Javaid Akhtar is recognized amongst the forerunners in the field of strategic business development in a market driven financial environment. He has expertise in Financial Management, Capital Market Investment, Information Technology (IT) and Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) through a practical, proactive, and innovative approach to a wide variety of business situations. He has completed projects with Bain & Company, BCG, McKinsey, Accenture Consulting and all big 4’s. He has completed a project with McKinsey recently on post Covid strategic outlook of family businesses.

He holds CA, CPA, CMA, PGD and CIS. In addition, he has attended and conducted numerous workshops, seminars, and conferences with global perspective in the discipline of finance and general management.

He has more than thirty (30) years of senior management experience enriched with developing investment criteria, accounting system, control mechanism, financial and business policy and procedure, corporate & financial governance, restructuring and reengineering for a cross section of industries and trading corporations. Currently his major focus encompasses project management and financial structuring of PPP project, financial modelling and building the retail business, business feasibility, viability, and profitability in relativity scenarios. He has more than ten (10) years of entrepreneurial experience in investing and divesting in viable business in retail, real estate, PE and hospitality in North America.

He has extensively worked in carrying out workability of promising and profitable portfolios, resource deployment to earn a high return on investment, equity and asset for consistent growth and success.

He has experience and sufficient understanding of capital re-structuring, economic funding and working with banks and other financial institutions in partnering for mutual benefit. He has worked in situations involving mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and leasing arrangements and situations emanating from resulting scenarios. His latest achievement is the financial close of Aramco project with $1.2B which is 100% financed by financial institution.

His involvement in such complex phenomena as risk management and investments based on futuristic growth possibilities in multi-disciplinary sectors is overwhelming.

He has broad exposure and experience in implementing computer based modular financial integrated packages in different operating system environment.

He has competency and skills profile of analytical, interpretative, informative reporting, training and development of people, teamwork, team building and working with clearly defined objectives and targets giving direction to efforts and discipline in producing high quality results.

Javaid is currently associated with Asyad Holding Group (www.asyadgroup.com) since February 15, 2005 as Group CFO and board member, and is functionally responsible for financial, regulatory reporting, governance, risk and treasury management, financial planning, forecasting, restructuring, cash flow and project management. He also participated in developing SAMA approved regulated funds in KSA. He has huge experience in raising appropriate financing structures with international banks to support growth of the Group in the areas of retail, hospitals, hotels, and commercial real estate.

He has worked at senior financial management positions with Merck (USA), SPIMACO, Naft Services companies and Midroc Holding Group for 1980 to 2004.