Financial Analyst - Oil & Gas - +7 years experience

To leverage off of seven years of experience in energy equity research, an expertise built with a primary focus on the Oil & Gas sector while including analysis on Senior E&Ps.

Over seven years of experience covering Sell Side research on companies, local industries and Pakistani capital market. Core expertise in the energy sector. Extensively analyzed the Upstream Oil & Gas, Down Stream Oil & Gas and Power sectors. Recipient of CFA & Asia Money awards and experience of conducting investment roadshows and conferences in USA and Asia Pacific.

April 2007 – Present: Head of Research, First Capital Equities Limited (FCEL)
- Performed deep fundamental research on Oil & Gas companies based on comparative, net asset value, event-driven strategic, replacement cost, peer group benchmarking, and sum-of-the-parts valuations; analysis driven by public information, corporate access, and proprietary research.
- Prepared an in-depth report on Pakistan Oil & Gas sector featuring OGDC, PPL and POL which earned heavy recognition in Pakistan, USA and Asia Pacific.
- Revamped the Research Department at FCEL and reinitiated the equity research. Asiamoney rated FCEL 2nd best for ‘Roadshows & Company Visits’ and 3rd best for ‘Overall Country Research’ in Pakistan in its Brokers Poll 2009.

May 2004 – March 2007: Senior Financial Analyst, JS (Jahangir Siddiqui) Global Capital Limited
- Developed financial models, estimating future earnings, sectoral analysis and valuations.
- Prepared numerous write-ups of relevant sectors and companies for Market Strategy, Pre-Budget/Post-Budget Analysis as well as Monthly and Daily Reports. Developed presentations for potential clients.

2003: MBA (Finance) from Karachi University Business School, University of Karachi, GPA 3.4
2000: BCom from University of Karachi.