Israil A. Menai

He graduated in 1954 with Masters in Law and International Affairs, Fletcher School of Law,  Harvard University. He is Chairman of Legal and Corporate Affairs Board, Chairman Investors and Shareholders Committee, Member International Investment Advisory Board, Finance, Audit and Investment Due Diligence Committees of various client companies. He has represented four generation of the Shroff family and Sasi Group of Companies for nearly 50 years.  His specializations are Corporate and International Law, Banking, Civil, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration and Real Estate Law. Senior Lawyer with well over four decades experience. He was Associated as advocate with the High Court of Hyderabad Dn. prior to the Independence in 1947. He operates his own legal practice since 1950 at the High Court of Sind, Pakistan. Mr. Menai's practice has been concentrated on the civil side with particular reference to fiscal, commercial, banking and real estate law, mergers and acquisition matters. The collective experience of over 50 years thereby allows him to provide a wide scope of general practice. He has counseled, negotiated and when necessary arbitrate in each of the area mentioned as to uphold the interest of his clients. His approach and advice to clients is to find amicable solutions rather than adopt a  litigation route. In his career, he has managed and handled transactions for clients in substantial nine figures. Before 1947, he received his M.A. with First Division and First Position from Madras. Mr. Menai secured first division in LL.B from Osmania University; Hyderabad Dn. and LL.M in First Division and first position from the same university.  He received Masters in Law and International Affairs Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Harvard University, U.S.A. in 1954 and attended courses of International organization, American, Russian and Near Eastern Diplomacy and International Trade and Monetary Theories. He also lectures at Law Colleges. Mr. Menai has attended several courses including International Law held at Peace Palace, The Hague, and Holland under the auspices of International Court of Justice. His existing practice now mostly consists of counseling, mentoring, advising and consulting his clients who have been with him for more than four decades.

Firoz Shroff

He specializes in strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, international capital market, shares, debt instruments, currency and commodities futures, options, arbitrage, derivatives, investment banking and corporate management. He has over 35 years hands on experience in the operation of businesses in retailing, real estate, construction and investments in not only Pakistan but internationally with primary emphasis on acquiring and developing strategically stagnant companies and distressed opportunities in need of equity and new direction. Mr. Shroff specializes and has talents in providing a combination of business development, strategic and turnaround direction, valufacture, management and financial restructuring experience to both privately and publicly held companies. During his career, he has handled transactions in substantial ten figures for investors and his own account.  Biographical information by honor of invitation led to notable mention in world-renowned publications such as Who's Who in America, Who's is Who in Finance and Industry, Who's Who in the World and The Men of Achievement and Honor List and many others. He has an Honorary Appointment to Board of Directors Research at The American Biographical Institute.  He has affiliations with various international social and business organizations. Mr. Shroff has worked in, visited more than thirty countries and is resident of Canada. He has now dedicated his time and talent to promote the cause Social Entrepreneurship with a view to assist social sector to become self-sustaining entities through collaboration of non-profit and profit together through his Social Wealth Originating and Valufacturing Model. www.marquiswhoswho.com  

Abbas Ali

Specializing in Operations, Taxation Real Estate Finance, Construction, Treasury and Capital Market Functions with 25 years of professional and practical experience in various fronts of business from management, marketing, corporate affairs, widely- read and traveled. In his career managed more than 2.5 million square feet of construction involving commercial, retail offices, residential both mid and high-rise level. His background includes long-term strategic planning, turn around management and interim COO and  President capabilities. He has turned around various enterprises, groups and companies from a near bankruptcy level to a dynamic business entity. He looks at all outsourcing activities not as cost centre but as a profit generator. He comes from third generation of business, mercantile trading and entrepreneurial background. He is life member of the Art Council of Pakistan, Karachi, member of Pakistan Publishers and Bookseller Association in late 80's and Executive Member of Association of Builders and Developers. Also was on Board of Directors as Chairman for Fortune Securities Ltd., a corporate member of Karachi Stock Exchange. www.marquiswhoswho.com

Claudiu Murgan

Claudiu Murgan graduated from the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, Computer and Automation University in 1994. After graduation he worked for Deloitte & Touche on a 6 month Public Relations campaign being in charge of a one million dollar budget and reporting directly to a Washington D.C. based company. At the end of the contract, he founded his own Public Relations Company, BDR Associates, gaining world class clients such as Monsanto, USAID, Deloitte & Touche, and The Romanian Foreign Bank. When he immigrated to Canada, in 1997, he sold his ownership in the company.

While in Canada, he worked for companies such as Royal Bank of Canada and Mercer Human Resource Consulting, in various IT positions. In parallel, in 2001 he founded a Web Consulting firm, Shinyboots Consulting, undertaking projects from web design to complex web based applications. He managed all the aspects of the business including working remotely with two teams of four in Romania. The company was sold in 2005, shortly after getting involved in the renewable energy industry. From 2002-2004 he attended the post-graduate Strategic e-Business Management courses organized by University of Toronto.

Claudiu is actively involved in other projects outside the Real Estate field, projects which will increase both the local and international exposure and the value of our group.

Aagyaa Singhni

Ms. Singhni has studied, worked and lived on five continents and speaks four languages  English, Italian, Spanish and French.  She has more than thirty-five years of international business experience in a wide range of enterprises, which includes agriculture, health services, telecommunications, manufacturing, and grass-roots development.  She has held executive positions in private corporations in Argentina, Canada, France, the U.S.A. and the Middle East, as well as with the governments of Peru and Bolivia.   Her background encompasses sales and marketing, research and development, administration, logistics, operations, and human relations.  Having operated her own successful international food commodities business, she has integral knowledge in the fields of agro-industry, food technology, manufacturing and packaging, transportation, as well as global retail, industrial and institutional markets.  She has served on the board of directors of for-profit corporations in North and South America, as well as not-for-profit organizations. Today in the arena of Social Evolution, and on the platform Social Entrepreneurship, Ms. Singhni is committed to the improvement of the human condition through sustainable economic development, working toward the expansion of social consciousness, the empowerment of women, education of the masses, and the obliteration of poverty. She is a strict vegetarian, and has volunteered much of her time to teaching and mentoring youth and women around the world

Saeed Y. Chinoy
Mr. Chinoy belongs to one of the most prominent business, professional, political and philanthropic families of the sub-continent, both in India and Pakistan. He and his family members have been on the board of directors or held the chairmanship  of various multinational companies working in the region and have held the Presidency of the Indian Legislative Assembly(1930-32), The Viceroy's Advisory Council and been represented at the  Round Table Conference in London in 1931. His grandfather was President of All India Muslim League in Agra in 1914, Chairman of the Indian fiscal commission in 1923, and Member of the Viceroy’s Advisory Council. Family members have been Mayors of Bombay, Honorary  Magistrates and Justice of the Peace. More recent positions include Pakistan's First High Commissioner to the court of St. James, London, Ambassador to France, Minister of Commerce, Governor of Sindh and of Punjab, Honorary Consuls of Liberia and Greece. The family have held board seats and ownership interests in English Electric, The Metal Box Company, ICI, Engro Chemicals, Reckitt and Coleman Ltd., Premier Sugar Mills, International Industries, Pakistan Cables and several other companies in Pakistan. They have a joint venture in Singer Pakistan Ltd. He and his family members business interests in India included real estate, transportation and communication as well as being agents for General Motors and sole agents for Burmah oil.

He contributes his time, resources and relationship as social entrepreneur of various organizations well as member and Vice President of Oxford and Cambridge Society. He  has been or is currently a member of The Sind Club, Karachi Polo Club, The Karachi Golf Club, The Karachi Boat Club, The Karachi Gymkhana Club, The Pakistan Association of Cambridge University, The Pitt Club, The Cambridge University Polo Club and The Union Society Cambridge University. He was awarded a blue for playing Polo for Cambridge University. Mr. Chinoy has played an active role in incubating various philanthropic, social and commercial entities internally and with external intermediaries as well as building relationships for the Sasi Foundation internationally and supporting its social entrepreneurship program.

He has 35 years of business experience and has been on the Board of well-known global and regional companies. He has hands on experience in complete business cycles from idea to implementation. He obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Cambridge University in 1964 and 1967. He has played many roles such as Advisor, Board member, General Manager, Consultant, Partner, Idea Sponsor in the SAARC and Middle East region, including for Xenel Industries Group of Companies of Saudi Arabia in different projects such as the HUBCO Power Plant (1292 Megawatt Power Plant in Baluchistan)  and also promoting various multi million dollar projects in Asian Infrastructure Development such as an Oil Terminal in Port Qasim with British Petroleum BP and IPCO Marine of Singapore; Karachi Mass Transit System. He was Senior Vice President of Saudi Services and Operating Co. SSOC, a joint venture with Boeing Services International Co. a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Company of USA. One of his major achievements in 1980 was negotiating the 1st contract of US $550 million for the operation and maintenance of Dhahran International Airport and King Abdul Aziz Airbase in Saudi Arabia. In 1977 he also started Arabian Bulk Trade Ltd. and Saudi Bulk Transport Ltd. to import and distribute bulk cement in Saudi Arabia. He has done consultancy work for Gerad S.A (Geneva) in Saudi Arabia, Enterprise Technology Development Plc, of Wiltshire England, Zain Consulting and Saudi Gulf Intertrade to name a few. Mr Chinoy has been involved in collective transactions in excess of US 2 billion during his 35 years business career on account of his family members, business partners and his clients. He is presently a Sponsor of The International Club, Karachi, a project that has revenue in access of US 150 million which proposes going for public listing in USA through reverse merger.

Peter Thomas Yee

Mr. Peter Yee received a Bachelor of Science in Finance & International Business from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University, and a Diploma with Honors from Fordham Preparatory School, New York. He has over 10 years experience in real estate and is associated with the third largest real estate firm in New York, The Charles H. Greenthal Group of Companies, USA. His experience includes Investments, Human Resource Management, General Administration, Legal and Sales. Mr. Yee worked as a Strategic Management Consultant for the theatrical group, thedramaloft, in New York. He is attached with Cantor-Fitzgerald Relief Fund effort and NYU's Center for Health Promotions. He has a remarkable international outlook as a citizen of the U.S., having traveled extensively from an early age to more than 100 countries. He has his way around many languages, fluently speaking Dutch, French, German, Spanish and Italian. During his travels, Mr. Yee gained an understanding of various cultures, customs and conditions. Mr. Yee is a member of the Executive Team at Sasi Foundation and participates in the support and assistance group to establish Sasi Foundation, USA, advancing its Social Entrepreneurship mission globally.

Waqas Muslim

Mr. Muslim’s career spans work experience in both public and private sector organizations in Pakistan and the United States of America.  He has worked as an advisor to the Government of Pakistan on issues concerning international trade, world-class quality and competitiveness.  He has consulted the Government on a number of occasions and has been appointed a member of several high-level policy formulation committees on trade, industry, quality and human resources. In the United States, he worked as a manufacturing engineer at Dell Computer Corporation being a key member in coordinating and implementing ISO 9002 quality procedures in Dell’s manufacturing process. Mr. Muslim specializes in Strategic Management, Total Quality Management, and International Trade Issues & Corporate Competitiveness Strategies.

In 1997, Mr. Muslim founded Quest Technologies, a specialized management consultancy organization. Here he is working as a Senior Partner and is responsible for the Management Consultancy Services.  The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and industry (FPCCI), Pakistan’s apex business body chose Quest Technologies to establish a Total Quality Management Experts Cell, a national focal point on quality and world-class management.  Mr. Muslim conceived, developed and launched country’s most prestigious directory on corporate quality and standards.  Some of the country’s leading publications have published his articles.

Mr. Muslim has been associated with Sasi Foundation for nearly 5 years and played an active role in building a relationship with The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry to assist FPPCI create new stream of revenues to pursue plans of significance national importance related to trade, industry, and finance. One major element of the mandate was setting up a Business information Center and Library at the Federation House to facilitate its members on expanding global business activities in various industries. Mr. Muslim also played a key part in establishing an alliances with Kalsoft Group part of Kalia Group, Industrial Development Bank and The Economist Group UK.

United Kingdom Foreign and Common wealth Office awarded Mr. Muslim the prestigious British Chevening Scholarship for a Masters in Business Administration.  Currently, he is pursuing his MBA at the Middlesex University Business School, London.  He graduated with Bachelors of Science majoring in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, USA.  He has expertise in IT both with excellent command in software and hardware industry and is member of IT Policy Drafting Committee, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of Pakistan.  Mr. Muslim is a member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Association of MBAs and Chartered Institute of Management. He is also member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE).

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