Imran Ahmed, Managing Director, Asset Management
Imran Ahmed joined Mashreq as the Managing Director of the Asset Management division in January 2004. He is responsible for the establishment of Mashreq's Asset Management business, including the Makaseb family of five mutual funds and the discretionary managed account business, with the launch of the Makaseb Emirates Equity Fund in February 2005.
As Managing Director of Asset Management, Ahmed is responsible for the strategic growth and development of mashreq's fiduciary investment management business. He is also a member of the Asset Allocation Committee which provides investment guidance for the portfolios under mashreq's management.
Ahmed has almost 20 years of experience in the financial service industry, which has seen him assume a variety of positions within treasury, corporate finance and investment management departments, across Singapore, Pakistan and the UK. Prior to joining mashreq, Imran worked for Citigroup, Singapore in the Asset Management Division for a total of ten years. His last role was as a Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for the management of global balanced discretionary accounts. Imran additionally worked with the Bank of America in the Corporate Finance area where he led the team that issued Pakistan's first publicly listed corporate bond (or term finance certificate).
Ahmed received a BA (Honors) in Diplomacy and World Affairs from Occidental College, Los Angeles in 1988. In 2001, he obtained an Investment Representative License issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.