TOPLINE SECURITIES - Key Persons


Mr. Haroon Fattani

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Mr. Haroon Fattani has been a board member for past 17 years. He carries over 30 years' experience in Pakistan's capital market and holds a Bachelor's degree from University of Karachi.

Mr. Khalid Mehmood - CFO, Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Company Secretary
Mr. Khalid Mehmood has over 17 years of working experience in Pakistan market. He has very good knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards, Corporate Laws, Secretarial Practices, Prudential Regulations, NBFC Rules & Regulations, PSX Regulations and Taxation matters of the companies. He is also on the Board of Directors of the company and has been key player in revamping of various existing functions of the company including Finance, Administration, Human Resource Management and Settlement & Operations to achieve highest service standards at par best industry practices. Previously, he was associated with KASB Securities, Heading the branch Office at Pakistan Stock Exchange in the capacity of Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary and supervising operations department, dealing with Stock Exchange, NCCPL, CDC and SRB. He was also managing the treasury and portfolio of the Company to maximize shareholders' Profit. He is a commerce graduate and members of the following regulatory/accounting bodies of Pakistan;

Mr. Mohammad Sohail

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Nomination Committee
  • Chairman of the Risk Management Committee

Mr. Mohammed Sohail - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Sohail has almost 27 years of experience of Pakistan's Capital market, Research, Broking & Investment banking. Awarded ‘Best Analyst' for two years (2003 and 2004) from the CFA Association. He was the first analyst in Pakistan to get this award. Mohammed Sohail has almost 27 years' experience of Pakistan's capital markets, research, broking and investment banking. He was awarded ‘Best Analyst' for two years (2003 and 2004) by the CFA Association of Pakistan. He was the first analyst in Pakistan to get this award. Asiamoney awarded him the title of Best Salesperson in Pakistan for 10 years in a row (2011 - 2021). He is a Certified Director of Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG). Mr. Sohail has remained Director of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), Pakistan Mercantile exchange (PMEX), and Director of Central Depository Company of Pakistan. He was also the chairman New Product & Market Development Committee of PSX.

Mr. Muhammad Amir Fattani

Mr. Muhammad Amir Fattani has a Master degree from University of Karachi. He has 09 years' experience in Pakistan Capital Markets and has detailed understanding of capital market related matters.

Mr. Muhammad Imran Abdul Ghaffar

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Human Resource & Remuneration Committee
  • Chairman of the Nomination Committee
  • Independent Non - Executive Director
Mr. Muhammad Imran Abdul Ghaffar was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board in 2018. With over 25 years of diversified industry and financial market experience, he has worked in areas such as Treasury, Corporate Affairs, Pakistan Capital Markets, Banking Operations, ERP's and Financial Reporting. He has worked in these areas in Pakistan as well as in UAE. He holds a Master's degree in Business Administration and has attended various Management Development courses. He is also a Certified Director from Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan.

Mr. Omar Salah Ahmed

Job Titles:
  • Head of Corporate Finance
Mr. Ahmed holds over 21 years of international investment experience. Prior to joining Topline, he was associated with Foras International Investment Company - Saudi Arabia, Elixir Securities Pakistan, Alfalah Securities, BMA Capital, KPMG Taseer, Hadi, Khalid & Co & AMZ Securities. Till date he has worked on approx. US$6.5bn worth of transaction including Initial Public Offerings, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Debt Raising (both conventional and Islamic) as well as raising structured funds for Private Equity / Venture Capital funds Omar is a part-qualified Chartered Certified Accountant and has attended courses at London School of Economics

Mr. Saad Hashmi

Job Titles:
  • Head of Retail & Online Sales
Mr. Saad Hashmi holds over 14 years of International professional experience. He is associated with PSX since 2014 and has served on both Buy side and Sell side. Prior to joining Topline, he was associated with Premier Cables Pvt Limited, Standard capital securities, Vitruzone (UAE) & SOS management consultants (UK). He has developed a highly diversified experience in Finance and Capital markets. Prominent areas of experience include; Equity analysis, Investment management, Equity execution, Efficient settlement & handling clients. He is a Certified Professional from Institute of Financial Markets of Pakistan. Saad is part-qualified Chartered Management Accountant and has attended courses at London school of business & finance and Kaplan Financials.

Mr. Syed Uzair Ahmed

Mr. Syed Uzair Ahmed has over 14 years of experience working in the field of IT. He has managed, developed, designed and implemented company-wide short and long-term solutions to support and meet the continuously evolving technological requirements of the organization. At Topline Securities, he has been instrumental in establishing the IT platform. Previously, he had established similar platforms at other firms. Mr. Syed Uzair Ahmed holds certification in MCSE and ITIL® Foundation while holds a Master degree from University of PAF-KIET, Karachi.

Mrs. Sabahat Sohail

Job Titles:
  • Is Director
Mrs. Sabahat Sohail is Director of Topline Securities. She has been member of Topline board since 2014. Mrs. Sabahat holds a Master's degree from University of Karachi.

Ms. Samar Iqbal

Job Titles:
  • Head of Foreign Institution Sales Trading
Ms. Samar Iqbal has over 17 years of experience in Equity Sales. She has been awarded Best Equity Trader by Asiamoney. Previously, she has worked at Eastern Capital, KASB Direct and JS Global in various capacities. She has developed a highly diversified experience under the capital market umbrella. Prominent areas of experience include; equity execution, efficient settlement & handling clients. She is a Certified Quality Professional from Pakistan Institute of Quality Certification and MBA Finance.