Board of Directors

Hjh Hartini binti Haji Abdullah

Chairperson

Appointed in 2010 as Chairperson of Pak Brunei Investment Company, Hjh Hartini is currently the Managing Director of Brunei Investment Agency. Prior to holding this position, she was Assistant Managing Director responsible for the Agency's global exposures in publicly listed equity and fixed income markets. This involved managing portfolios of various investment mandates outsourced to external fund managers as well as those managed internally by in-house managers. She has been with the Agency since 1984 working on several assignments including heading the internal portfolio team that managed the North American regional portfolio at the Agency's London Office.

Hjh Hartini obtained her BSc and MBA from the UK.

Ms. Sumaira K. Aslam

Director

Ms. Aslam brings over twenty five years of experience in Public Finance, Commerce and Trade issues relating to Government, Multinationals and International agencies. She has worked in the Ministry of Finance, Pakistan in various positions and has previously also held the position of Commercial Counselor and Alternate Permanent Representative to UNESCAP for Pakistan in Bangkok.

Ms. Aslam holds finance degrees from LSE and Georgetown University. She has also attended numerous training programs of the World Bank and IMF. She has been on teaching faculty of UMASS, Amherst; Williams College, USA.

Mr. Junaidi bin Haji Masri

Director

Mr. Masri joined the Brunei Investment Agency in 1991. As Assistant Managing Director, he heads Venture Capital and Strategic Investments, managing the Agency's investments across several countries. He has a deep understanding of international markets and asset classes.

Mr. Masri holds a B.Sc Degree in Computer and Management Sciences from Keele University, United Kingdom.

Ms. Ayesha Aziz, CFA

Managing Director

Ms. Aziz was responsible for setting up Pak Brunei Investment Company and succeeded in positioning it at the forefront amongst its larger and more established peers, in terms of size and profitability. Notably its external rating has recognized the company’s positioning and awarded it with a long term rating of [AA], one of the highest in the industry.

Ms. Aziz has rich and diverse experience in investment banking, asset management, treasury, and portfolio management. She was associated with the ANZ Banking Group for over ten years where, amongst other assignments, she worked on the Financial Engineering desk in ANZ London. Subsequently, Ms. Aziz was involved in establishing and managing business operations and subsidiaries of Pak Oman Investment Company, including a Microfinance bank and an Asset Management company, where she acted as a member on the board and CEO, respectively. She was also responsible for developing a regional investor base comprising private and public sector institutions, successfully raising equity for telecom, energy and financial sector transactions in Pakistan.

Ms. Aziz is an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration and a CFA Charterholder. She serves on the board of Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (formerly National Commodity Exchange) and is a member of the Board of Governors of St. Joseph’s College, Karachi.