Mr. Tahir is a career banker since November 1962, and was previously the CEO of Union National Bank. He has over forty years experience in finance and over the past 12 years has applied it into advising and leading private equity and buyout ventures for the members of the UAE royal family and their co-investors. Mr. Tahir is a pioneer for encouraging the collaboration of the various family offices of the ruling families in the region to help form what is now known as the Abu Dhabi Group.

Under the Abu Dhabi Group consortium of investors, Mr. Tahir has been
directly responsible for over US$3bn. worth of foreign direct investments into Pakistan’s financial and telecommunications sectors. Mr. Tahir has advised on transactions worth US$500m overseas, and has actively led investments into Africa and the CIS, helping the Group to expand its presence into the banking and telecommunications sectors there.

Mr. Tahir was honoured with the Highest Civil Award: ‘Sitara-E-Imtiaz’ by President of Pakistan on 14th August 2005 in recognition of his contribution to Pakistan’s banking sector.

Dhabi Group and Abu Dhabi Group’s investments include: Bank Alfalah,
United Bank Limited, Warid Telecom (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Republic of
Congo, Uganda & Georgia), Wateen Telecom, KOR Standard Bank (Georgia), Raseen Technologies, Razi Healthcare, and some other investments on the industrial, pharmaceutical and consumer staples sectors.

Mr. Tahir represents the interests of HH Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan through his board memberships as well as actively monitoring and advising the portfolio companies.

Mr. Parvez A. Shahid is a Pakistani national with a vast experience of more than 30 years in the banking sector. Currently‚ Mr. Parvez A. Shahid is Executive In–charge of Strategic Planning Division‚ Bank Alfalah and Authorized Power of Attorney holder for Warid Telecom (Private) Limited.
Key positions previously held by Mr. Parvez A. Shahid are as follows:

Advisor to H.H Sheikh Nahayan Bin Mabarak Al Nahayan‚ Abu Dhabi Consortium. Joint Executive In–charge of Central Treasury Division of BCCI Abu Dhabi In–charge Global Support Desk for Treasury operations – BCCI London

Mr Lim‚ 52‚ joined SingTel in October 1998. He was appointed EVP (Strategic Investments) in February 2006. In October 2006‚ Mr Lim assumed the position of CEO (International). He is responsible for SingTel’s regional associates and supports the growth objectives of SingTel’s business groups through strategic investments in the region.

Mr Lim has held various senior appointments‚ including EVP (Consumer Business) and EVP (Corporate Business) and was CEO of SingTel Mobile between April 2004 and February 2006. He is also Chairman of Bridge Mobile Pte Ltd. Mr Lim has extensive managerial experience in the public sector and was Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Communications prior to joining SingTel. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering Science (Honours) from Balliol College‚ University of Oxford‚ UK and a Master in Public Health Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology‚ University of London.