Haithem Katerji is responsible for overseeing and managing the firm’s investment management and investment banking activities. Over a 23-year career, Haithem has advised on over 65 transactions exceeding USD 25 billion in value with focus on mergers & acquisitions and capital market transactions. Prior to assuming his current role, Haithem acted as Chief Executive Officer of Al Rayan Investment, regional head of Financial Institutions Group (FIG) – Strategic Client Coverage at Standard Chartered Bank, UAE and head of FIG Advisory at HSBC Bank, Middle East. Haithem holds an MBA from the American University of Beirut.

Vishal is a seasoned professional in investment banking operations, finance, fund administration and risk management. Vishal has a proven track record of operational excellence by optimizing processes, new product launches, product restructuring and financial reporting.

In his previous organizations, Vishal has few accomplishments credited to him, including setting up entire operation department to support the AuM growth by sixfold, preparing operational processes, ERM framework, to name some. He was also pioneer in setting up the operational process for the only Islamic ETF in Qatar and established the entire accounting protocol. Vishal has also been awarded with the Best Employee Award in his prior organization.

Vishal holds CMA (USA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Executive Program in General Management from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu, India, amongst other qualifications.

Vishal has also completed various certifications, namely in Dynamic Teaming from Harvard Business School Online, Certified Blockchain & Finance Professional, Foundation of Financial Risk from GARP, CertIFR in IFRS from ACCA, Investment Foundations Certificate from CFA Institute, Alternate Investments Fundamentals from CAIA Association, amongst others.

Tolga Ozkan has over 26 years’ experience in managing emerging markets fixed income mandates. He worked in international and regional asset management firms such as TEB/BNP Paribas Asset Management Turkey, ERGO Turkey Asset Management (Munich-Re Group), QNB Asset Management and NBK Capital. Tolga holds BSc degree in Mathematics Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, and he is a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM®) from GARP. Tolga Ozkan is a CAIA® charter holder as well.

Reema is currently Head & MLRO of Compliance Department at the First Investor. Reema has over 16 years of professional experience, having worked in various roles such as Legal Counsel, Director of Legal and Head of Compliance. Before joining TFI she worked in Qatar Petroleum and Barwa Real Estate.

Lalit has 14 years of investment banking experience in executing M&A, listings, follow-on offerings, sukuk issuances and other corporate advisory transactions

• 7 years with HSBC's global investment bank focused on M&A transactions in North American oil & gas sector and across multiple sectors in Europe / Asia
• More than 6 years years in Qatar executing listings, mergers & acquisitions, sukuk and other corporate advisory transactions
• Execution experience on transactions worth more than USD 10bn
• Lalit is a CFA Charterholder and has an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Indore

Ramzi Bibi is a seasoned investment and treasury professional with 18 years of experience across investment management, treasury, and enterprise risk management in global and regional markets. He brings expertise in portfolio construction, capital allocation, and risk-adjusted return optimization within regulated financial institutions.

He holds a Master of Science in Enterprise Risk Management from Columbia University and applies a value-based framework to integrating risk into investment strategy. Throughout his career, Ramzi has led both active and passive investment strategies, delivering above-benchmark alpha generation for more than a decade while maintaining strong risk governance.

In senior leadership roles, he has overseen multi-asset portfolios, implemented enterprise risk frameworks, and leveraged advanced analytics to enhance investment decision-making. His approach combines fundamental analysis, quantitative discipline, and pragmatic risk management, with a clear focus on long-term value creation.