Board of Directors

Omar Ahmad – Chief Executive Officer

Omar Ahmad has extensive experience in leading family offices and a substantial background in AIM and Small Cap market investments. He has been a Professional HNW Equities Investor for the last ten years and has cornerstoned a multitude of fundraises providing strategic guidance and market expertise to boards of AIM and Main Market companies. He has a proven record of identifying “early door” opportunities especially in the mineral resource and commodity sector with a focus on maximising long-term returns.

Omar has vast experience in investing in equities and foreign exchange markets and currently is CEO of a multi-asset family office based in the Middle East.

Omar holds a Degree from Imperial College London and is an Associate of the Royal College of Science.

Hamza Choudhry – Chief Financial Officer

Hamza Choudhry has substantial experience in finance and accounting. He trained at Grant Thornton and worked in the “Big 4” before moving to Industry where he worked as a lead accountant and governance role at Siemens across their multi-billion revenue businesses in Europe, including Siemens Energy and Siemens Financial Services. Subsequently he has consulted with family offices across UK and Middle East with a focus on strategy, finance and commercial opportunities.

Hamza also has been a professional equities investor for the last six years with a focus on small cap opportunities in the commodity sector. He regularly communicates with AIM and main market company boards on strategy, financial efficiencies, operations and market news releases.

Hamza is a Chartered Accountant and member of the ICAEW and holds a Degree from Imperial College London.

Azib Khan – Chief Commercial Officer

Azib has covered the banking sector since 2006, most recently as the lead banking analyst at Morgans Financial for the six years prior to joining E&P Financial Group. Prior to Morgans, Azib covered the Australian banks and diversified financials primarily at BBY and Wilson HTM.

Azib began his career as an Actuarial Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, consulting to banks and general insurers.

Azib is an Associate of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (AIAA) and has a Bachelor of Commerce – Actuarial Studies from Macquarie University.

Brian Chu – Non-Executive Director

Brian has extensive experience in finance, investment analysis, and academic leadership. He is the Founding Director of the Australian Gold Fund, focusing on research and investment in ASX and NYSE-listed gold mining companies. Additionally, Brian is the Precious Metals Editor at Fat Tail Investment Research, where he analyses gold markets and mining companies, producing investment reports and hosting industry discussions.

Brian began his career in actuarial consulting and progressed to roles in academia, including serving as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Finance and Financial Modelling at SP Jain College of Global Management. He has also contributed to the development of university-level finance and actuarial courses in Australia.

Brian holds a Master of Commerce (Actuarial Studies), a Bachelor of Applied Finance, and a Bachelor of Commerce (Actuarial Studies) from Macquarie University. He was an Associate of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia from 2006 to 2021.

Committees

The Board considers that the Company is not currently of a size, nor are its affairs of such complexity to justify the formation of separate or special committees at this time. The Board as a whole is able to address the governance aspects of the full scope of the Company’s activities and to ensure that it adheres to appropriate ethical standards.