Sameen Ahmed Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Leading second-party opinion engagements for green, social, sustainable and sustainability-linked debt instruments. Collaborating with underwriters and issuers to assess the potential environmental and social impact, and the alignment of sustainable finance frameworks with the EU Taxonomy, science-based decarbonization pathways and industry best practices.

Toronto, Canada

• Conducting research and analysis on ESG credentials of green, social and sustainable bond frameworks and drafting Second-Party Opinions highlighting their alignment with market practice, with the aim to i) support.

Pakistan

• Managing Shell’s investment program for Retail business comprising 700+ retail sites; this includes business planning and analysis of growth Capital Projects with an annual Capex budget of USD 10MM.
• Identified and evaluated growth opportunities with a focus on cashflow, NPV and IRR analysis; influenced the decision to invest in multiple Capex projects including acquisition of 20 new petroleum stations, major.
• Conducting post-investment reviews and preparing multi-year budget plans to guide future business opportunities.
• Revised dealer value proposition which improved site-level profitability by 50% for both dealers and Shell; and reduced Shell’s liability by 70%.

• Implemented Shell’s Global Social Investment program to provide energy access to off-grid communities; this included project planning, budgeting, and monitoring; setup of revolving fund for project’s sustainability.
• Managed external communications with key stakeholders including 600+ retailers, Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority and government agencies on industry malpractices to protect Shell’s brand integrity; ensure operational.
• Part of Country Crisis Management team as Message Drafter and later as the Communications Support Team Lead.

• Managed e2e contracting process from developing procurement strategies, scoping of project needs and cost modeling, inviting tenders and negotiating contracts (commercial & legal terms) at market competitive terms to.
• Took cost optimization initiatives and executed Global Contract Management process on related platforms: CMS, SAP.
• Managed 60+ contracts with USD 20MM in spend and delivered value through cost saving/ avoidance of USD 1.5MM.
• Member of Contract Board with an authority to approve contracts of up to USD 1MM.

Hong Kong

• Selected as one of 4 Associates out of 900+ applicants for the Sales & Trading Program in Global Markets, Hong Kong rotating across three desks: Equity Sales, Futures & Financing, and Execution Services (equities.
• Presented an overview of the Asia-Pacific airline industry and prepared monthly hedge fund updates for internal clients for performance overview across funds and sectors.
• Involved in online trading simulation of USD 50MM in equities across Asia-Pacific with portfolio returns of 21%.

Pakistan

• Conducted financial analysis and risk assessment of corporate clients based on their debt profile, asset base and growth prospects.
• Structured and negotiated USD 2MM in credit lines for corporate clients based on their business need and risk profile.
• Sought new business opportunities and clients to consistently exceed yearly revenue targets.

Pakistan

• Selected as one of 16 analysts from 100+ applicants to work at this U.S. based hedge fund
• Generated long/ short investment ideas of USD 20MM for a fund with USD 350MM in AUM, with a focus on U.S. consumer discretionary stocks on NASDAQ and NYSE; portfolio returns successively exceeded S&P 500 benchmark.
• Activities included both qualitative & quantitative analysis including data gathering, industry research, competitor analysis and financial modeling (DCF valuation).
• Prepared a successful investment case for GCC equity markets; hired & trained a team of 5 junior analysts for the fund.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Social Sciences

Gce A Level, Economics, Mathematics

Gce O Level