LEXICON Team

Dr Ali Raza Nemati is an individual with a diversified experience in Human Resource with Rare Mix of Corporate and Academia who is known for the professional depth, skilled caliber, dedication and various contributions to the corporate sector and academia. He has scaled the professional ladder on through humility, vigor, valor, and dynamic leadership. He has worked at various leadership positions while scaling new standards of professional excellence as a key player at the national and international fronts. His forte is Strategic Human Capital Management, Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, Learning and OD. He has exposure in Digitizing HR Processes and Operations. He has 13 years+ of experience in Banking, Educational and Pharmaceutical Sector. He has been Head/Director HR for Both corporate and academia. He is the Founder and CEO of ARN Advisory Services. His skillset is also utilized as advisor and consultant for Human Resources and Islamic Finance with different organizations. He also remain connected to various corporate & Education Institutions/Universities as Corporate Trainer, Motivational/Guest Speaker, Visiting Faculty, and External Supervisor. He is a Certified Strategic Human Capital Manager from Middle Earth HR (UAE), Certified Training Professional (CTP) from FAA Malaysia, Certified Learning and Development Professional (CLDP) from Concord Canada and Certified Personal Profile Analysis Practitioner from Thomas UK) Certified Professional in Organizational Happiness from United Nations, Certified trainer from IMS Knowledge (Franklin Covey Pakistan). While heading Islamic Banking Learning Portfolio Country Wide at Bank Alfalah and For North Region in Meezan Bank he also had his various certifications in Islamic Finance as Master Trainer. He is Certified Islamic Finance Executive (CIFE) from Ethica Dubai a Certified Islamic Banker & Trainer from Jamia Dar Ul Uloom Karachi. He has impacted the life of 13000+ persons as a trainer. He has been a speaker/trainer to 100+ Institution in Pakistan and Internationally. He has his PhD (Doctorate) in Management along with MS with distinction having 22 National & International Research Publications. He remained as “Associate Professor of Business" (HEC Recognized Sindh Chartered University) . He has also presented research paper at global forums on behalf of Meezan Bank & bank Alfalah at Malaysia and Germany. He is a part of HBR Advisory Panel as well.

Mr. Emad Gohar (CIA, CRMA, CGAP, FCCA, CMA, CFE) is an experienced facilitator for training assignments in the Middle East Region. He has over 12 years' experience in training, leadership development and management consulting. Apart from training experience, he also has 8+ years of diversified experience in projects audit, external audit, internal audit, treasury, trade finance, working capital management, business development & financial modeling. He is passionate about delivering high-quality assurance and consulting services, enhancing the transparency and accountability of public sector projects, and sharing his knowledge and expertise with aspiring professionals. Based in the Middle East, he has extensive experience of conducting risk-based financial, compliance, and performance audits of public & private sector entities and their strategic capital infrastructure and development projects. He also evaluates the effectiveness of external and internal audits performed on the projects and their stakeholders by government & regulatory authorities and third parties. He has also worked as an independent consultant and strategic advisor for a Middle East based firm which specializes in management & strategy consulting and corporate & asset valuation for a wide variety of areas, especially real estate, and industrial businesses. He has experience of training in a wide range of qualifications and courses including CIA, CMA & ACCA.  He is also awarded the Platinum Level Leader Award by IMA-USA for his contribution towards the management accounting profession.

He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA)  and serving Engro Group and having following designations and titles.

• CFO & VP Finance
• Board of Directors and Board Audit Committee Member of Engro group company

Over 20 years of experience in leadership and managerial roles in Finance and other disciplines, including multiple CFO roles with Shell & Engro in Pakistan and Middle East. CFO and Senior Finance Representative in companies and businesses with turnover of upto US$6Bn and bottom-line of upto US$ 200Mn. Experienced Finance Leader of listed companies and independently operated joint ventures with diversified international partners. Led multiple long-term business strategy exercises and  portfolio (M&A) transactions for the group. Steered conclusion of project financing, contract management and tariffs approval of a major infrastructure project. Created multi million-dollar value through treasury, tax and cost leadership Led the digitial transformation journey at Engro that has been recognized not only locally but also globally. He will be speaking as Guest Speaker to our Certified CFO participants on "Finance Digital Transformation"

Sana Pirzada studied Law from King's College, London, followed by an LLM from the London School of Economics & Political Science in Criminology & Criminal Justice. She completed the Bar Vocational Course from BPP Law School and was Called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn. She is also an Advocate of the High Court of Sindh. Sana is an experienced legal consultant offering advisory services on family laws, criminal justice issues, workplace harassment, gender related laws, mental health laws, corporate matters and employment laws. She is the Founder of VLA - Virtual Legal Advisory and takes on family related cases and also offers advisory services in the areas of criminal justice and corporate laws. She also conducts talks and training sessions on a variety of legal areas to educate lawyers as well as laypersons. Moreover, Sana has also been a volunteer for Stop the Traffik, an anti-human trafficking organisation based in the UK for their Aman Safety Project. She is also an academic and has taught law at various universities including teaching Jurisprudence to final year LLB law students and Criminology to LLM students. She is also an Executive-Director at Excelerate Pvt Ltd and advises on contractual and labour/ employment related matters. Sana has conducted sessions on Prevention against Workplace Harassment for: Lucky Textiles, Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan, Dawood Global Foundation's 'Educate a Girl' initiative amongst others. Furthermore, she is a fiction writer. All four of her books were published in the UK: 'The Rose Within - A Gothic Romance', 'Vernon Hall & Other Stories', 'Naomi Byron - A Victorian Legal Thriller' and 'The Raven's Call'.

• He is an enthusiastic, competent, and self-motivated Business Graduate and Fellow member Chartered Accountant holding 30 years of sound professional exposure with proficiency in multiple aspects of business governance, educational leadership, financial advisory, and corporate training.
• As a corporate trainer, he is expert in the areas of Financial Reporting, Accounting and Finance.
• His competencies as a professional trainer are proven nationally and internationally.
• He is known to take feisty initiatives during training for better involvement of the participants and to deliver quality.
• Possessing strong interpersonal and communication skills he is profoundly talented to managing and motivating the participants to indulge in group activities and to make the things happen and achieve set objectives.
• He also possess vast experience in accounting and audit practice as a partner with national and international audit firms.
• He has served numerous universities and professional institutes around the globe and earned high grade appreciations through my online teaching and face-to-face lectures.
• He is also a motivational speaker and have delivered numerous lectures on soft-skills and life-skills.

Corporate Training Experience Conducted numerous corporate training, capacity building workshops and CPD sessions for professionals of different nationalities encompassing variety of Accounting-skill and soft-skill areas. Currently engaged with LEXICON and IFA-UK endorsed program provider for conducting IFRS Diploma of two months duration and have conducted numerous batches have been completed with “Excellent” feedback evaluation. World wide experience of conducting training activities include Middle East, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Philippine, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan. Areas of expertise include but not limited to:

• Financial Reporting - IFRS
• Finance for non-Finance
• Financial Management Decisions
• Mini MBA (Finance Perspective)
• Business Performance Analysis
• Cost Analysis
• Fraud Management and Revenue Assurance
• Business Planning and Budgeting
• Communication and Negotiation Skills
• Pricing Decisions

To enroll in IFA Diploma in IFRS kindly click here: https://lexicon.edu.pk/courses/diplomaifrs/

Abdul is founder and CEO of LEXICON and is an experienced professional having diversified experience in the field of accounting, finance, Financial Modeling, Data Analysis in Powe Excel, Power BI, teaching, and training. He is also serving as Regional Director of Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA)-UK for Pakistan and heading LEXICON Global organization as well. Previously he had been teaching as an adjunct faculty member in University of the Punjab and PAC Group. Academically he is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) US,  Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM) by Financial Modeling Institute (FMI) Canada, Fellow Member of Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) UK, Bachelor of Law (LLB), Master of Science in Economics and Master of Philosophy in Management Sciences He has provided open house and on-premises training on Financial Modeling, Data Analysis in Power Excel, and Data Analysis in Power BI to leading organizations in Pakistan and Auditor General Office of Papua New Guinea. He has trained hundreds of professionals from UK, Canada, South Africa Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Kuwait, Ghana, Nigeria He is an approved Trainer for:

• Financial Modeling Institute (FMI) Canada
• National Business Development Program of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) Pakistan

Zafar Aziz Osmani is a renowned business professional with vast management and leadership experience, spanning over a period of three and a half decades. He is expert in strategic HR interventions aimed at enhancing organizational effectiveness. He is engaged in advising & training, locally as well as abroad, in the domains of HRM, Leadership, Organization Designing, Capacity Building, Institutional Transformation and Change Management, Rationalizing Staff Structure, Business Process Reviews, Training Needs Analysis, Job Evaluation and Job Profiling etc. During his long professional career, he had been associated with a number of well-known organizations where he held senior-level positions like Member, Head, Director and SEVP, these organizations include, KE, HBL, FBR, Pak Kuwait Investment Co., Meezan Bank, American Express Bank, Gulf International Bank, Exxon Pakistan, Ministry of Finance etc. At present, he is CEO of Excelerate (Pvt.) Limited, where he has been providing management consultancy and HR Advisory services to various public and private sector organizations. In addition, he has also participated as a guest speaker in various organizations in Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh.

Mr. Asif is a thorough professional Accountant having more than 17 years of working experience, includes 12 years of extensive experience in Oil & Gas Exploration & Development sector. He has an organized approach with good communication skills, which enables candidates to learn effectively. He had worked in different areas like Financial Reporting & Budgeting, General Accounting, Joint venture, Payroll & HR. Professionally he is:

• Fellow Member of ICMAP | (FCMA)
• Microsoft Certified Trainer |(MCT)
• Member of the International Association of Microsoft Certified Trainer | (IAMCT)
• Microsoft Certified Power BI | (70-778 & 70-779)
• Microsoft Certified System Associate for BI Reporting | (MCSA)
• Microsoft Certified Professional | (MCP)
• Microsoft Certified Office Specialist for Excel | (MOS)
• Certified Financial Modeling Fundamental | Modano
• Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB) | Toastmasters International
• Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB) | Toastmasters International

Areas of Expertise:

• Expert in Financial Modeling, Forecasting & Feasibility Reports
• Extensive experience in Budgeting & Reporting section
• Specialist in structuring MS Excel based Dashboards & interactive charts
• Experience in ERP (Oracle) implementing process
• Financial Reporting, Financial Statements using FSG reporter in Oracle
• Joint Venture Accounting & Liaison with external Auditors

Excellent Analytical, Interpersonal & Communication skills

Mr. Rizwan Shahid

• Fellow Member of ACCA
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems – Certified Lead Auditor

Mr. Rizwan Shahid is a seasoned professional and Trainer of Internal Audit, Information Systems Audit and Enterprise Risk Management. He has worked with KPMG Pakistan, METRO Pakistan, PEPSI Saudi Arabia and currently working as Regional Head Systems & Audit with Beaconhouse Group Head Office in Lahore, Pakistan. Mr. Rizwan Shahid is also a Faculty Member of RISE School of Accountancy for CIA Program and conducts Internal Audit Trainings at multiple Professional and Corporate forums. Very recently, He conducted sessions at Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and National Logistics Cell Head Quarters (NLC HQ).