Fauzia Hasnain

Ms.Fauzia has over 33 years of well-rounded Senior Management experience mainly in the Pakistani financial sector, which encompasses a multinational commercial bank (Deutsche Bank AG), two stock brokerage houses (Smith International Securities and AMZ Securities), an investment bank (ORIX) and a development Financial institution (Pak Kuwait Investment Company). In 2008 she was Business Development Head at Arkaan Capital Partners LLC, a Sharjah-based finance company, and part of the Emirates Investments Group. In addition, she has worked as an independent Financial Consultant in Karachi as well as the UAE.

Other than working in the financial sector, Fauzia also headed an IT company that was an outsourcing platform for US-based companies in the health care sector. She additionally worked as Director Projects for a pharmaceutical company (one of the leading importers & distributors of Oncology and lifesaving drugs in Pakistan), where she was overseeing the Supply Chain, Distribution and Regulatory Affairs Departments.

As a consequence of her working experience in diverse entities, with varied responsibilities, Fauzia has developed significant skills in multiple business areas. In the financial sector, the areas of her expertise include Credit, Corporate Finance and Investment Banking, and she has led transactions that encompass debt/equity fundraising, syndications, IPO’s, M&A, private placements, and corporate/debt restructuring.

She also conceived and established the Chinese Desk for bonding business at Deutsche Bank, as well as the Credit, Marketing, Credit Monitoring, and Portfolio Management divisions at ORIX, and led the listing and fundraising transaction for AMZ’s venture capital company. At Arkaan, she was part of the core team in 2007-8 for structuring, developing, and marketing an energy fund, in partnership with Credit Suisse. She also established a Distressed Assets Fund for a company in the UAE in 2014.

She was also part of the Executive Management Team at Smith International Securities, ORIX, Pak Kuwait, AMZ Group, and AJM Pharma, which was responsible for Corporate Planning, policy matters, formulation of future strategies, and human resource development for the said companies.

Due to her background, especially in the financial sector, she is well qualified and has the relevant experience to play an effective role as a member of the Board of Directors of a bank / financial institution in Pakistan.

While Fauzia is confident that she would be able to play an effective role in any organization that she becomes a part of, the areas where she feels that she would be able to add considerable value are Corporate Finance, Credit / Risk, Private Equity, Venture Capital and Strategy. She has already played a significant role in Corporate Finance and Private Equity in her previous assignments and has also been actively involved in establishing new divisions and/or corporate entities within or on behalf of the companies where she has worked, either individually, or by leading a team.

Fauzia has always had an excellent rapport with the teams that she has led, and has encouraged the ones who show initiative to take leadership roles. She has additionally structured and developed numerous deals for project or transaction financing, conducted successful negotiations on behalf of her employers and corporate clients, and has abundant experience in troubleshooting and handling complicated situations.

Fauzia’s major strengths include integrity and professionalism, both of which have stood her in good stead throughout her career.