals and was responsible for developing and servicing the domestic institutional client base, while also contributing to the expansion of the retail client business. Faran has been a consistent and successful participant of CFA awards and has managed to make his way for 6th time this year as The Best Equity Trader of the year reflecting his strong performance, market knowledge, and consistency. He also served as the Secretary General of the Society of Technical Analysts Pakistan and as an Editorial Board Member of “Inside Financial Market,” the official journal of the Pakistan Stock Exchange. Prior to joining JS Global Capital Limited, he served as Chief Dealer – Equities at MCB Arif Habib Asset Management, one of Pakistan’s leading asset management companies.

Mr.Aziz Ikram Chairman of the Board of Foundation Securities (Private) Limited. He brings to the table a distinguished career of Professional service to Fauji Foundation. Mr. Aziz Ikram, presently working as General Manager (Finance) at Head Office Fauji Foundation. He possesses vast experience holding various positions. Since 1988 he is with Fauji Foundation and looking after financial, tax, insurance and the corporate affairs of Fauji Foundation.

Mr. Arif Raza joined Askari Bank Limited on February 17, 2022 and presently he is working as Senior Executive Vice President / Global Treasurer at Askari Bank Treasury Division, Karachi. He possesses 28 years of extensive experience in local and International Banks like SAMBA, Standard Chartered and Soneri Bank in the areas of Foreign Exchange Trading, Money Markets, Equity / Capital Markets and Financial Institutions.

Business Finance and Law graduate with more than 26 years of professional experience, focus on corporate and investment banking, portfolio management, project finance (greenfield, brownfield), planning & budgeting and financial management.Project Finance professional with demonstrated track record of successfully structuring and managing infrastructure projects in Energy, Power, Fertilizer, Telecom, Cement, Real Estate and Transportation sectors. Archetypal understanding of debt financing and capital markets, including bank debt, bonds, tax equity, derivatives, and private placements. Quantitative thinker with strong technical qualifications, skilled at developing, maintaining, and reviewing spreadsheet-based financial models. Strong understanding of advanced financial modelling. Extensive experience of interaction with corporate law firms and successfully negotiated and closed documentation related to large syndicated and bilateral deals which includes security, finance documents and term sheets for more than 60 projects /structured finance facilities and corporate loans Being a law graduate have an added advantage to understand legal and financial terms.

Seasoned Risk Management professional with over 22 years of diverse experience across leading local and international banks, specializing in Enterprise Risk Management, Credit Approvals, and Corporate, Commercial & Retail Banking.