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1988-93
Ph.D. Business Administration. Major Finance, minor Marketing. St. Louis
University, St.
Louis, U.S.A. Dissertation title: "An Analysis of the Current Value
Impact of a Leveraged Buyback
Announcement."
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1987-88
M.B.A. St. Louis University, St. Louis, U.S.A.
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1984-85
M.B.A. Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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1980-82
B.Sc. Federal Government Sir Syed College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. First
Division with Distinction.
2001-present
Associate Professor & Coordinator – Norway International Exchange Program, Department of Commerce, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB. Teaching various finance courses to commerce students. Actively involved in the pilot project of the university to bring new wireless technologies into the classroom.
2000-2001
Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Mount Allison
University, Sackville, NB.
1999-2000
Assistant Professor, College of Business and Management,
University of Sharjah. UAE. Involved in teaching and setting
up training programs and seminars for the continuing education program
of the College of Business. Coordinator for Finance and Marketing Departments.
1997-1999
Consultant, Privatization Commission, Ministry of Finance,
Government of Pakistan. Working as a World Bank funded consultant. Provided
expert advice on the structuring of financial and other aspects of the
transactions for the privatization of development finance institutions,
mutual funds and insurance companies. Acted as the Commission’s
lead person in the establishment of the Pakistan Insurance Regulatory
Authority.
1996-1997
Associate Professor and the first Head of the Department
of Business Administration. International Islamic University,
Pakistan. Joined the department since its inception in 1996.
Responsible for all aspects including administration and faculty development.
1994-2000
Member Advisory Board. Binder International. Pakistan.
Binder provides a broad range of specialized insurance consulting services
to local and international companies.
1994-1996
Director. Asian Stocks Fund Limited. Pakistan.
A Pakistan Rupees 100 Million (about $CD 3 million) closed-end mutual
fund. Responsible for all pre-listing formalities, road shows, portfolio
selection and management.
1994-1995
Assistant Professor. Department of Administrative Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam
University. Pakistan. Taught various courses in the areas
of finance and marketing. Reorganized the placement cell for summer
internships and job assignments.
1993-1996
Chief Executive Officer. Asian Capital Management (Private) Limited.
Pakistan. A broad-based investment advisory and money management
firm. Responsible for setting up systems and procedures, undertaking
the groundwork and documentation involved in obtaining the corporate
membership of the Islamabad Stock Exchange and coordination with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
1986-87
Economic Advisor. Economic and Commercial Section, American Embassy.
Pakistan. Assisted the Ambassador and the Economic Counselor
to remain abreast of economic and commercial developments in Pakistan.
Responsible for monitoring Pakistan's economy, developed and maintained
extensive contacts with Government officials, businessmen and academics.
Prepared extensive economic and commercial studies.
1985
Internee, CITIBANK N.A. Pakistan. Conducted a research
project on Travel Trade Industry in Pakistan. Worked in various departments
of the bank. Conducted a detailed review of letters of credit and guarantees
issued by the bank. Helped in the preparation of financial spreads for
a major engineering project.
Publications in Refereed Journals
“Teaching Methods and Assessment Techniques for the Undergraduate Finance Course – A Canadian Survey” Advances in Financial Education. Volume 2, Spring 2004.
"Strategic Thinking - Using Competitive Advantage to Win” Marketing Review, Volume 20, October, November, December 1998.
“Consumer Decision Making Perspectives” Marketing Review, Volume 16, April, May, June 1996.
“The Role of Finance in Strategic Marketing” Marketing Review, Volume 14, October, November, December 1995.
"Product Life Cycle - Revisited" Marketing Review, Volume 14, July-September 1993.
Publications in Refereed Conference Proceedings
"Hundi and Hawala: Myths and Realities" published in the refereed conference proceedings of the Atlantic Schools of Business Annual Conference. Halifax, Canada. 2003
"Understanding Hundi and Hawala - An Informal Value Transfer System" published in the refereed conference proceedings at the 38th Annual Assembly of CLADEA (Latin American Council of Management Schools) held in Lima, Peru. 2003.
“Valuing Intangibles Using the Value Creation Index Model: Experience with the Canadian Financial Services Industry” published in the refereed conference proceedings at the 2003 European Applied Business Research Conference held in Venice, Italy.
Publications in Other Journals/Magazines
“Rationale for Privatization in Pakistan”. Perspectives of the Islamic Economy, Volume 3, July-Aug- Sep 1998. Published in English, French and Arabic by the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
“Rationale for Privatization in Pakistan” Reprinted with permission in Al-Tijarah, Issue No. 9, September 1999. Published in English and Arabic by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Edited
a booklet, “Learning to Invest in Pakistan” published
by Asian Capital Management Limited. The publication was intended to
provide a basic understanding of the investment opportunities in the
equities market in Pakistan.
| Funding
Source |
Purpose | Year | Amount | ||
| Humanities and Social Sciences Sub-Committee of the Research and Creative Activity Committee | To conduct an international survey of central banks with reference to regulation of informal value transfer systems | 2004 | 5000.00 | ||
| Marjorie
Young Bell Faculty Fund |
To present a paper at the Society for Teaching and learning in Higher Education (STLHE) annual conference | 2004 | 1500.00 | ||
| Marjorie Young Bell Faculty Fund | To conduct an international survey of central banks with reference to regulation of informal value transfer systems | 2004 |
2500.00 | ||
| Leadership
Mount Allison |
To conduct key skills training for entrepreneurs at Camp Centennial in Moncton for students in the Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation course | 2003 | 1080.00 | ||
| Marjorie Young Bell Faculty Fund | To present a paper at the 2003 European Applied Business Research Conference in Venice, Italy | 2003 | 1850.00 | ||
| Humanities and Social Sciences Sub-Committee of the Research and Creative Activity Committee | For conducting research on Hundi and Hawala transactions. | 2003 | 5500.00 | ||
| J.W. McConnell Family Foundation | To organize a lecture in Business Strategy at Mount Allison University | 2002 | 1000.00 | ||
| Merrill Lynch/CIBC | Funding visit of Investments class to the financial markets in Toronto | 2002 | 500.00 | ||
| Toronto
Stock Exchange |
Funding visit of Investments class to the financial markets in Toronto in 2002 | 2002 | 1920.00 | ||
| Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and Department of Commerce | To partially fund visit of Investments class to the financial markets in Toronto in 2001 | 2002 |
2000.00 | ||
| Humanities and Social Sciences Sub-Committee of the Research and Creative Activity Committee | To conduct survey on teaching methods and assessment techniques for the undergraduate finance course | 2002 | 4500.00 | ||
| Humanities and Social Sciences Sub-Committee of the Research and Creative Activity Committee | For conducting research on valuing intangibles using the value creation index model for the Canadian financial services industry. | 2002 | 5000.00 | ||
| Humanities and Social Sciences Sub-Committee of the Research and Creative Activity Committee | For
preliminary research work on the informal funds transfer mechanism
of Hundi and Hawala. |
2002 | 1284.00 | ||
| Leadership Mount Allison | To partially fund visit of Investments class to the financial markets in Toronto in 2001 | 2002 | 3500.00 | ||
| Humanities and Social Sciences Sub-Committee of Senate Committee on Research | For presenting a paper at Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) 2002 annual meeting in Winnipeg, Canada. | 2002 | 1279.00 | ||
| Marjorie Young Bell Faculty Fund | For attending the 2002 Ivey Case Writing Workshop organized at the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. | 2002 | 2500.00 | ||
| Humanities
and Social Sciences Sub-Committee of Senate Committee on Research |
For presenting a paper at Northern Finance Association (NFA) Annual Meeting 2002 in Banff, Canada. | 2002 | 1209.00 | ||
| Toronto
Stock Exchange |
Funding visit of Investments class to the financial markets in Toronto in 2001 | 2001 | 1500.00 | ||
| Marjorie Young Bell Faculty Fund | For research related to the valuation of financial services companies in the new economy | 2001 | 4000.00 | ||
| Internal Research Fund | For research work to study the impact of leveraged Buybacks on Canadian companies. | 2001 | 3398.00 | ||
| AIM Trimark Commerce Department Academic Enrichment Fund | For
pursuing summer research work at St. Louis University, St. Louis,
USA on leveraged buybacks. |
2001 | 2500.00 | ||
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) | To defray registration cost of students to attend the TEXPO 2000 in Fredericton, Canada | 2000 | 4400.00 | ||
Presentations at Conferences, Seminars and
Workshops
2004 Presented an interactive learning session titled, "An Experiential Approach to Entrepreneurship Education" at the 2004 Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE). An internationally refereed annual conference held in Ottawa, Canada. 2004.
2003 Invited to present research findings on Informal Value Transfer Systems at the Annual Research ad Creative Activity day at Mount Allison University. Sackville, Canada.
2003 Paper titled "Understanding Hundi and Hawala - An Informal Value Transfer System" accepted at the 38th Annual Assembly of CLADEA (Latin American Council of Management Schools) held in Lima, Peru.
2003 Paper titled "Hundi and Hawala: Myths and Realities" accepted at the Atlantic Schools of Business Annual Conference. Halifax, Canada.
2003 Paper titled “Valuing Intangibles Using the Value Creation Index Model: Experience with the Canadian Financial Services Industry” accepted for presentation at the 2003 European Applied Business Research Conference, Venice Italy (June 2003).
2003 Paper titled “Teaching Methods and Assessment Techniques for the Undergraduate Finance Course - A Canadian Survey” accepted at the Financial Education Association annual conference. Florida, USA (April 2003).
2002 Presented a paper on “Hundi and Hawala” at the Social Science Research Seminar Series, Mount Allison University, Canada.
2002 Presented a paper titled “Preliminary Findings - Teaching Methods and Assessment Techniques for the Undergraduate Finance Course” Northern Finance Association annual conference. Also acted as a discussant and chaired one session at the conference. Banff, Canada.
2002 Presented a paper at ASAC 200 titled, “An Analysis of the Current Value Impact of a Leveraged Buyback Announcement”. Winnipeg, Canada.
2002 Presented a paper titled “In Search of Value” at the Faculty Club, Mount Allison University, Canada
2002
Presented a paper on “Leveraged Buybacks” at the Social
Science Faculty Research Seminar Series, Mount Allison University, Canada
Participation in Conferences and Workshops
2004 Teaching, Learning and Technology Conference - 2004 Series. Ottawa, Canada.
2004 Blending Classroom and eLearning Practice - 2004 Series. Vancouver, Canada.
2003 Invited by Schulich School of Business, York University to attend the conference, “Teaching Business Strategy in the Age if the Triple Bottom Line”. Toronto, Canada.
2004 Attended a Financial Management Workshop organized by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Moncton, Canada. 2004.
2003 Northern Finance Association (NFA) annual meeting 2003. Quebec City, Canada.
2003 Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) 2003. Halifax, Canada
2003 Grant Writing Workshop for Mount Allison University Faculty. Sackville, Canada.
2003 Workshop on “Internationalizing the Classroom”. Sackville, Canada.
2003 Interpersonal Communication Skills Workshop. Sackville, Canada.
2003 Conflict Resolution Skills Workshop. Sackville, Canada.
2002 Northern Finance Association (NFA) annual meeting 2002. Banff, Canada.
2002 Discussant. Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) 2002. Winnipeg, Canada
2002 Reviewer for the Finance Division of Administrative Sciences Association of Canada
2002 Discussant. Academy of Financial Services (AFS) Conference, Toronto, Canada.
2002 Financial Management Association International (FMA) Conference, Toronto, Canada
2002 Grant Writing Workshop for Mount Allison University Faculty. Sackville, Canada
2002 Educational Technology Conference, Truro, Canada
2001 Atlantic Universities Teaching Showcase 2001. Sackville, Canada.
2001 Discussant. Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC). London, Canada
2001 Discussant. Northern Finance Association (NFA) annual meeting 2001. Halifax, Canada
1996 Attended the “Workshop on Direct Marketing”. Organized by Ray Jutkins Consulting, USA and Sunrise Direct. Lahore, Pakistan.
1995 Attended the “Direct Marketing Conference” as a delegate and Chairperson. Organized by Ray Jutkins Consulting, USA and Sunrise Direct. Karachi, Pakistan.
1997 Attended the “Direct Marketing Congress”. Organized by Ray Jutkins Consulting, USA and Sunrise Direct. Islamabad, Pakistan.
1996 Attended the Marketing Congress, MARCON 96 organized by the Lahore Chapter of the Marketing Association of Pakistan. Lahore, Pakistan.
Participation in other Conferences
2000. Participated in Ebiz TEXPO2000 held in Fredericton, NB. Organized jointly by Industry Canada, Business New Brunswick and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.
2000. Attended the Dot.com Summit organized by the Electronic Commerce Center at the University of New Brunswick, St. John in St. John, NB.
1998 Delegate to “First Pakistan Privatization Summit 1998”, Islamabad Pakistan, organized by the Ministry of Finance, Privatization Commission, Government of Pakistan and First Conferences, UK.
1998 Selected by the Privatization Commission to attend the “International Program on Privatization and Regulatory Reform” organized by Harvard University, Boston, USA. (Could not travel because of government’s austerity drive).
1998 Attended the workshop on “Privatization Strategies and Options” organized by Jardine Fleming Securities Ltd. Islamabad, Pakistan.
1997 Represented the Privatization Commission at the workshop on “Promoting Investment in Pakistan”. Organized by the Asian Development Bank and Atlas Investment Bank Limited. Lahore, Pakistan.
1997 Delegate to the “Privatization and Infrastructure Conference”. Organized by the Board of Investment, Government of Pakistan and International Business Conferences, UK. Islamabad, Pakistan.
1996 Invited to attend and participate in the seminar and sector workshops of the “British Trade and Investment Mission to Pakistan” led by Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, Minister of State, Department of Trade & Industry. Lahore, Pakistan.
1994 Invited to attend the “Pakistan Investment Conference” organized by Euromoney, United Kingdom. Karachi, Pakistan.
1993 Attended a seven days Euromoney conference on “Asian and International Securities Documentation”. Hong Kong.
1993
Attended “Improving Competitiveness through Quality Circles”
workshop organized by Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore,
Pakistan.
Invited Lectures at other universities and Institutions and Conduct of Training Programs
2004 Invited by the College of Business and Management, University of Sharjah to deliver a seminar on Informal Value Transfer Systems. Sharjah, UAE.
1998 Invited by the Pakistan Air Force for delivering lectures on “Decision-Making and Crisis Management” for the Senior Engineering Management Course. Pakistan Air Force Academy, Risalpur, Pakistan.
1997 Invited as a guest speaker by the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan for delivering a lecture on “Leadership and Management.”
1997 Conducted a course for senior executives of banks on the topic of “Financial Derivatives” organized by the National Institute of Banking and Finance, training arm of the State Bank (Central Bank). Islamabad, Pakistan.
1996 Program Leader for a three days program on “Leadership and The Art of Management.” Organized by Management Excellence Development Institute in Islamabad, Pakistan. Audience included twenty-five senior level executives from major multinational and Pakistani companies.
1996 Invited by the Department of Administrative Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan to deliver a lecture on “Marketing through the Internet.”
1993 Invited to deliver a guest lecture by the Computer Society of Pakistan on “Trends and Developments in Automated Financial Services” held in Islamabad, Pakistan.
1993 Delivered lectures sponsored by the United Nations Development Program and the Management Services Division of the Government of Pakistan.
Organization of Conferences, Seminars and Exhibitions
1998 Organized a two days “Privatization Workshop” in association with the British High Commission, which was attended by a ten member high level delegation from the UK. The workshop was inaugurated by the Minister of Finance, Government of Pakistan and attended by the top government officials and decision-makers.
1998 Assisted in the organization of “First Pakistan Privatization Summit 1998”, Islamabad Pakistan, organized by the Ministry of Finance, Privatization Commission, Government of Pakistan and First Conferences, UK.
1995 Organized a seminar on “Corporate Bonds” presided by the Chairman, Corporate Law Authority, Government of Pakistan in December 1995. Islamabad, Pakistan.
1988 Organized the first “Video Catalogue Exhibition” on Renewable Resources of Energy in Pakistan for the United States Department of Commerce in Islamabad.
Facilitator/Moderator of Seminars and Workshops
1999 Acted as the Facilitator/Moderator for a one-day workshop/exhibition on “Franchising Opportunities in the Middle East”, organized by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
1998 Invited by the Dutch Government’s agency for international development to act as the Facilitator/Moderator for a one-day seminar to review the progress of Dutch aided projects in Pakistan.
• 1998 Invited by the Pakistan Air Force for delivering lectures on “Decision-Making and Crisis Management” for the Senior Engineering Management Course. Pakistan Air Force Academy, Risalpur, Pakistan.
• 1997 Invited as a guest speaker by the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan for delivering a lecture on “Leadership and Management.”
• 1997 Conducted a course for senior executives of banks on the topic of “Financial Derivatives” organized by the National Institute of Banking and Finance, training arm of the State Bank (Central Bank). Islamabad, Pakistan.
• 1996 Program Leader for a three days program on “Leadership and The Art of Management.” Organized by Management Excellence Development Institute in Islamabad, Pakistan. Audience included twenty-five senior level executives from major multinational and Pakistani companies.
• 1996 Spent six weeks on a Management Consulting Assignment in Almaty, Kazakstan for First European Inc., a United Kingdom-Pakistan joint venture company. In 1994 conducted a three weeks exploratory market visit to Tashkent, Uzbekistan for the same company.
• 1996 Invited by the Department of Administrative Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan to deliver a lecture on “Marketing through the Internet.”
• 1993 Invited to deliver a guest lecture by the Computer Society of Pakistan on “Trends and Developments in Automated Financial Services” held in Islamabad, Pakistan.
• 1993 Delivered lectures sponsored by the United Nations Development Program and the Management Services Division of the Government of Pakistan.
• 1988 Organized the first “Video Catalogue Exhibition” on Renewable Resources of Energy in Pakistan for the United States Department of Commerce in Islamabad.