JAWWAD AHMED FARID
Chief Executive Officer
Jawwad is a Fellow Society of Actuaries (Schaumburg, IL), an MBA from Columbia Business School (NYC) and a Computer Science graduate. During the last 15 years, he has worked as a consultant in North America, the Middle East, Pakistan and United Kingdom with a number of blue chip clients. Jawwad is also the appointed Actuary for State Life Corporation of Pakistan and Dawood Family Takaful Limited. Jawwad’s core areas of expertise include Asset/Risk Management, Investments, Product development, Derivatives, the financial services Middle Office and the Basel II Regulatory Frame work.
20 years of successfully transforming ideas into commercial reality enriched by international & cross-functional experience. Successful execution of 400 plus engagements on 3 continents. Foundations in management consulting (19 years), Financial services (18 years), Asset Management (10 years), Information technology (15 years), Entrepreneurship (12 years) and actuarial practice (19 years).
AGNES PAUL
Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, USA – Specialization in Individual Life Insurance
A total of 18 years in the profession with 11 years in the traditional actuarial field and 7 years in the risk management/ non-traditional actuarial field. Prior to her position at Alchemy, Agnes led the charge as the author of Pakistan’s first indigenous mortality table investigation at the largest life insurance company in Pakistan. She is the co-author of Risk Frameworks & Applications, a contributor to Understanding Commodity Risk.
FAWZIA SALAHUDDIN
Fawzia holds a Masters and Bachelors in Computer Science from FAST-ICS and is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI). Over her 15 year career she has worked as a project manager and team leader with multinational firms and software houses in Pakistan and North America. At Alchemy, Fawzia runs the software development and technology team.
UZMA SALAHUDDIN
Uzma has a Masters from London Guildhall University and has multiple years of project management experience. She has worked primarily in England with extensive project management experience relating within web based and Interactive Television projects. Uzma is responsible for client services and implementation.
