Mr. Mohamed Hussain Maniku

Chief Executive Officer, Maldives Pension Administration Office

Mr. Mohamed Hussain Maniku has been the Chief Executive Officer of Maldives Pension Administration Office since its inception in 2009. The assets under custody as at Dec 2015 are 450 Million USD. He began his career at Department of Finance, presently the Ministry of Finance and Treasury and held number of senior management posts. He gained vast exposure in corporate business settings in many functional areas before assuming the post of Managing Director of State Trading Organization (STO) in 1993. He has held directorships in number of companies during his tenure with STO. He was instrumental in transforming the company from an import and distribution company to a holding company engaged in international trading. In February 2008, he was appointed as Maldivian Ambassador to United States of America. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

Mr. Mohamed Nizar

Chairperson, Privatization and Corporatization Board

Mr. Mohamed Nizar currently holds the post of the Chairperson of the Privatization and Corporatization Board, working as the top executive of the board from February 2014 to present. His main functions include privatization and corporatization of Government businesses including monitoring and evaluation of State Owned Enterprises. Mr. Nizar is a highly experienced in the field and has made vast contributions in the business industry in areas of international trade, business development, marketing and strategic planning of large companies.

He began his career at State Trading Organization Limited, and gained 14 years of executive level experience at STO, the largest commercial company in Maldives. Mr. Nizar holds a Master of Business Administration from University of South Australia.

Mr. Ahmed Imad

Senior Manager, Financial Sector Development Unit, Maldives Monetary Authority

Mr. Ahmed Imad currently holds the post of the Manager, Financial Sector Development Unit at Maldives Monetary Authority.  He is mainly responsible for overseeing and supervising the work of the Financial Sector Development Unit (FSD), and implementing financial sector development plan accordingly. In addition, he undertakes the task of strategic analysis and assists with strategic planning related to financial sector development. He began his career at Maldives Monetary Authority, and held a number of senior management posts, including Executive Officer at Non-Bank Financial Institution Section and Deputy Manager at Monetary Policy Research Division of MMA for 6 year. Moreover, recently he has held the post of Senior Monetary Analyst at Monetary Policy Section from 2013 to 2014. He has gained knowledge of financial policy programming, monetary and financial statistics and anti-money laundering through workshops held by various financial Institutions. He holds a Master of Science in Economics and Finance from University of Durham, UK and a Bachelor of Business in Economics and Finance from Metropolitan College, Malaysia, affiliated with Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia.

Mr. Abdul Wahid Thowfeeq

Co-owner, Ensis Group of Companies

Mr. Abdul Wahid Thowfeeq is an entrepreneur and a financial services management professional.

He is a Chartered Insurer by profession and has had a 20 year career in the insurance industry and he has previously served as managing director of Allied Insurance, the largest Insurance company for 6 years before retiring to pursue his own business career.

He is a partner and co-founder of several companies including Ensis Fisheries Ltd, which is the market leader in the processing and export of yellowfin tuna products in Maldives.

During his tenure at Allied, he has spearheaded many initiatives and projects to strengthen the company internally and capitalize on the opportunities in the market and introduced new services, formed Aasandha company as a JV with Allied and government and successfully operated the national insurance scheme.

His main interests include conceptualization and initiation of new business ventures and strategic management

Mr. IYAZ WAHEED

President, Universal Foundation

Mr. Iyaz Waheed is the president of Universal Foundation and has over 11 years’ experience in finance, accounting and management mainly in the Maldives and Seychelles tourism industry. He has worked in new resort development projects, preopening of resorts, investment, and financial analysis. He also has experience in organizational planning and restructuring, human resources, budgeting, control, compliance and reporting.

Mr. Srinivasan Ramakrishnan

Life Manager, Allied Insurance Company of the Maldives Pvt Ltd

Mr. Srinivasan Ramakrishnan, Life Insurance Manager, Allied Insurance company of the Maldives, is a Fellow of the Insurance Institute of India. He has experience of over 41 years  in the insurance industry having served in various capacities in India, Mauritius & Maldives.