ValuStrat’s key strength and advantage is the experience and reputation that its senior management and team bring to the table.
Shahid Kazi
Group Chief Executive Officer
Shahid Kazi's multi-faceted qualifications and extensive experience of 28+ years in various professional fields and multinational corporations including Citigroup & Siemens enable him to bring vision and insightful leadership to ValuStrat as its CEO.

Shahid Kazi
Group Chief Executive Officer
Shahid Kazi's multi-faceted qualifications and extensive experience of 28+ years in various professional fields and multinational corporations including Citigroup & Siemens enable him to bring vision and insightful leadership to ValuStrat as its CEO.
Kevin Sidebottom
Managing Director, Advisory
Kevin has more than 35 years of experience, combining a strong history of professional business advisory gained working for world-class firms such as KPMG and OC&C Strategy Consultants, with a variety of positions in operational management.

Kevin Sidebottom
Managing Director, Advisory
Kevin has more than 35 years of experience, combining a strong history of professional business advisory gained working for world-class firms such as KPMG and OC&C Strategy Consultants, with a variety of positions in operational management.
Declan King, MRICS MSCSI
Managing Director and Group Head, Real Estate
With MRICS & MSCSI qualifications and over 25 years of regional and international experience in real estate, Declan leads ValuStrat's real estate advisory and valuations business.

Declan King, MRICS MSCSI
Managing Director and Group Head, Real Estate
With MRICS & MSCSI qualifications and over 25 years of regional and international experience in real estate, Declan leads ValuStrat's real estate advisory and valuations business.
Jang Shabbir
Managing Director & Head of Real Estate, KSA
Jang has over 25 years of experience in the United Kingdom and the Kindgdom of Saudi Arabia in various facets of real estate. He is ValuStrat's Managing Director & Head of Real Estate for Saudi Arabia and leads real estate valuation and advisory business in KSA.

Jang Shabbir
Managing Director & Head of Real Estate, KSA
Jang has over 25 years of experience in the United Kingdom and the Kindgdom of Saudi Arabia in various facets of real estate. He is ValuStrat's Managing Director & Head of Real Estate for Saudi Arabia and leads real estate valuation and advisory business in KSA.
Darshan Shah, MRICS
Managing Director & Group Head, Industrial Consulting
Darshan is an experienced engineer with MRICS qualification and leads ValuStrat's Industrial Consulting Division. He has multi-dimensional industrial advisory experience, including technical due diligence, industrial asset valuations, techno-economic feasibility & viability analysis, lender's engineer and project monitoring.

Darshan Shah, MRICS
Managing Director & Group Head, Industrial Consulting
Darshan is an experienced engineer with MRICS qualification and leads ValuStrat's Industrial Consulting Division. He has multi-dimensional industrial advisory experience, including technical due diligence, industrial asset valuations, techno-economic feasibility & viability analysis, lender's engineer and project monitoring.
Khurram Merchant
Managing Director, Advisory
Khurram possesses strong skills in strategy, research, financial modelling and business valuation and has previously worked in Citigroup's Investment Banking Division and also as an equity analyst at Timescape Capital. He is a CFA charter holder and a silver medalist MBA from LUMS.

Khurram Merchant
Managing Director, Advisory
Khurram possesses strong skills in strategy, research, financial modelling and business valuation and has previously worked in Citigroup's Investment Banking Division and also as an equity analyst at Timescape Capital. He is a CFA charter holder and a silver medalist MBA from LUMS.
Yousuf Siddiki, CFA, CPA
Managing Partner, KSA
Yousuf has over 20+ years of experience in audit, banking, real estate & capital markets and has previously worked with Deloitte, Bank of America, Samba & NCB. He is a CFA charter holder & holds the Guinness World Record for "Youngest CPA in the World."

Yousuf Siddiki, CFA, CPA
Managing Partner, KSA
Yousuf has over 20+ years of experience in audit, banking, real estate & capital markets and has previously worked with Deloitte, Bank of America, Samba & NCB. He is a CFA charter holder & holds the Guinness World Record for "Youngest CPA in the World."
Pawel Banach, FRICS
Director & General Manager, Qatar
Pawel has over 17 years of experience in real estate advisory, investment advisory, asset valuation and commercial due diligence having previously worked for Land Sterling, Deloitte, Savills, Knight Frank and Prologis. He is a Fellow at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) as well as a Polish Qualified Valuer.

Pawel Banach, FRICS
Director & General Manager, Qatar
Pawel has over 17 years of experience in real estate advisory, investment advisory, asset valuation and commercial due diligence having previously worked for Land Sterling, Deloitte, Savills, Knight Frank and Prologis. He is a Fellow at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) as well as a Polish Qualified Valuer.
Vismer Mulenga, MRICS
Director, Commercial Valuations
Vismer is an MRICS with over 25 years of experience in real estate and business asset valuations. He currently manages ValuStrat's UAE commercial real estate valuations.

Vismer Mulenga, MRICS
Director, Commercial Valuations
Vismer is an MRICS with over 25 years of experience in real estate and business asset valuations. He currently manages ValuStrat's UAE commercial real estate valuations.
Cheryl McAdam, MRICS
Director, Residential Valuations
Cheryl has over 25 years' experience in Real Estate and Property Valuations including 13+ years in the MENA region. She has previously worked with Colliers International and Continental Survey & Evaluation. She is an MRICS, SACPVP and Appointed Appraiser to the High Court of South Africa.

Cheryl McAdam, MRICS
Director, Residential Valuations
Cheryl has over 25 years' experience in Real Estate and Property Valuations including 13+ years in the MENA region. She has previously worked with Colliers International and Continental Survey & Evaluation. She is an MRICS, SACPVP and Appointed Appraiser to the High Court of South Africa.
John McGowan
Director, Transaction Advisory
With over 30 years of experience across Europe, Middle East and Asia, John leads ValuStrat's transaction advisory business. During his career, John has advised Corporates, Family Offices, Private Equity, REITs, Funds, High Net Worth Investors on a global basis on acquisitions and divestments in various sectors including Infrastructure, Hotels, Commercial Offices, Student Housing, Energy, Education, Healthcare and Automotive.

John McGowan
Director, Transaction Advisory
With over 30 years of experience across Europe, Middle East and Asia, John leads ValuStrat's transaction advisory business. During his career, John has advised Corporates, Family Offices, Private Equity, REITs, Funds, High Net Worth Investors on a global basis on acquisitions and divestments in various sectors including Infrastructure, Hotels, Commercial Offices, Student Housing, Energy, Education, Healthcare and Automotive.
Haider Tuaima
Director & Head of Real Estate Research
Haider leads ValuStrat's real estate research department with responsibility for our delivery of informed market commentary, bespoke research work and MIS.

Haider Tuaima
Director & Head of Real Estate Research
Haider leads ValuStrat's real estate research department with responsibility for our delivery of informed market commentary, bespoke research work and MIS.
Fraser Maldoom, FRICS
Director, Capital Chartered (UK Subsidiary)
Fraser has more than 34 years of experience in commercial and residential real estate advisory in both public and private sectors, having previously worked for Inland Revenue/Valuation, Stiles Harold Williams and Healey & Baker and Barnard Marcus.

Fraser Maldoom, FRICS
Director, Capital Chartered (UK Subsidiary)
Fraser has more than 34 years of experience in commercial and residential real estate advisory in both public and private sectors, having previously worked for Inland Revenue/Valuation, Stiles Harold Williams and Healey & Baker and Barnard Marcus.
Robin Jones, MRICS
Director, Capital Chartered (UK Subsidiary)
Robin has more than 25 years of experience in real estate advisory & valuations in both public and private sectors, having previously worked for Colleys and Ashdown Lyons.

Robin Jones, MRICS
Director, Capital Chartered (UK Subsidiary)
Robin has more than 25 years of experience in real estate advisory & valuations in both public and private sectors, having previously worked for Colleys and Ashdown Lyons.
Saadain Lari
Director & Head of Marketing
Saadain has over 14 years of experience in the Consulting Marketing and Communications industry working with prominent brands. He has been instrumental in significantly enhancing the ValuStrat brand. Saadain is a recipient of various performance excellence awards during his career.

Saadain Lari
Director & Head of Marketing
Saadain has over 14 years of experience in the Consulting Marketing and Communications industry working with prominent brands. He has been instrumental in significantly enhancing the ValuStrat brand. Saadain is a recipient of various performance excellence awards during his career.
Sean Swinburne, MRICS
Manager, Commercial Valuations
Sean is an MRICS qualified Registered Valuer of the RICS with over 10 years' experience specialising in asset valuation. He currently holds the position of Manager of Commercial Valuation at ValuStrat (UAE).

Sean Swinburne, MRICS
Manager, Commercial Valuations
Sean is an MRICS qualified Registered Valuer of the RICS with over 10 years' experience specialising in asset valuation. He currently holds the position of Manager of Commercial Valuation at ValuStrat (UAE).
Mehreen Bashir Nawaz
Head of Human Resources & Administration
Mehreen has over 15 years of experience across industries ranging from the power sector, FMCG, financial institutions and HR advisory as well as consulting. She has previously worked for The Habib Group, Byco Oil, Colgate-Palmolive, Engage Consulting and HRSI.

Mehreen Bashir Nawaz
Head of Human Resources & Administration
Mehreen has over 15 years of experience across industries ranging from the power sector, FMCG, financial institutions and HR advisory as well as consulting. She has previously worked for The Habib Group, Byco Oil, Colgate-Palmolive, Engage Consulting and HRSI.
Kashir ur Rehman
Associate Director, Advisory
Kashif has over 18+ years of experience in Financial and Management Consultancy, Transaction Advisory, Audit & Assurance, covering a diverse range of sectors across different geographies. He has worked at various management level positions in organisations including EY, where he spent over 9 years with 4 years as Manager Transaction Advisory Services.

Kashir ur Rehman
Associate Director, Advisory
Kashif has over 18+ years of experience in Financial and Management Consultancy, Transaction Advisory, Audit & Assurance, covering a diverse range of sectors across different geographies. He has worked at various management level positions in organisations including EY, where he spent over 9 years with 4 years as Manager Transaction Advisory Services.
Anthony Fernando, MRICS
Associate Director, Valuations, Qatar
Anthony has over 8 years of experience in real estate advisory, involving property valuations, development appraisals, market research and rental assessment studies. He is a Professional Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Anthony Fernando, MRICS
Associate Director, Valuations, Qatar
Anthony has over 8 years of experience in real estate advisory, involving property valuations, development appraisals, market research and rental assessment studies. He is a Professional Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Abdur Rahman
Head of FV & Technology
Abdur Rahman has more than 15 years of experience in a variety of areas. Abdur Rahman's multi-faceted expertise in technology, surveying and client management enabled us to offer unique Field Verification and Mandoob solutions to our banking clients, resulting in faster decision making and improved operational efficiency in their leading processes.

Abdur Rahman
Head of FV & Technology
Abdur Rahman has more than 15 years of experience in a variety of areas. Abdur Rahman's multi-faceted expertise in technology, surveying and client management enabled us to offer unique Field Verification and Mandoob solutions to our banking clients, resulting in faster decision making and improved operational efficiency in their leading processes.
Sheraz Khan
Head of Autos & Heavy Equipment
Sheraz Khan has more than 25 years of experience in a variety of areas. His deep knowledge in Automobile and Heavy Equipment valuations has enabled ValuStrat to become a very reliable source of data and analytics for top banking client who finance such assets extensively.

Sheraz Khan
Head of Autos & Heavy Equipment
Sheraz Khan has more than 25 years of experience in a variety of areas. His deep knowledge in Automobile and Heavy Equipment valuations has enabled ValuStrat to become a very reliable source of data and analytics for top banking client who finance such assets extensively.
Naveed Iqbal
Engagement Manager, Real Estate, KSA
Naveed has over seven years of real estate advisory, appraisals, valuations and market research experience in Saudi Arabia. He is pursuing an MSc degree in Real Estate Management from the University of West of England, UK, a programme accredited by RICS.

Naveed Iqbal
Engagement Manager, Real Estate, KSA
Naveed has over seven years of real estate advisory, appraisals, valuations and market research experience in Saudi Arabia. He is pursuing an MSc degree in Real Estate Management from the University of West of England, UK, a programme accredited by RICS.
Anum Hasan
Head of Research, Qatar
Anum Hasan has an MSc honours degree with a specialisation in Quantitative Research Methods and over seven years of research experience in multi-disciplinary topics.

Anum Hasan
Head of Research, Qatar
Anum Hasan has an MSc honours degree with a specialisation in Quantitative Research Methods and over seven years of research experience in multi-disciplinary topics.