ATLAS HONDA - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director
- Director & Member )
Mr. Ali H. Shirazi graduated with a BA from Yale University, U.S.A. in 2000 and thereafter completed his Masters in Law from Bristol University, U.K. in 2005. He has worked with the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi in New York as well as American Honda in Torrance, California. He is Group Director Financial Services and President / Chief Executive of Atlas Battery Limited. He is on the Board of Atlas Asset Management Limited, Atlas Insurance Limited, National Management Foundation (sponsoring body of LUMS), National Foods Limited, Cherat Packaging Limited, Pakistan Cables Limited and Pakistan Society for Training and Development (President). Previously, he has also served on the Board of National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL).
He is a 'Certified Director' from the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance and in 2018 completed the Owner / President Management Program (OPM) from Harvard Business School.
Job Titles:
- Secretary
- Head of Equities
Mr. Faran ul Haq has done his BA-Hons in Accounting and Finance (2010) from University of Manchester (UK) and has passed CFA Level III in 2013. Furthermore, he is pursuing his MBA from Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi. He is currently working as Head of Equities and is responsible for managing AAML Equity Portfolios. He has extensive experience in financial markets in research department and portfolio management. He started his career at AAML in 2011 as research analyst and later headed research department at AAML. He has covered all key equity market sectors and stocks in Pakistan.
Job Titles:
- Fixed Income Fund Manager
- Head of Fixed Income & Member )
Mr. Fawad Javaid has joined Atlas Asset Management Limited as Fixed Income Fund Manager in February, 2013. Prior to joining AAML, he has worked with Pak Oman Asset Management Company in treasury department for about two and half years and with AMZ Asset Management Company Ltd as Sub Fund Manager Fixed Income for two and half years. He did his graduation with major in Mathematics and Statistics from University of Karachi. He is CMA from Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Director
Mr. Frahim Ali Khan is a Law graduate from Karachi University. He has also attended General Management Program at Harvard University, USA, Financial Management Program at Stanford University, USA and Board of Director's Program at Insead University, France.
He has over 50 years of experience in General Management, Finance, Investment and Taxation. He joined the Atlas Group in 1967 and has served in different positions. Currently his other directorships include Atlas Insurance Limited, Atlas Engineering (Private) Limited, Atlas Power Limited, Shirazi Investments (Private) Limited, Shirazi Trading Company (Private) Limited, Atlas Energy (Private) Limited, Atlas Autos (Private) Limited, Atlas Metal (Private) Limited, Zehnfa Pakistan New Energy Company Limited and Atlas Foundation.
Earlier, he has also served on the boards of Atlas Honda Limited and former Atlas Bank Limited and has been CEO of Shirazi Investments (Private) Limited, Shirazi Trading Company (Private) Limited, Atlas Asset Management Limited and former Atlas Investment Bank Limited.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Iftikhar H. Shirazi graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Notre Dame De Namur University (formerly College of Notre Dame), USA, and completed his OPM from Harvard Business School, USA. He has over 31 years of corporate management experience, more particularly in the financial and trading sectors. He has to his credit, work experience at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Yamaichi Securities and Toyota Tsusho Corporation.
He is currently Chairman of Shirazi Investments (Pvt.) Limited, Atlas Asset Management Limited, Atlas Insurance Limited, Shirazi Trading Company (Private) Limited, Atlas Foundation and Atlas Information Technology Resource Centre. He is also a member of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI). He is also serving on the Board of Governors of the Forman Christian College, Ghulam Ishaq Institute of Engineering Science and Technology and British Overseas School Association. He was also a member of the Aga Khan Resource Development Committee and FPCCI Executive Committee. He has also served the Management Association of Pakistan as their Vice President.
He also enjoys membership of several other prestigious associations that include, Harvard Club of New York and Pakistan, Young Presidents Organization, Aitchison College Old Boys Association, Government College of Commerce & Economics Old Students Association and English Speaking Union. He was also President of International Club, Notre Dame De Namur (formerly College of Notre Dame), USA.
Job Titles:
- Chief Investment Officer
- Member of the Management Committee
- Chief Investment Officer & Member )
Mr. Khalid Mahmood is the CIO at Atlas Asset Management having over 15 years of rich experience primarily in Fund Management and Equity Research with various financial institution of Pakistan. He has been with the organization since March, 2008 and has worked in multiple roles during his tenure. Prior to joining Atlas Asset Management Limited Mr. Mahmood was associated with AMZ Asset Management where he worked as an Equity Asset Class Specialist. He also possesses immense experience in Equity Research and has extensively covered Pakistan's economic and financial affairs during his association with some of the leading financial institutions which include Pak Kuwait Investment Company Limited and National Investment Trust. Mr. Mahmood holds an MBA degree with Majors in Finance from Bahria University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Investment Committee
- Member of the Management Committee
- Chief Executive Officer & Chairman IC )
- Chief Executive Officer & Chairman MC )
Mr. Muhammad Abdul Samad has over two decades experience of local investment management industry. He joined Atlas Asset Management Limited in November 2005, and has held C-suite positions for over a decade, including the Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer positions. He is a ‘Certified Director' and also attended Advanced Management Program at INSEAD Fontainebleau, France on nomination by the Atlas Group. He has a significant Board experience, where he has served as a director on the board of nineteen listed companies, including Atlas Battery Limited, Lucky Cement, Berger Paints, Mirpurkhas Sugar, amongst others. He also served as a Director on the Board of Mutual Funds Association of Pakistan (MUFAP) and currently, he is serving as Chairman of its Taxation Committee. He is also an Independent Director on the Board of Institute of Financial Markets of Pakistan (IFMP).
Job Titles:
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Non - Executive Director
Mr. M. Habib-ur-Rahman is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. He has attended management level programme (PMD) at Harvard Business School.
Mr. Habib-ur-Rahman has a long association with Mutual Fund Industry. He held the position of General Manager Finance & Investment with National Investment Trust Limited. He was NIT nominee director on the Board of Karachi Stock Exchange and various listed companies. He worked for NIT for eleven years from 1971 to 1981 and then left NIT to join motorcycle industry, Atlas Honda Limited, where he worked for fourteen years initially as Director Finance and then as Resident Director in-charge Finance, Administration and Production. In 1995 he returned to mutual funds industry. He played an instrumental role in setting ABAMCO Limited that was the first asset management company in the private sector in Pakistan. ABAMCO was initially established as a joint venture among a leading brokerage house in Pakistan, IFC and an asset management company in US. Mr. Habib-ur-Rahman was its chief executive from 1995 to 2003. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Asset Management Limited from March 2004 till March 2018. He is a founding member and past Chairman/ Director of the Mutual Funds Association of Pakistan (MUFAP). The foundation of MUFAP was laid in 1995. Mr. Habib ur Rahman was Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) nominee on the Board of Karachi Stock Exchange in 2000, 2001, & 2003. He was a member of SECP Advisory Group on Capital Markets, member of the SECP Enquiry Committee (appointed in 2001) on management of Exposure Rules by KSE/ LSE and member of the SECP Committee (appointed in 2013) to review the 2008 financial crisis in capital market in Pakistan. Presently he also holds directorships in Atlas Insurance Limited & Atlas Foundation.
Job Titles:
- Chief Internal Auditor
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Mr. M. Uzair Uddin Siddiqui is a Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He started his career with Deloitte Yousuf Adil (Member of Deloitte Touche & Tohmatsu Limited) in 2004. He has over 10 years of working experience in the field of Finance & Internal Audit. He had been performing several internal audit outsourcing assignments in mutual fund industry (includes IGI Funds Limited, Faysal Asset Management Limited, Askari Investment Management Limited and Al Meezan Investment Management Limited). He joined Atlas Asset Management Limited as Chief Internal Auditor and responsible for ascertaining and reporting to Audit Committee on the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls and make recommendation for improvement.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Committee
- Head of Fund Accounting )
Job Titles:
- Chief Compliance Officer
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountancy UK
Mr. Muhammad Noman is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountancy UK (CIPFA) as well as Fellow Member of Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants (FPFA). He joined Atlas Asset Management Limited in April 2018 as Manager Compliance. He brings with him more than 16 years of diversified experience in the fields of accountancy, taxation, corporate, audit and compliance. Previously, he was associated with ABL Asset Management Company Limited as a Senior Manager Operations. He also served more than 11 years with Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited as Deputy Manager & Section Head. He commenced his professional career from MRI-Khalid Majid Rahman Sarfaraz Rahim Iqbal Rafiq Chartered Accountants.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Committee
- Head of Portfolio Management & Member )
- Head of Portfolio Management & Secretary MC )
Mr. M. Umar Khan has done his Masters in Finance (2009) and Bachelors in Economics (2007) from University of Liverpool (UK). He joined Atlas Asset Management Limited in February 2011. Prior to joining AAML, he has also worked for Intrum Justitia Ltd (Europe's largest Debt Recovery firm) as Financial Debt Advisor. Mr. M. Umar Khan has total experience of around eleven years and has been associated with AAML for over seven years. He has significant experience of managing multi asset class funds including Equity and Fixed Income Debt Securities as well as Settlement Operations. He was previously managing equity portfolio of pension funds and Fixed Income Portfolio in AAML. He was assigned charge of commodity portfolio and has sufficient skills in alternative investments such as commodities and derivatives contracts. He attended various courses ranging from Bank Credit Analysis, Risk Management, Islamic Banking and Corporate Governance.
Job Titles:
- Head of Customer Services & Quality Assurance
Mr. Najam Shahzad has 23 years of experience in Financial Sector including 15+ in Mutual Fund industry. He has got a diploma in Business Administration from Institute of Business Administration and holds a Certified Mutual Fund Distributor (CMFD) certificate from Institute of Financial Markets of Pakistan. He has a diverse work experience and has previously served for reputed financial institutions like MCB Financial Services and Deutsche Bank AG, Karachi. He has been working for Atlas Asset Management Limited for more than 15 years. He has managed and developed experience in areas of Registrar/Transfer Agency, Customer Services, MIS/Regulatory reporting, Tax, Product strategy and Sales planning. Currently he is working in capacity of Head of Customer Services and Quality Assurance.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Committee
- Head of Customers Services & Quality Assurance )
Mr. Shaikh Owais Ahmed holds an MBA Degree from Institute of Business Management (IoBM) with Majors in Finance and holds a Certified Risk Manager certificate from Institute of Financial Markets of Pakistan. Previously, he was associated with A.F.Ferguson & Co. - Systems & Process Assurance (SPA) division. Working as an Associate, his responsibilities included business process re-engineering, process improvement & documentation, identification of issues and risk. Currently, he is working in the capacity of Manager Risk Management and is responsible for assessing Market, Liquidity and Credit risks as well as analyzing and measuring the risks and risk adjusted performance of the fund.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Committee
- Head of Information Technology
Mr. Tariq Ahmed Siddiqui has a diversified experience in the field of Information Technology, software development, database management and faculty member. He has done his Masters in Computer Science from University of Karachi. He has overall 20 years of working experience in the field of Information Technology. He joined Atlas Asset Management Limited as Manager Database in June, 2008. He contributed in software development for the facilitation to investors and company as well. Prior to his appointment, he was working as a Software Engineer in Soorty Enterprises (Pvt.) Ltd. where he was responsible for software development. He was also a visiting faculty member in Bahria University.
Job Titles:
- Independent Director
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Chairman of Orkila Pakistan ( Private ) Limited
Mr. Tariq Amin is the Chairman of Orkila Pakistan (Private) Limited, a leading company dealing in chemicals. He is also on the Boards of the Salim Habib Education Foundation and the Education City. He has varied experience both in private and public sectors. He is a law graduate from the University of Karachi. He also holds a Masters degree in English from the University of Karachi and a Post Graduate Diploma in Development Administration from the University of Leeds. Mr. Amin has been past Chairman of the Privatization Commission, Sindh. He has also been President of the Overseas Investors Chambers of Commerce & Industry (OICCI) and also the Chairman of SITE Association of Industry for four years. Mr. Amin was conferred the civil award of Chevalier De L'ordre National Du Merite by the Government of France 2001.
The foundation of the Atlas Group was laid in 1962 with the establishment of Shirazi Investments (Pvt) Limited with a capital of half a million rupees.
Mr. Yusuf H. Shirazi is the founder of Atlas Group.
Job Titles:
- Head of Sales & Marketing
- Member of the Management Committee
- Head of Sales & Business Development
Ms. Mishaal H. Shirazi has a diversified international experience in financial services, underwriting and risk, credit, capital markets and multi-level capital structures. She graduated in Foreign Affairs, Finance and South Asian Studies from University of Virginia, USA. She has an overall 7 year experience with 5 year portfolio management experience as A. Vice President with the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi in New York and was nominated for the Global leadership program by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, California. At Atlas Asset Management her core role is overlooking overall sales function and is responsible to develop and implement strategy to maximize corporate and retail sales and assets under management. During her association with AAML, she is also actively involved in new business initiatives, strategy, product development and marketing.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Management Committee
Ms. Qurrat-ul-ain Jafari has more than 16 years of experience in the field of Finance, Operation, Secretarial function and Internal Audit. She joined Atlas Asset Management Limited as Chief Internal Auditor in December 2010 and held the position of Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary from August 01, 2015 till January 31, 2018. Ms Qurrat-ul-Ain is a Fellow member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, member of Certified Internal Control Auditor, holds a Masters in Economics degree from University of Karachi and is also a ‘Certified Director'. Prior to joining AAML, she was working as Head of Finance & Company Secretary at PICIC Asset Management Company Limited where she was responsible for the financial affairs and secretarial function of the company. She has also worked at Pakistan State Oil, where she served the organization on various positions.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Committee
- Co. Secretary, Manager HR & Admin )
- Company Secretary, Manager HR & Admin
Ms. Zainab Kazim had joined Atlas Asset Management Limited in November 2009. She has overall experience of more than 10 years in the mutual fund industry with diversified roles majorly covering Compliance areas. She is well acquainted with the Rules and Regulations of the industry. As a Head of HR & Admin she is responsible for communicating and maintaining Atlas Culture, training employees etc. and serve as a link between an organization's management and its employees. She has attended several seminars and workshops which include Code of Corporate Governance 2019, Company Secretary Conference, Train the Trainer, Know Your Customer/ Customer Due Diligence, Rising To The Challenge - Anti Money Laundering, Future of Risk Management, workshop by International Finance Corporation (IFC) on Corporate Governance, etc. She holds MBA Degree from Institute of Business Management (IoBM) with Majors in Finance and is also a ‘Certified Director'.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Independent Director
- Non - Executive Director / Independent Director )
Ms. Zehra Naqvi was the Chief Executive Officer of Chubb Insurance Pakistan, (a wholly owned subsidiary of Chubb INA International Holdings Limited, Delaware, USA) from September 2005 to September 2017.
She has over 35 years of work experience in the insurance sector. Prior to joining Chubb and its predecessor companies (CIGNA and ACE) in 1990, she worked with Royal Exchange Assurance, a branch of Guardian Royal Exchange, UK and with Adamjee Insurance Company in Pakistan.
Ms. Naqvi holds a B.Sc. Degree, and an MBA Degree from the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi University. She is a Chartered Insurer from the Chartered Insurance Institute, UK and is a Certified Director from Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan.
She has served as an elected Member of the Executive Committee of the Insurance Association of Pakistan, the Executive Committee of The American Business Council and the Managing Committee of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Ms. Naqvi has represented the Insurance Association of Pakistan, on the Council of Pakistan Insurance Institute and was Chairperson of the Institute for the term of 2016. She has been a visiting faculty member at the Institute.
Ms. Naqvi has served as an Independent Director on the Board of Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited. She presently serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Chubb Insurance Pakistan Limited, as an Independent Director on the Boards of Attock Petroleum Limited and IGI Life Insurance Limited.