Mr. Sofian Mohammad Jani, CFA

Mr. Sofian Jani serves as the Acting Managing Director in Brunei Investment Agency. He oversees the Asset Allocation Strategy of 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 Board for Employees' Trust Fund and Investment Committee of the Monetary Authority of Brunei Darussalam. Mr. Sofian Jani holds a Bachelor's degree (Hons.) in Economics and Social Studies from the University of Manchester (UK). He is also a CFA charter-holder.

Noorul is Portfolio Manager within Private Equity Strategy in Brunei Investment Agency, the Sovereign Wealth Fund of the Government of Brunei. Noorul has been with the Brunei Investment Agency for 16 years, her prior positions have included Assistant Portfolio Manager for Fixed Income Internal Fund Management and Analyst for macro and Fixed Income Group. In her current role, she co-leads a team of 9 investment professionals focused on private investments across the globe, previously managing the Buyout portfolio and currently extending to the Infrastructure and Private Debt portfolio and currently extending to the infrastructure and Private Debt portfolios. She previously served as a Director in Audley Insurance Company, a Brunei -based captive insurance company wholly owned by BIA with a majority of its business for BIA and other Government entities-owned assets. She holds a degree with a major in Economics from Unversity Brunei Darussalam.

Ms. Aziz currently serves as the Managing Director of Pak Brunei Investment Company and also holds directorship in Awwal Modaraba Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Pak Brunei), KSB Pumps Company Limited, Engro Polymer and Chemicals Limited and Glaxo SmithKline Consumer Healthcare besides chairing the Board of Primus Leasing Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Pak Brunei). She brings over 28 years of experience in Structured Finance, Private Equity & Strategic Advisory businesses. Ms. Aziz has been associated with Pak Brunei Investment Company since inception and has helped to position it as a leading Investment Bank in terms of scope and scale of operations as well as quality of assets. She has also overseen establishment of subsidiaries for asset management, Islamic finance and leasing over this period. Ms. Aziz started her career from ANZ Grindlays Bank and worked in Merchant Banking & Treasury Markets Divisions. She was also involved in establishing and managing business operations of Pak Oman Investment Company and its subsidiaries, in senior managerial roles.
Ms. Aziz is an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration and a qualified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Director
Mr. Arif Ahmed Khan, a senior civil servant has more than 35 years of experience in Public Administration. During the course of his career, he has served as Secretary Finance, Secretary Economic Affairs Division, Secretary Interior and Secretary Climate Change. Mr. Khan has also served as Additional Chief Secretary, Planning and Development Department, Government of Sindh. He was Secretary Finance for the Government of Sindh during 2012-13. Prior to that, he remained Home Secretary to the Government of Sindh.

Mr. Khan also had the opportunity of serving as Consul General and Trade Commissioner of Pakistan in Montreal, Canada and as Programme Coordinator for International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva. He has held the position of Director General for the Export Promotion Bureau (now Trade Development Authority of Pakistan) in 2004 – 2005. He represented the Government on the Board of Directors of Sindh Bank Limited, Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company Limited, State Bank of Pakistan, Pak China Investment Co. Ltd., PAIR Investment Co. Ltd., Pakistan International Airline, Pakistan Telecommunication Co. Ltd., Pakistan LNG Terminal Ltd., Pakistan LNG Ltd., Pakistan Software Development Board, SNGPL, PARCO, National Disaster Risk Management, Karachi Infrastructure Development Board, Benazir Income Support Board, NUST, NUTECH, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, PPRA, Lahore University of Medical Sciences, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, National School of Public Policy, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan and Faisalabad Development Co.

Mr. Khan holds a Masters in Public Policy from Concordia University, Quebec.