FAIZAN ARIF

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IBA GRADUATE DIRECTORY '10
FAIZAN ARIF
0213-4019877, 0322-2186906
FAIZANARIF06@GMAIL.COM
Field Of Interest : Finance
Date Of Birth : September 8, 1987
City Available : Karachi
SCHOLASTICS
Qualification Year Institution Grade / GPA
BBA 2010 Institute of Business Administration, Karachi 3.14 (85.74%)
A level 2006 Karachi Grammar School, Karachi 4As 1B
O level 2004 Karachi Grammar School , Karachi 7 As 2Bs
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Awarded the Breton Medal for achieving A grade in O'level Mathematics & Additional Mathematic
Awarded the Principal's Medal for achieving A grade in O'level Urdu
ELECTIVE COURSES
Treasury & Funds Management, Security Analysis, Risk Management*, Financial Econometrics*, Brands Management*
*In process
WORK EXPERIENCE
Jul 2009 - Aug 2009 : 6 week internship at Pfizer Pharmaceutical - Finance department
Jun 2009 - July 2009 : 6 week internship at Standard Chartered Bank – Consumer Transaction Banking
Jan 2009 - May 2009 : 5 months internship at Institute of Business Administration – Finance Department
MAJOR TERM PAPERS / REPORTS / PROJECTS
Developed a financial model for Habib Bank Ltd and prepared investment research report
Conducted exploratory market research for the launch of a new brand of rice
Studied the taxation structure of Pakistan, identified problems and provided recommendations
Analyzed the reasons and presented solutions for the current power shortage of Pakistan
Performed comparative analysis of the various automobile companies of Pakistan
Studied the spice industry according to Michael Porter's Diamond Model of Competitiveness
Investigated the performance of KAPCO and HUBCO on the ratio analysis of their annual reports
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Media Manager “Pehchaan – Redefining Nationalism”, IBA, 2010
Table Tennis Representative, IBA Sports Society, 2010
Security Manager IBA Charity Carnival, BASC, 2009
Member Sports Society, IBA 2009
Member Community Welfare Society, IBA 2009
Member of IBA Table Tennis Team 2008-2009
Represented IBA at LUMS and IOBM Inter University tournaments as part of table tennis team 2008-2009
Participated in “Talentopia”, IBA Dramatics Society 2009
Member Operations Team IBA Business Plan Competition, 2007
Council Member Helper’s Society, Karachi Grammar School, 2006
Council Member Mathematics Society, Karachi Grammar School, 2006
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Enjoy playing table tennis, swimming, pool, football
Interested in religion, history, architecture and travelling
Proficient in use of MS Office
Able to communicate effectively in English and Urdu
Ability to understand and speak basic French