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Tel. (92-21)3418 2092 Cell Ph. (92-345)-239 9057
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
EXCERPTS FROM RESUME-SALIENT FEATURES
SaiyedMahmoodHasnain
B.B.A.(Hons.) M.B.A. ( I.B.A. ) 1989.
Major “Finance & Accountancy with –Bi-Major in Quantitative Business Analysis.”
Tel' 92-21-3496 1993 & 92-21-3418 2092 Cell Ph. 92-345-239 9057
E-mail:mahmood.hasnain@yahoo.com
Respected Sirs,
As a Senior Finance Professional, holding M.B.A. with B.B.A.(Hons.), earnedfromI.B.A., inthe year 1989, I
take this opportunityto present before yourselves mycredentials-resume annexed ,for your kindperusal
& consideration to be evaluatedinthe selectionprocess, for assessment of mysuitabilityto serve inyour
esteemed organization.
Objective: All efforts directed to achieve the core objective of Maximizing the Market Value of the firm-
higher share price in Stock Exchange .The indicator of ultimate success of all Operating, Investingand
FinancingPolicies and Decisions, The 2 confirmatory tests for assessment ofenhancedvalue/share are :
I .Dividend Policy Evaluation &( II).The earnings yield-EPS/Market Value/Share depicting the reinvestment
rate of Retained Profits or required rate of return- Cost of Capital-k^.
ManagerialPhilosophy/PerspectiveDeveloped on thebasisof FormalBusiness
Education/Experience.
ManagerialPerspective-Afine combination /blendon basis ofapplicationofeducationingeneral andformal business
education, while gaining experience toremainin array with the corporate objective-stated above.
Most important observations-on geared OrganizationalEffectiveness
Decision Making
“Theacid test to discern theimpactofinsightful decisions is theex-ante& ex-post anticipation/evaluationof
incidenceshifted to staleholders”
Communications Skills
Efficient and effectivecommunications within andexternalenvironments is thekey to
competencein organizationaleffectiveness. i.Theformer to achievetheobjectiveof“Unity of
Command”, whilethe
Latter is likea rudder on a ship or a satelliteon therooftop to ,not only connected to the
external world though formal business communication ,but alsocontinually guideas a toolfor
assessment of environmental opportunities and threats strategicthreats, competitor analysis
,monitoringgovernment policies andbusiness opportunities beyond nationalboundaries , finally
reckoning business and company specific risks to takeproactiveaction.
Leadership Philosophy: A team player .Implant/inculcatea feeling in eachemployeeto act
as a ”Sales Person” ,Selling CorporateImagein Personal ,Socialand ProfessionalBusiness
Settings”-‘Act as an Ambassador of“Good will for theco., .based on Social,Financial and
Professional incentives.
Follows the process ofgeared organizational effectiveness by effecient planning and executing
/implementingsuchplans,. Judicious/optimalallocation ofhuman,financial & capital resources.
timely directives, effecting maximum control..
strong beliefin delegationand decentralization, ensuringmaximumshiftingofresponsibility for
accountability.
Proactiveapproach, Lead fromthefront, Strongbeliefto facetheconsequences ofa
failed decision.
Follows a combination ofTheories ‘X’ and‘Z’-Human Relations.
Financial Management Policy and Practice. The design of
Finance policyfor both “Working and Permanent capital financing requirements to remain
in array with “Current CapitalRequirements” determined tomeet the liquidity needs, by
adherenceto “CashBudget”, doneby matching the timing and value-size of“CashFlows.,
while at thesametimemaintenance ofand servicing of“”CapitalStructure”with a vision
for future long termrequirements, within a range ofCostofCapital& SEC /IASB Rules. The
gate way to success ofOperational, Investmentand FinancialStrategies lies in judicious
allocation andoptimalutilization of resources,, Land,LaborandCapital-the 3 factors of
production, aimed at“TheobjectiveofHigher Market Price/Share.
PostalAddress: :HouseNo. D-49,Block-7,Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi-,75300.Pakistan.
Note: For details: Please referto theResume, attachedfor details. Con,td. Pgs 1-3
Syed Mahmood Hasnain
‘Functional Skills Areas’
Strategic Planning |
Entrepreneurial Leadership |
Business Development
Revenue Growth | Dampening
Costs Organizational Change |
M&A | Executive
Development | Matrix
Management. Planning &
Control –Combination
approach of Operations
Management & Advanced Cost
Accounting. Primary *
Secondary Financial Analysis &
Financial Modeling.
Areas of Impact
Able to oversee all functions of
the company concurrently,
while assisting the board in
carrying out important
governing functions.
Well-versed in various fields
including marketing, cost
management, and capital
raising.
‘Financial Management Practised’
Management of Investing and
Financing Decisions/leverage
&future financing requirements-
Debt and Equity/Cost of Capital,
Dividend Policy and Re-investment
assumption-the required rate or
Cost of Capital k^
II’.Accounting Skills’
As an Accountancy personnel,
capable of preparation of
preparing and maintenance of
books of accounts required to be
updated and finalized at the end
of every financial year, under the
rules. Budgeting(Revenue and
Capital)
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Re’sume’
Syed Mahmood Hasnain
House No. D-49, Block-7,Gulshan-e-Iqbal
Karachi-75300.Pakistan.
Phones: Off: 92-21-3418 2092 Home:92-21-3496 1993,Cell: 92-345-239 9057
e-mail:mahmood.hasnain@yahoo.com
‘Objective Statement’
Seeking company requiring bold and competent leadership bringing years of
professional experience to facilitate operations, maximize revenues and
productivity
Functional Skill Areas
Strategic Planning | Entrepreneurial Leadership | Business Development
Revenue Growth | Dampening Costs Organizational Change | M&A | Executive Development | Matrix
Management. Planning & Control –Combination approach of Operations Management & Advanced Cost
Accounting. Primary * Secondary Financial Analysis & Financial Modeling.
Areas of Impact
Able to oversee all functions of the company concurrently, while assisting the board in carrying out important
governing functions.
Well-versed in various fields including marketing, cost management, and capital raising.
‘ Core Competencies’
Profit & Loss Management Corporate Image Building Platform Development Strategic Alliance Building
Market Analysis Business Expansion Contract Negotiations Client Development
. Hands onexperience in technical problem solving and operations analysis,using quantitative businessmanagement ,tools
and techniques of Operations Research& Management
‘Communication Skills’
Good at verbal and written communication & making ”Presentations”
‘Education’
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) ,1989
Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours)
I.B.A. Karachi.
Emphasis: Finance, bi major: Strategic Management & Quantitative Business Management
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Professional Achievements’
“Primary Financial Analysis” conducted to Reduce Energy Costs in“Cement Industry”,whichwas implemented and a Chinese
Plant Installed to recycle the hot air inside, thereby reducing energy costs by nearly 25%..
Complete Business & Financial Plans , approved andexecuted for a “Large sized “Air Travel Related Company”, resulting a
significant rise in revenues.
Proposal to an“Engineering Consultant’, widely appreciated and under review for a detailed feasibility report to be presented
to” NEPRA” to use “Prepaid Electricity Cards”ranging from Rs.500,1000,1500,2000,5000, to be placed in a card stacker to be
installed ina main switch of “Consumers, which will put on the electric power only after the switch is on and will consume
power gradually upon consumption rate, enabling the consumers to keep a check on their consumption pattern due to
prepayments, thusreducing the expense on electric power of the house and canbe compared with the actual meter units for a
period of six months , upon the results the meters can be removed. This study is highly appreciated by the Consultants to be
used, initially forDomestic Consumers and after six months canbe used forcommercial users, finally applied onmanufacturing
industries.
*The objective is to check on and control electric power consumption and theft.
Presented a feasibility document to a cement manufacturing unit to proactively approachMinistry of Water and Power and
IrrigationDepartments to “Book inadvance 80%-85% of their cement production and invest to generate other income.
And Study onmutually exclusive proposalsforsetting up anOxygenPlant using DCF andPV Methods.the recommended
option-selected, whichwas approved.
Proposal prepared widely appreciatedto use of Financial Derivatives..non..interestbased.. fot“Agriculture..Financing for
current years crop and foragricultural machinery..atthe same time….educating farmers withmostmoderntechniques for
growthand development of farm out put.
A report prepared fora consultant onAgro Financing to educate farmers..forsetting up joint venture Agro based Industries
Tools and Techniques of ‘Mechanized Agriculture inAustralia and New Zealand to be taught throughfilms formaximizing
agriculture out put and link “”Researchfindings of “Agriculture Universities withfield farmers.
‘ PEDAGOGICAL’
2001-to-date: Taught Finance Courses at Karachi campus of Allama Iqbal Open University and College of Banking and
Finance – affiliatedto University of Karachi.
Instructor of Finance & Accounting courses, including Analysis of Financial Statements (for 3 successive semesters),
Business Finance & Financial Management at PAF-Kiet, Karachi.Also also conducted Economics & Finance related
courses at the Institute of Business & Technology-BIZTEK, Karachi.
Supervised Financial analysis of Top 100 companies taken from Fortune 500-with each student analyzing 2 companies each
from the same industry. There were 4 dimensions of the study vis-à-vis,
Analysis of Liquidity/Solvency-Long term debt paying ability Leverage, Profitability ,Cashflow analysis, Market
performance, EPS-DPS-P/E ratio,.& earnings and dividend yield,Determination of Market Value of a firm.
Reinvestment assumption or requiredrate of return ,EPS/Market Price of Shares.
The study covered 5 years vertical & 2 each companies horizontal analyses plus Common size andtrend analysis , Pension
Funds management bankruptcy and revival /dissolution andthe residue left for stake holders.
Similar study on KSE 100-Index companies with each student covering 3 companies for 5 years in past and 3 years for
future projections.
Also included in the semester- Financial Ratings done on the pattern of “Corporate ratings Criteria” followedby “Standard
& Poor “ and “Moody,s” for highly capital intensive andlarge sized companies and Dunn And Bradstreet for small to
medium sized businesses,
Conducted 5 Days “Training Programms for joint venture marketing of’ Agriculture Credits , amalgamating with most
modern use of quality seeds,,fertiliser, pesticides, insectides,agromachinery together with “Animal Husbandry..Live stock
raising and Fish Farming.
“ Visited I.B.A., Karachi as a “Guest Speaker 4-5 times .
‘Work Experience’
2008-todate:
Business Administrators: Business Administration-Advisory and Consultancy Services.
Designation: Chief Consultant.
Designing and devising & monitoring efficientplans
Aimed at management of Cash, Receivables andInventory levels- the working capital management .long -term Capital
Structure and Re- structuring decisions- permanent capital requirements. Proactive Financial Planning to meet the future
requirements of funds, while keeping an eye on the retirement of loans and/or redemption of preference shares and call
option for bonds and stock.
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1997-2008.
Financial Technology Solutions - Financial Consultants.
o Designation:
o Principal Consultant.
o Assignments Completed:
Prepared “Financial Models” for fertilizer andcement companies for a large conglomerate group.
Involvedin Project Appraisal / Financing from financial institutions vis-à-vis debt/equity combinations for various
clients.
Evaluation / scrutiny / ratification of mutually exclusive proposals for both investing & financing decisions.
Worked on scheduling / re-scheduling / refunding of costly debt by cheaper instruments of financing.
Complete feasibilities for setting up new projects / plant expansion / BMR. Also negotiated loans and formulated /
re-formulated their capital structure/s thereof. Worked on proposals for financing through Leasing or Borrow & Buy
capital assets.
1990-1997
Spectrum Engineering Services
Senior Finance Manager Head of the Finance Department & Company Secretary.
MajorResponsibilities:
Head of Financial, Cost and Management Accounting Functions using Job Order Costing System.
Handling Budgeting & Planning Functions.
Preparationof Financial Reports
LiaisonwithBanks
Maintaining Liaisonwithplant engineers/staff
Prepared long range Financial Forecasting
Dealt withtaxationrelated matters
Performed the duties of Company Secretary pertaining to Companies Ordinance.
Actively involved in Client Development and Contract Negotiations and also dealing withall the factors relating to bothwithinand
outside the organization.
1989 - 1990
Emirates Bank International Limited
Management Trainee
Placed inthe "Private Banking Unit" of "Credit & Marketing Department".
Job duties and responsibilities:
“ Credit Analyst” of over 100Accountsseeking Short-Term Financial Assistance from the bank, maintaining collateral records and
facility limits and authorized for passing of cheques for disbursement of finances under the various schemes administered by the
"Central Bank" State Bank of Pakistan.
Also involved in marketing of new clients.
Selected to attend a Course on "Improving Customer Lending for Bankers", conducted by a "Professor of Ashridge College of
Management", UK, held at the Head Office of Emirates Bank International Ltd., Dubai, UAE.” Nominated by the branch Assistant.
General Manager to act as Vault Custodian no .2”
INTERNSHIP
Investment Corporationof Pakistan, Assigned toindependently evaluate anapplication for financial assistance for a Private Sector
concern.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: April 12, 1964
Travels abroad: Canada, U.S.A., India & Dubai, U.A.E.
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Mission (i)To see polio eradicated..by Financing Researches to invent a Vaccine administered to ..expecting mothers….to see
infants born..autoimmune…to polio
(ii)To Finance and manage researches to develop a drug – catalyst/retardantto maintain“Specific
Gravity” range of blood withsafety marginat bothends.……to prevent thickening and over growthof cells.
Vision:….envisionedfor a brighter….tomorrow…….polio eradicated innext 10 years and cancer preventive drug to
minimize…..chances of malignancy…
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2008-todate:
Business Administrators: BusinessAdministration-Advisory and Consultancy Services.
Designation: Chief Consultant.
Designing and devising & monitoring efficientplans
Aimed at management of Cash, Receivables andInventory levels- the working capital management .long -term Capital
Structure and Re- structuring decisions- permanent capital requirements. Proactive Financial Planning to meet the future
requirements of funds, while keeping an eye on the retirement of loans and/or redemption of preference shares and call
option for bonds and stock.
1997-2008.
Financial Technology Solutions - Management Consultants.
o Designation:
o Principal Consultant.
o Assignments Completed:
Prepared “Financial Models” for fertilizer andcement companies for a large conglomerate group.
Involvedin Project Appraisal / Financing from financial institutions vis-à-vis debt/equity combinations for various
clients.
Evaluation / scrutiny / ratification of mutually exclusive proposals for both investing & financing decisions.
Worked on scheduling / re-scheduling / refunding of costly debt by cheaper instruments of financing.
Complete feasibilities for setting up new projects / plant expansion / BMR. Also negotiated loans and formulated /
re-formulated their capital structure/s thereof. Worked on proposals for financing through Leasing or Borrow & Buy
capital assets.
1990-1997
Spectrum Engineering Services
Senior Finance Manager Head of the Finance Department & Company Secretary.
Major Responsibilities:
Head of Financial, Cost and Management Accounting Functions using Job Order Costing System.
Handling Budgeting & Planning Functions.
Preparation of Financial Reports
Liaison with Banks
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Maintaining Liaison with plant engineers/staff
Prepared long range Financial Forecasting
Dealt with taxation relatedmatters
Performedthe duties of Company Secretary pertaining to Companies Ordinance.
Actively involvedin Client Development andContract Negotiations andalso dealing with all the factors relating to
both within and outside the organization.
1989 - 1990
Emirates Bank International Limited
Management Trainee
Placed in the "Private Banking Unit" of "Credit & Marketing Department".
Job duties and responsibilities:
“ Credit Analyst” of over 100 Accounts seeking Short-Term Financial Assistance from the bank, maintaining collateral records and facility limits
and authorized for passing of cheques for disbursement of finances under the various schemes administered by the "Central Bank" State Bank of
Pakistan.
Also involved in marketing of new clients.
Selected to attend a Course on "Improving Customer Lending for Bankers", conducted by a "Professor of Ashridge College of Management", UK,
held at the Head Office of Emirates Bank International Ltd., Dubai, UAE.” Nominated by the branch Assistant. General Manager to act as Vault
Custodian no .2”
INTERNSHIP
Investment Corporation of Pakistan, Assigned to independently evaluate an application for financial assistance for a Private Sector concern.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: April 12, 1964
Travels abroad: Canada, U.S.A., India& Dubai, UAE.
CNIC No.42201-3404343-9
References: References to be furnished upon request
