Our Team

Asad Mahmood

CEO & Managing Partner

Asad holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering  from Rutger’s University, New Brunswick and an MBA in International Finance from Temple University.
One of the longest serving investors and fund managers in the impact investing industry. Formerly the Managing Director for Global Social Investment Funds for 17 years at Deutsche Bank.

Asad Mahmood

CEO & Managing Partner

MICHAEL RAUENHORST - MANAGING PARTNER - SIMA Team

Michael Rauenhorst

Managing Partner

Michael graduated from Columbia Business School with Master in Business Administration.
Michael has developed social investment enterprises for large corporations and specialized private investment firms. He is a co-founder of Micro Credit Limited, Jamaica and served as Analyst for Moody’s Social Performance Assessment.

MICHAEL RAUENHORST - MANAGING PARTNER - SIMA Team

Michael Rauenhorst

Managing Partner

Arivazhagan G D

Partner

Ari holds his Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from the College of Engineering (CEG), Guindy, Chennai, and completed his Master’s Degree in Management from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, India. Since 2016, Ari also holds a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) charter from GARP, USA. He is also a recipient of the National Talent Search Scholarship Award from the Government of India.

With over 8 years of experience in investment banking, venture capital, and private equity, Ari has worked across stints in both debt and equity capital markets. A majority of his investment deals have been in impact space across Micro finance, MSME Finance, Education Finance, and Affordable Housing Finance. He has also handled cross-border M&A deals and well-versed in the valuation of companies. His expertise includes deal origination, due diligence, deal structuring, commercial negotiation, deal execution, and portfolio management. He also has a short stint as an entrepreneur. Ari was one of the top 100 nominees for the “Economic Times Young Leader” award in 2016 and has also received the “Protsaha” Award for 3 continuous years of social service. A multi-lingual person, Ari likes Traveling, practices Reiki Healing, and researches Astrology.

Arivazhagan G D

Partner

Sohail Darwesh

Suhail Darwesh

Partner

Suhail holds MBA Finance from Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology and Masters of Economics from University of Karachi. He also holds professional qualifications such as Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD), CIMA Advanced Diploma-Management Accounting, UK, and Banking Diploma from the Institute of Bankers Pakistan.

He holds about 20 years of professional experience which includes 15 years of experience with various financial institutions including large local bank, foreign bank, and development financial institutions having core expertise in Credit & Risk Management. Throughout his career, he has been designated in various roles and remains involved in credit initiation & underwriting/approvals of almost all major segments such as Corporate, SME, Retail credits, Micro Finance Institutions, and overseas credit of Bahrain, UAE & UK.

With his Information & Technology expertise, he has also been an active part of developing, testing and implementation of various credit/risk management tools such as Obligor risk rating, Equity Scrip approval, Environmental Risk rating, Financial Spreads Models and Credit Package approvals.

Sohail Darwesh

Suhail Darwesh

Partner

Rocio Cavazos

Partner

Rocio Cavazos is a finance and impact investing professional with over 20 years of experience in commercial and investment banking, capital markets, impact investing and financial inclusion at organizations such as Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, ProMujer and Women’s World Banking. She is also founder of the Mexican Vegan Entrepreneurs Association (aevm.mx) and founder of Ananda Group (theanandagroup.one) which offers early-stage investment to plant-based businesses in Mexico and the US.

Rocio holds a BSc in Industrial and Systems Engineering from ITESM in Mexico and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Rocio Cavazos

Partner

Mariam Nansubuga

Consultant/Partner

Mariam holds a First-class degree in Statistics & Economic from Makerere University, the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, a Post Graduate and Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Herriot watt University. She has attended Leadership programs with various institutions including Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, Strathmore Business School and is accredited in Advanced Commercial Lending by IFS school of Finance in the United Kingdom.

Mariam has over 15 years of experience in Credit Risk management having worked with Barclays bank (Absa) and dfcu bank. She is a member of the League of East African Directors and serves as a Board member (Vice President) of CFA Society East Africa as well as one of the Founders of Muslim Hands Foundation, a charity-based organization.

Her experience spans Deal sourcing, Credit origination, Credit due diligence/ appraisal and credit approval. She has hands-on experience in structuring financial solutions for clients based on their business models and needs. She has developed and reviewed credit policies & lending products as well as credit risk assurance & model risk governance frameworks. She has provided advisory services on funding and credit risk matters in order enhance access to finance for investees/ borrowers as well as minimize shocks arising from changes in the macro-economic environment and sector trends for funders. She is an IFC Business Edge Certified Trainer and has delivered training workshops in finance and Investment for several clients within the region. Mariam is a Tutor for the CFA program.

Mariam Nansubuga

Consultant/Partner

Matthijs Laban

Matthijs Laban

Internal Counsel and Consultant

Matthijs is an experienced Legal professional in development banking, impact investing and capital market transactions in our New York sector has been a former manager of legal affairs for FMO.
His expertise are in a wide range of subjects including structured finance, regulatory issues, debt transactions, securitisation, fund/direct investments, repo, bond issues, derivatives, and ISDA /CSA/CDS.

Matthijs Laban

Matthijs Laban

Internal Counsel and Consultant

Vinay Bandaru

Senior Vice President - South Africa Region

Vinay holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from IIT (BHU) Varanasi and Masters Degree in Management from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow.

He holds 15 years of specialised experience in Leveraged finance spanning across Corporate finance, Project finance, structured finance and debt capital markets. He carries deep sectoral expertise across various infrastructure sub-sectors including roads, renewables, ports, airports, water, city gas distribution and logistics.

Vinay has been involved in building and scaling the project finance business across leading banks and Infrastructure conglomerates in India. He was most recently Vice President – Project Financing at IndusInd Bank in India.

Vinay Bandaru

Senior Vice President - South Africa Region

Vinay holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from IIT...

Saad Farooq

Vice President - South Asia Region

Saad holds his Bachelors and MBA degree from Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, Pakistan. Post his graduation he joined Investment Banking Group team in Faysal Bank Limited.
With over 10 year’s experience in Investment Banking, Saad has contributed in equity and debt market transactions. In his current role, he has been involved in structuring and meeting the funding requirements of brown field projects in various industries on full recourse basis that may be undertaken for reasons including but not limited to capacity expansion, meeting capital expenditure requirements or merger /acquisition purposes. To date he has contributed towards raising ∼USD 3,500 million for various corporate clients including but not limited to Cement, FMCG, Infrastructure, Power, Steel, Shipping, Textile and Telecom.

Saad Farooq

Vice President - South Asia Region

Bhupendra Yadav

Vice President - South Asia Region

Bhupendra has over 7 years of work experience in Project Finance, Debt Syndication, Credit Rating & Financial Advisory across organizations such as Sprng Energy, SBI Capital Markets, India Ratings and Research & ICICI Bank. Most recently he was AGM-Project finance at Sprng Energy, where he was extensively involved in raising debt funding for renewable energy projects to the tune of 1 GW capacity.

Bhupendra holds master’s degree in Management from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur and bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Vishveshwarya Institute of Engineering & Technology.

Bhupendra Yadav

Vice President - South Asia Region

Bhupendra has over 7 years of work experience in Project...

Sarfaraz Anis Abid

Vice President - Africa Region

Sarfaraz Anis Abid has 11+ years of experience in financial services, primarily within Capital Markets and Private Equity / Debt, Impact & Technology Investing.
He is part of the Investment Team at Social Investment Managers & Advisors (SIMA) in the capacity of Vice President with a focus on the execution & management of fund-level impact investments. Prior to SIMA, he worked in the capacity of Vice President in the Investment Team at KHK & Partners, a DIFC-based Asset Manager that invests in the Late Stage / Pre-IPO Technology ventures with proven models in the US, LatAm, and Emerging Asia. Previously, he worked as the Vice President / Unit Head – Structured Finance (Private Equity) at JS Bank Limited, where he has been involved in investment sourcing, analysis, negotiation, execution, and post-investment monitoring – including representations on the board level, taking part in strategic decision making and other portfolio matters – to achieve exit from portfolio investments.
Previously, Sarfaraz worked as Assistant Vice President at JS Private Equity where he was managing a portfolio of investments, including board-level representations & strategy building. Sarfaraz commenced his career as an Equity Analyst at Global Securities Pakistan Limited analyzing a wide array of industries. Sarfaraz completed his MSc. Business Finance from Queen Mary, University of London.

Sarfaraz Anis Abid

Vice President - Africa Region

Sarfaraz Anis Abid has 11+ years of experience in financial...

Alexander Onwe

Vice President – Africa Region

Alex has 10 years work experience spanning financial advisory, capital raise, portfolio management, transaction structuring, deals analysis, project finance, strategy and planning, research, and investor relations.

He has been involved in the origination, vetting, financing, scaling and management of several greenfield infrastructure deals in Nigeria cutting across various subsectors including student housing, power, transportation, gas, and renewable energy.

Alex has provided financial advisory services including due diligence, financial modelling, business valuation, and capital raise for a broad range of clients from various sectors including manufacturing, telecommunication, energy, banking, and healthcare.

Alex holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and is member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.

Alexander Onwe

Vice President – Africa Region

Alex has 10 years work experience spanning financial advisory, capital...

Abdul Rehman

Vice President-CFO SIMA & AGFL

Abdul Rehman is a Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Mr. Rehman is a young qualified Finance professional who has been awarded with multiple merit awards being top performer and for his Excellency not just in his professional career but also in academics.

He holds more than seven years of professional experience with various institutions including commercial bank and non-banking financial institutions having core expertise in accounting, streamlining financial reporting system & controls establishment, financial planning & analysis, and decision-making roles coupled with a record of outstanding performances.

Prior to SIMA, he was a part of senior management & Chief Financial Officer in a renowned asset management company.

Abdul Rehman

Vice President-CFO SIMA & AGFL

Zain Saleem

Assistant Vice President

Zain is a CFA Charterholder and a fellow member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA). He also holds BSc (Hons) Degree in Applied Accounting awarded by Oxford Brookes University.
Zain brings with him about 10 years of professional experience with various financial institutions including local commercial banks, development financial institution and brokerage house. With core expertise in credit and risk management, Zain has been actively involved in various roles encompassing credit & investment appraisals, limit allocation & monitoring of market risk portfolio, risk modeling & analytics, Basel reporting, equity research and financial modeling.

Zain Saleem

Assistant Vice President

Santosh Eeti

Assistant Vice President

Santosh graduated from Indian Institute of Management-Indore(IIM-I) with Master in Business Administration.

He has worked with top 2 largest private sector banks in India and specialized in working capital lending to both corporate and MSME firms. He revels in spiritual sermons on weekends and HIIT training at gym coupled with meditation at home on weekdays.

Santosh Eeti

Assistant Vice President

Santosh graduated from Indian Institute of Management-Indore(IIM-I) with Master in...

Shahroze Arshad

Assistant Vice President

Shahroze has approximately 7 years of Investment Banking experience. Prior to joining SIMA, Shahroze was working as a Manager, Investment Banking at Bank Alfalah Limited, Karachi, Pakistan. Under his previous role Shahroze had the opportunity to work across Infrastructure Project Finance transactions and Debt Capital Market transactions in multiple sectors such as power generation, steel, cement, pharmaceutical, motorways/roads, automobile, telecommunication etc.

Shahroze holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from the Institute of Business Management, Karachi, Pakistan.

Shahroze Arshad

Assistant Vice President

Shahroze has approximately 7 years of Investment Banking experience. Prior...

Yasir Zafar

Assistant Vice President

Mr. Yasir Zafar holds an MBA degree from Institute of Business Management and has an experience of investment banking at Faysal Bank Limited. He was associated with the Project and Structured Financing team of Faysal Bank Limited for 3+ years.  and contributed towards raising ~ USD 250 Million (for the renewable energy power projects in Pakistan. These projects are a part of mega Renewable Energy Plan 2030 of the Government of Pakistan (“GOP”) where GOP intends to transform the energy mix of Pakistan to at-least 30% RE based. These power projects include (but are not limited to) 100 MW Wind based power plants (2019) and 150 MW Solar based power plants (2021).

These investments directly contribute to the realization of the policy of the Pakistani government targeting 30% renewable electricity generation by 2030 (up from the current ~4%). This Project also complies with the strategy with respect to energy security and energy transition, which is of particular importance for Pakistan (being still heavily dependent upon thermal generation and imports of fossil fuels). The aforementioned investments have an immense social impact in the society as they contribute towards saving carbon credits for the country.

Yasir Zafar

Assistant Vice President

Mr. Yasir Zafar holds an MBA degree from Institute of...

Mekala Sai Saketh

Senior Investment Officer

Sai has over three years of experience in finance and banking. Before joining SIMA, he worked with ICICI Bank in Wholesale Banking Group with expertise in Credit Appraisal and Monitoring. Sai holds his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal and a master’s degree in management from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore. He likes to read and travel.

Mekala Sai Saketh

Senior Investment Officer

Sheharyar Nayyer

Senior Investment Officer

Sheharyar has over 6 years of experience in the financial industry including working at Toronto Dominion Bank in Wealth Management, ABL Asset Management and ABL Bank with core expertise in Credit & Risk Management, Proposal Assessment and Performance Measurement. He has a Master’s degree in Finance from Manchester business school, a bachelors in business administration degree in Finance from Lahore School of Economics and has completed CFA level I. He has a certification in Advanced Risk Management from Bankers Development Institute and a certification in Fixed Income Securities and Investments from Institute of Financial Markets of Pakistan.
He has volunteered for UNICEF UK and is passionate about economic and social growth in the developing countries.

Sheharyar Nayyer

Senior Investment Officer

Hellen Njeri Kaara

Senior Investment Officer

Njeri is a CPA finalist and holds a Bachelor in Business Science in Financial Economics from Strathmore University. She has a depth of experience in financial modeling and analysis, company valuation, and project financing in various sectors ranging from financial institutions, renewable energy, education, and health sectors.

Prior to joining SIMA, Njeri was a Senior Analyst at Raisin Capital and Investments (A boutique Investment Management and Advisory firm in Kenya) where she handled financial modeling, valuation, commercial and financial due diligence, fundraising and mergers and acquisition transactions. She has previously worked as a financial analyst at Questworks Limited ( an Integrated Design, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) firm focused on turn-key delivery of construction and renewable energy) and a Project Assistant at Strathmore University.

 

Njeri is pursuing CFA Certification and is currently a Level 2 candidate.

Hellen Njeri Kaara

Senior Investment Officer

Gaurav Garg

Investment Associate

Gaurav is an Investment Analyst at SIMA who holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Finance from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai. He has also cleared CFA Level II exam in June 2019 and is currently a candidate for the CFA Level III exam. Prior to joining SIMA, he interned with an Investment Banking and an Equity Research Firm.

Gaurav Garg

Investment Associate

Anshita Agarwal

Manager Advisory

Anshita is an Impact Investment Professional with experience both on the buy and sell side. In her last role with Delphos International, she was part of the capital raise advisory team for ventures and funds in emerging economies. Prior to it, she was part of the Impact Investing Group at IndusInd bank designing structured debt finance solutions for high impact companies in India. Earlier in her career, she was a Teach for India fellow, working at the grassroot level to bridge education inequity in India. She has also worked on projects with EY, J-Pal South Asia, and Tata Trusts in areas of climate change, education, and rural livelihood respectively.

She holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, where she specialised in Sustainable Management and a Bachelor of Technology from the Institute of Engineering and Technology Lucknow.

Anshita Agarwal

Manager Advisory

Anshita is an Impact Investment Professional with experience both on...

Nasima Anwar

Senior Risk Officer

Ms. Nasima Anwar is a member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountant, a finalist of Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) and Master in Economics from University of Karachi.

She has more than 6 years of extensive experience in Compliance, reporting, planning and decision making in various financial institution such as Central Depository Company Pakistan limited and Atlas Asset Management Company.

Prior to joining SIMA funds she was working as Manager Compliance and was also a part of management in Pak Oman Asset Management Company Limited.

Nasima Anwar

Senior Risk Officer

Ms. Nasima Anwar is a member of Association of Chartered...

Ahadd Akbar

Investment Associate

Ahadd Akbar has completed his bachelors from the finest business Institute in Pakistan: IBA Karachi. Prior to joining SIMA, he has worked at Akseer research and Bank Alfalah. At Akseer, he worked as an equity analyst covering several different sectors of PSX. At Bank Alfalah, he joined their flagship Management Trainee Program, in which he was rotated across several key departments including Strategy, Investment Banking and Capital Markets.

He has Joined SIMA funds as an investment associate.

Ahadd Akbar

Investment Associate

Ahadd Akbar has completed his bachelors from the finest business...

Muhammad Maroof Zaheer

Finance Associate

Maroof is a member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountant and have B.Sc. Hons in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University. He has more than five years of extensive experience in auditing and accounting with Banking and manufacturing organizations such as Habib Bank Limited and Pak Feroza Fruit Packaging.

Before working at SIMA I have worked as Assistant Manager Internal Audit at Habib Bank Limited and as accountant at Pak Feroza Fruit Packaging (Private) Limited.

Muhammad Maroof Zaheer

Finance Associate

Maroof is a member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountant...

Hilda Lisubila

Fundraising and Research Analyst

Hilda holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree Finance Major from Strathmore University.

She is passionate about using her skills to help create impact in people’s lives , prior to joining SIMA she worked as a research assistant for Utawala Applied Research Institute where she had first hand experience to work with most vulnerable members of society.

Hilda Lisubila

Fundraising and Research Analyst

Uzair Nizami

Investment Associate

Muhammad Uzair Nizami completed his BBA (Finance) from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi in 2019. He has cleared CFA Level I. Concurrently, he achieved Pakistan-wide First Position in ACCA paper, Financial Management (F9). Previously, he was working as an Equity Research Analyst at a Karachi based investment management company, MCB-Arif Habib Savings and Investments Limited (MCBAH) and had a short stint as a Management Trainee Officer (MTO) in Corporate & Investment Banking Division of MCB Bank Limited.

Uzair Nizami

Investment Associate

Muhammad Uzair Nizami completed his BBA (Finance) from the Institute...

Akram Bidondole

Graduate Trainee

Graduate Trainee at SIMA Funds with a background in Accounting and Finance holding a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Accounting Option) from Makerere University, Uganda. He worked with Yako Bank supporting in preparation of loan documents and loan recovery. He is a level 2 registered student of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Akram Bidondole

Graduate Trainee

George Muchori

Graduate Trainee

George holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. He has working experience in credit appraisal and due diligence primarily in debt funds across the renewable energy sector. Prior to joining SIMA, George worked with Defa Int. Kenya as a finance & accounting intern. George is pursuing the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification and is currently a Level 1 candidate.

George Muchori

Graduate Trainee

Barirah Kazi

Marketing Associate

Barirah is a fresh graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the prestigious Institute of Business Administration in Pakistan. Prior to joining SIMA, she actively pursued internships in marketing and public relations, which enabled her to acquire practical skills and knowledge in the field.

During her one-year tenure as a part-time Marketing Trainee at SIMA Funds, Barirah demonstrated her dedication and expertise. Subsequently, she transitioned to a full-time role as a Marketing Associate.

Barirah Kazi

Marketing Associate

Hussain Raza

AVP Finance

Hussain is a qualified and Fellow Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) also having other qualifications to his credit. He has working experience of around 12 years in the domain of finance and accounts with prominent conglomerates such as the Arif Habib Group. Prior to joining SIMA, he was working as a financial controller in an Engineering Consultancy Services firm.

Hussain Raza

AVP Finance

Vivek Nair

VP - Marketing

Vivek Nair is a seasoned marketer with 17 years of experience, known for building brands and driving impactful strategies. He has worked with renowned brands like IRIS Business, Genpact, and ArisGlobal, excelling in crafting compelling brand narratives, customer-centric campaigns, and leveraging data-driven insights. Vivek is also the dynamic host of “The Thrifty Marketer Talks,” a popular podcast where he shares invaluable marketing tips and trends.

Vivek Nair

VP - Marketing

FAIQ SATTAR KHAN - VICE PRESIDENT - SOUTH ASIA REGION - SIMA Team

Faiq Sattar Khan

Chief Executive Officer - Asaan Ghar Finance

Faiq has 10+ years of experience in Consumer Banking, credit evaluation of Non-Bank Microfinance Companies, Fintech based companies, and Emerging markets Private debt & Equity investments. Before joining AGFL, he was serving as SVP at SIMA and managing investment portfolio of over $ 64 million across Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Philippines, Kenya and Uganda.

FAIQ SATTAR KHAN - VICE PRESIDENT - SOUTH ASIA REGION - SIMA Team

Faiq Sattar Khan

Chief Executive Officer - Asaan Ghar Finance

Faiq has 10+ years of experience in Consumer Banking, credit...

Abdul Ahad Khan

Chief Risk & Policy Officer - Asaan Ghar Finance

Abdul Ahad possesses an experience of more than 18 years in the financial sector.
He has an experience of around 15 years in Non-Banking Financial Sector in various capacities.
His core expertise are in Credit & Risk Management. Before joining AGFL, Abdul Ahad was serving as Deputy Head Corporate Lease, Karachi at OLP Financial Service Pakistan Limited (formerly ORIX Leasing Pakistan Limited).

Abdul Ahad Khan

Chief Risk & Policy Officer - Asaan Ghar Finance

Abdul Ahad possesses an experience of more than 18 years...

Salman Masood

Head of Operations - Asaan Ghar Finance

Salman Masood owns vast experience of more than 10 years in Consumer Banking and has remained engaged in managing Home Finance portfolio in Credit Administration Department of various banks including Meezan Bank, Bankislami and Dubai Islamic Bank. Before Joining AGFL Salman was managing mortgage operations at JS Bank Pakistan.

Salman Masood

Head of Operations - Asaan Ghar Finance

Salman Masood owns vast experience of more than 10 years in Consumer...

Muhammad Imam Makki

Regional Sales Officer - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Imam has 15+ years of experience in Consumer product sales with focus on housing.
He has served across key positions at housing consumer sales functions with various banks.
He has thorough understanding of consumer segments and quality sales solicitation.
Before joining AGFL, he was associated with Islamic Housing Consumer Sales Department at Bank Islami Pakistan Limited.

Muhammad Imam Makki

Regional Sales Officer - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Imam has 15+ years of experience in Consumer product sales...

Teerath Kumar

Chief Technology Officer - Asaan Ghar Finance

Teerath has 10+ years of experience of in managing FINTECH led development projects.
His expertise includes development of  business automation solutions and scaling of the same.
Prior to joining AGFL, Teerath was managing the IT function of Pakistan first paperless MFI named Thardeep Microfinance Foundation

Teerath Kumar

Chief Technology Officer - Asaan Ghar Finance

Teerath has 10+ years of experience of in managing FINTECH...

Mufti Noman Karim

Shariah Advisor - Asaan Ghar Finance

Mufti Muhammad Noman Karim is a renowned Islamic finance consultant and trainer.
He is a registered Shariah Advisor as per Shariah Advisor Regulations 2017 issued by SECP.
He has over 14 years of teaching experience and 07 years of working with various Islamic Banks at Shariah compliance and Shariah audit departments.He has obtained “Al-Shahdatul Aalamiyyah” (Aalim Course) and “Takhassus” (Mufti Course) Degrees. Apart from his religious qualification, he is a PhD Scholar and Certified Shariah Advisor & Auditor (CSAA).

Mufti Noman Karim

Shariah Advisor - Asaan Ghar Finance

Mufti Muhammad Noman Karim is a renowned Islamic finance consultant...

Mohsin Raza

Manager Head of Valuation & Income Estimation

Mohsin Raza

Manager Head of Valuation & Income Estimation

Aniqa Zafar

Finance Manger - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Aniqa Zafar

Finance Manger - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Siddi Farhan Hussain

Relationship Manager - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Siddi Farhan Hussain

Relationship Manager - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Hassan Siddiqui

Assistant Manager Operation - Asaan Ghar Finance

Hassan Siddiqui

Assistant Manager Operation - Asaan Ghar Finance

Syeda Ardarsh Rizvi

Manager Sales and Quality Assurance - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Adarsh has 10+ years of experience in managing sales processing and client servicing operations with focus on consumer assets operations.
Prior to joining AGFL, she was managing the client servicing and processing of house finance products at Dubai Islamic Bank Limited.

Syeda Ardarsh Rizvi

Manager Sales and Quality Assurance - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Adarsh has 10+ years of experience in managing sales processing...

Syed Maaz Ahmed

Research and Marketing Manager - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Syed Maaz Ahmed

Research and Marketing Manager - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Abida Jabeen

Senior Tele Sales Manager - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Abida Jabeen

Senior Tele Sales Manager - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Muzammil Ahmed Khoso

Team Lead Core System Development - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Muzammil Ahmed Khoso

Team Lead Core System Development - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Muhammad Rehan Sheikh

Risk Processing Officer - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Muhammad Rehan Sheikh

Risk Processing Officer - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Haris Siddiqui

Shariah Compliance Officer - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Haris Siddiqui

Shariah Compliance Officer - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Muhammad Javed

Staff Assistant - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Muhammad Javed

Staff Assistant - Asaan Ghar Finance Limited

Barasa Griffin Mutinyi

Research Analyst

Griffin is a Bachelor of Business Science in Financial Engineering degree finalist from Strathmore University. He also holds a certificate in data science from the same institution.

His passion is to improve the lives of Kenyans and Africa as a whole. He has joined SIMA as a Research Analyst and this gives him a great opportunity to work on projects that not only fulfill his passion but also conserve the environment.

Barasa Griffin Mutinyi

Research Analyst

Oliwaya Bukola

Assistant Vice President – C&I

Oliwaya has more than 8 years of professional experience with various institutions such as commercial banks and pension fund administrators. Her experience spans across various fields, including relationship management, project finance, product and portfolio management, financial advisory, and debt structuring.

She has been involved in the origination, structuring, financing, and management of several debt financing deals in Nigeria, cutting across various sectors such as construction, telecommunications, power, and renewable energy.

Oliwaya Bukola

Assistant Vice President – C&I

JOE POLIZZOTTO

Senior Vice President, Strategy & Client Services, QuisLex

JOE POLIZZOTTO

Senior Vice President, Strategy & Client Services, QuisLex

DR. ULRICH SCHÜRENKRÄMER

Managing Partner, Machlaan & Cie., Munich, Germany

Dr. Ulrich Schürenkrämer is a Managing Director of Machlaan GmbH and Managing Partner of Machlaan & Cie., Munich, a family company engaged in consulting, capital investments, culture and charity.

Until July 2016 Dr. Schürenkrämer worked 18 years for Deutsche Bank AG, since 2007 as Member of the Management Committee Germany, Frankfurt/Main. From 1998 to 2006 he held senior management positions in Corporate Banking in Bavaria and was responsible from 2007 to 2013 as Co-Head for the MidCaps Division in Germany. From 2013 to 2016 he served as Regional Head South (Germany).

Prior to joining Deutsche Bank in July 1998, Dr. Schürenkrämer worked 15 years for Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank AG, Munich, at last as Managing Director of the Corporate Banking Division. Before 1994, he held various managing responsibilities in the International Department, at New York Branch and in different regions in Germany.

Dr. Schürenkrämer is a board member of several organizations in finance, culture, education and church like Centesimus Annus pro Pontifice Foundation. He holds a Master degree (Dipl. Kfm.) and Ph.D. in economics (Dr. oec. publ.) from LudwigMaximilians-University Munich and completed a Management Program at Harvard Business School.

He is married and has three children.

DR. ULRICH SCHÜRENKRÄMER

Managing Partner, Machlaan & Cie., Munich, Germany

RICHARD WILCOX - FORMER CEO OF UNITRUST BANK, LONDON

RICHARD WILCOX

Former Ceo Of Unitrust Bank, London

Richard formally retired from his role as Chief Executive Officer of Unity Trust Bank in 2015, since when he has taken up a role as consultant and adviser to various organisations involved in the UK social economy. During his tenure the Bank created its own ESOP, became the first UK financial services organisation.

RICHARD WILCOX - FORMER CEO OF UNITRUST BANK, LONDON

RICHARD WILCOX

Former Ceo Of Unitrust Bank, London

RICHENDA VAN LEEUWEN - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ENERGY AND CLIMATE, ENERGY ACCESS, UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION

RICHENDA VAN LEEUWEN

Executive Director, Energy And Climate, Energy Access, United Nations Foundation

Richenda Van Leeuwen holds both a B.S. in Geography and an MBA from the University of Durham, UK.
She founded and leads the work on Energy Access Practitioner Network at the United Nations Foundation and also works on the Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative. She has more than 20 years of executive experience in emerging markets development.

RICHENDA VAN LEEUWEN - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ENERGY AND CLIMATE, ENERGY ACCESS, UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION

RICHENDA VAN LEEUWEN

Executive Director, Energy And Climate, Energy Access, United Nations Foundation

FREDERIC OTTESEN - SENIOR EXECUTIVE, STOREBRAND

FREDERIC OTTESEN

Senior Executive, Storebrand

Frederic was graduated with an MBA in Corporate Finance from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration.
He served on the leading positions at the Norwegian and Swedish pension and insurance company Storebrand. Frederic now serves as Chief Customer Officer to the group strengthening the understanding of customer journeys needed to succeed in an occupational pensions market.

FREDERIC OTTESEN - SENIOR EXECUTIVE, STOREBRAND

FREDERIC OTTESEN

Senior Executive, Storebrand

GEORGE ECONOMY - SENIOR INVESTMENT BANKER & SEASONED ENTREPRENEUR AND INVESTOR

GEORGE ECONOMY

Senior Investment Banker & Seasoned Entrepreneur and Investor

George Economy graduated from McGill University, Montreal, Canada, with a B.A. in History of Science.
He is Director of Amani Holdings LLC, Bainbridge Island, WA. Previously, he founded and was CEO of Helios Nutrition Ltd., Sauk Centre, MN, a producer of organic and specialty dairy products.

GEORGE ECONOMY - SENIOR INVESTMENT BANKER & SEASONED ENTREPRENEUR AND INVESTOR

GEORGE ECONOMY

Senior Investment Banker & Seasoned Entrepreneur and Investor

Michael Stephan Duesberg

Partner, taskforce - Management on Demand GmbH

Michael Stephan Duesberg is an experienced and sales driven executive in the areas of Financial Services, ICT, and Sustainability. He is Partner at taskforce – Management on Demand GmbH as well as Senior Advisor of Red Hat Inc.

Michael takes over executive management responsibility for complex change processes and turnaround management.Till the end of 2019 he was a member of the Partner Board of BearingPoint Holding B.V. and also a Member of the Board of the exchange listed ÖKOWORLD AG and responsible for its investment subsidiary ÖKOWORLD LUX S.A. in Luxembourg. In addition he was Senior Advisor of IPsoft Inc., CSC/DXC Inc., and Asset Matrix GmbH. Before he was Managing Director of EDS Electronic Data Systems responsible at EDS for the Finance Industry in Europe. Michael was Global Partner of AMVESCAP PLC and for its subsidiary INVESCO responsible as CEO for Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Michael has been Executive Vice President of Commerzbank, State Street Bank and HypoVereinsbank as well as Sales and Marketing Manager of IBM Germany. Michael was in a number of Management Boards and Commissions in six European countries.

Michael studied Mechanical Engineering at Manhattan College in New York and Business Administration at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich and at INSEAD in Fontainebleau. Michael is married and has six children.

Michael Stephan Duesberg

Partner, taskforce - Management on Demand GmbH

Christina Kamra

Board Of Directors

Christina Kamra

Board Of Directors

Javed Rizvi

Board Of Directors

Javed Rizvi

Board Of Directors

MOHSIN MUJTABA

Board of Directors

Mr. Mujtaba He holds a MS degree in Computer Sciences and B.E in Mechanical Engineering.
He is a Director of Products and Market Development at Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) where he is leading new initiatives to position QSE as multi-asset platform of global significance.

MOHSIN MUJTABA

Board of Directors

MOHAMED H. ZAKARIA - BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MOHAMED H. ZAKARIA

Board of Directors

Mr. Mohamed H. Zakaria is CEO & General Manager of Saudi Steel Profile Co since 2007.
He brings 42 years of financial and industrial experience. His business experience covers trading, structured financing, industries, corporate finance, real estate and global asset (bonds & equities) management.

MOHAMED H. ZAKARIA - BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MOHAMED H. ZAKARIA

Board of Directors

TIM GEISSE - BOARD OF DIRECTORS - SIMA Team

TIM GEISSE

Board of Directors

Timothy F. Geisse is a retired attorney living in Cleveland, Ohio.
He is the Managing Trustee of The John F. and Mary A. Geisse Foundation, a private foundation devoted to helping extremely poor people. Tim has served on the President’s Council of ACCION International, the Board of Governors of Opportunity International and the Board of Directors of the Global Commercial Microfinance Consortium.

TIM GEISSE - BOARD OF DIRECTORS - SIMA Team

TIM GEISSE

Board of Directors

ASAD MAHMOOD - CEO & MANAGING PARTNER - SIMA Team

ASAD MAHMOOD

Board of Directors

Asad holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Rutger’s University, New Brunswick and an MBA in International Finance from Temple University.
One of the longest serving investors and fund managers in the impact investing industry. Formerly the Managing Director for Global Social Investment Funds for 17 years at Deutsche Bank.

ASAD MAHMOOD - CEO & MANAGING PARTNER - SIMA Team

ASAD MAHMOOD

Board of Directors

MICHAEL RAUENHORST - MANAGING PARTNER - SIMA Team

MICHAEL RAUENHORST

Board of Directors

Michael graduated from Columbia Business School with Master in Business Administration.
Michael has developed social investment enterprises for large corporations and specialized private investment firms. He is a co-founder of Micro Credit Limited, Jamaica and served as Analyst for Moody’s Social Performance Assessment.

MICHAEL RAUENHORST - MANAGING PARTNER - SIMA Team

MICHAEL RAUENHORST

Board of Directors