Faaria Ahmad

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Faaria Ahmad
021-34664016, 0333-3857649
faaria.ahmad@khi.iba.edu.pk;
faaria_ahmad02@hotmail.com
Date of Birth: Oct 02, 1989
Finance

Educational Qualifications:
BBA 2012 Institute of Business Administration, Karachi 3.84 (92.5%)
CFA Level I 2011 CFA Institute Cleared
A-Levels 2008 Karachi Grammar School, Karachi 3As & 2Bs
O-Levels 2006 Karachi Grammar School, Karachi 10As

Academic Achievements
• Member of the Dean’s List at IBA
• Obtained full scholarship for CFA Level I & partial scholarship for academics from IBA
• Received recognition medals for academic distinction at Karachi Grammar School

Elective Courses
Security Analysis, Investment Banking, Fundamentals of Treasury & Fund Management, Financial Risk Management and Financial Modeling.

Major Term Papers / Reports / Projects
• Prepared a financial model and gave on investment recommendation on Pakistan Oil Fields
• Prepared a business plan on REITs in Pakistan
• Created an Information Memorandum & Credit Line Proposal for a Project Finance transaction
• Simulated Portfolio Management by investing in Stocks, Fixed-Income & Forex markets
• Evaluated the Capital Structure & Dividend Policy of Bank Al-Habib
• Analyzed the Dairy Hubs of Pakistan with special emphasis on comparison with local & international dairy best-practices
• Explored via in-depth primary research urban Pakistanis’ perceptions regarding Hand Sanitizers
• Developed a case study on Lucky Cement’s supply-chain and marketing
• Created a business plan for a fleet advertising company Brand Wheels
• Conducted primary research analysis of the Gold Jewelry industry in Pakistan

Work Experience
Jul 2011 - Aug 2011 : 6 week Internship at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Pakistan – Risk Advisory Services
Jul 2010 - Sep 2010 : 6 week Internship at Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Limited – Consumer Banking
Jun 2009 - Jul 2009 : 7 week Internship at Pakistan State Oil Company Limited –Social Responsibility

Extra-Curricular Activities
• Worked as Student Financial Analyst for the Business Recorder from July 2010 to January 2011
• Elected in the Executive Council of the IBA Finance Club, 2010-11
• Core Team Member & MOC of INFER’11 and working in advisory capacity on Program Design for INFER’12
• Worked as Director Finance of MUNIK’11
• Participated in ROTMUN 2010 - part of the Second Best Delegation at the conference

148 IBA Graduate Directory 2012 BBA/BS CLASS OF 2012