Mr. Sofian Mohammad Jani, CFA
Director/Head of Listed Market Brunei Investment Agency (BIA)

Mr. Sofian Jani serves as one of the Assistant Managing Directors in the Brunei Investment Agency. He is currently Head of Investments and oversees the Asset Allocation Strategy of the BIA. He began his career with BIA in 1993 serving as Investment Officer in Brussels and London. More recently, he worked as the Director of the Internal Fund Management Department at BIA. His other engagements include serving as a member of the Executive Committee at the Centre for Islamic Banking Finance and Management (CIBFM Bhd), the BIA Portfolio Advisory Committee as well as the BIA Management Committee. Mr. Sofian Jani holds a Bachelor’s degree (Hons) in Economics and Social Studies from the University of Manchester (UK). He is also a qualified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Mr. Tariq Mahmood Pasha is presently serving as Secretary, Kashmir Affairs Ministry of Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit Baltistan. He has also served as Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) from July 2017 till June 2018. Prior to that, he has served in Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan, as Secretary Economic Affairs Division and Secretary, Statistics Division. He began his government service in 1984 in the Income Tax Department/Inland Revenue Service. He has been Secretary of International Taxes at the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in Islamabad followed by a role as Special Assistant to Chairman, FBR.

During the course of his career, he has held several high profile Government appointments including Secretary Incharge of Statistical Division, Special Assistant to the Finance Minister, Joint Secretary at Prime Minister's Office, Secretary to Governor Punjab, Joint Secretary (Budget), Ministry of Finance, Finance Secretary to the Government of the Punjab, and Secretary, Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department to the Government of the Punjab. Mr. Pasha holds an LLB degree from Peshawar University. He has attended several professional courses including Advance Course in Security Studies at the Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies (USA),Tax Policy and Administration course from the IMF Singapore Regional Training Institute, and International Economic Negotiation course from the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations in Kuala Lumpur.

Senior Manager / Head of Listed Assets, Brunei Investment Agency (BIA)
Mr. Edzwan Adanan joined the Brunei Investment Agency in 2005 and is currently the Head of the Listed Asset Division in the Brunei Investment Agency. He has been a member of the Agency’s Portfolio Advisory Committee since 2012 and is also involved in the Ministry of Finance’s Strategic Goals Initiatives since 2016.

He studied at the University of Manchester with a degree in Accounting and Finance. In addition, he has a FCCA and CFA. He was a participant in Brunei’s inaugural Top 100 Leaders program in 2015 facilitated by the Prime Minister’s Office alongside the Delivery Associates and is a current participant in the Ministry of Finance’s Leadership program.

He currently serves as a Director of Petersons Securities Limited in Australia and Progresif Cellular Sdn. Berhad where he also sits as Chairman of the Audit Committee, Chairman of the HSSE Committee and is a member of the Human Resource Committee. He was appointed to serve as a director for Pak Brunei Investment Company Limited in 2017. He has also served as a Board member of Armada Properties Sdn Berhad from 2013 to 2017.

Ms. Ayesha Aziz, CFA
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.