Lakson Investments’ Board of Directors guides the overall philosophy and direction of the organization. Our board members are experienced professionals from diverse business sectors of domestic and international markets.
- Iqbal Ali LakhaniChairmanIqbal Ali LakhaniChairman
Mr. Iqbal Ali Lakhani is the Chairman of the Lakson Group of Companies, five of which are listed on the Stock Exchanges of Pakistan covering a diversified range of businesses such as paper & board, soap, detergents and toothpaste, printing & packaging, food and insurance. Three Funds of a Group Investment Company are also listed and traded. American franchises/affiliation includes Colgate-Palmolive Company & McDonalds Corporation. The spectrum of unlisted Companies includes textiles, surgical instruments, media (T.V. & Print), software development & consultancy, travel & tourism, investment & mutual funds, ISP-broad band & data centre, business process outsourcing house into call centre & I.T. The businesses of the Lakson Group provide gainful employment to over 12,000 persons.
Mr. Lakhani has over 39 years experience of Senior Management in consumer marketing, finance, manufacturing, industry and government relations. Areas of special interest cover marketing, total quality management and leadership. He is a Charter Member of The Indus Entrepreneurs and Director of Pakistan Business Council. In addition, he is also on the Board of Trustees of the Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust. Previously he has served as the Chairman Cigarette Manufacturers Association of Pakistan, Chairman Aga Khan Economic Planning Board for Pakistan and Vice President American Business Council of Pakistan.
Mr. Lakhani received his B.A. from the University of California – Berkeley. He was a member of the PSI-National Accounting fraternity; Honor Student’s Society, member of Phi Beta Kappa and received the departmental award for outstanding undergraduate achievement.
Mr. Lakhani has travelled widely and has attended international seminars, meetings and conferences in several countries of the world.
- Babar LakhaniChief Executive OfficerBabar LakhaniChief Executive Officer
Mr. Babar Lakhani is a Principal of the Lakson Group, one of Pakistan’s largest conglomerates, which manages and owns companies in agri-business, call centres, fast food, FMCG, financial services (investments and insurance), media (broadcast and publishing), paper and board, printing and packaging, surgical instruments, technology (data-networking, ISP, BPO & software), and travel sectors.
Mr. Lakhani is the CEO of Lakson Investments Limited (“LI”), Pakistan’s largest independent asset management company which is regulated and licensed by the SECP. LI manages Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds; Fixed Income and Equities (Conventional, Shariah, SRI/ESG, Tactical) with offices in Karachi and Dubai.
He is also a Director of the Express Media Group, the second largest media company in Pakistan and the Chairman of ICE Animations. He is a member of the Young Presidents Organization Emirates & Pakistan where he was a Chapter Chair from 2014-2015. Mr. Lakhani is a volunteer at Special Olympics Pakistan where he founded an annual marathon in 2016 and a member of the Alumni Trustee Committee of Brandeis University from where he received his MBA. He completed his B.A. in Finance at Bentley College.
He is a distance runner and a triathlete.
- Roxanne Davies(Independent)Roxanne Davies(Independent)
Roxanne Davies is the Managing Partner of Parly Singapore Pte LTD. The representative office for a SFO global Investment firm. Parly manages direct investments and operational efforts via a collaboration with four family offices.
Roxanne is a senior family office executive for nearly 30 years, she has managed operational businesses and multi - asset investment portfolios around the world, including the US, Russia, Brazil, Thailand, Singapore and Switzerland. She held positions such as Head of Private Equity and Head of High Net Worth Clients in banks such as HSBC and Union Bancaire Privee respectively, with deep expertise and focus in alternative asset management. She has held several Board memberships on both listed and private companies.
Roxanne has also been on the fund - raising boards of the Singapore Red Cross, SPCA, Human Rights Watch and several private charitable foundations. She has been a speaker and panellist at several industry conferences such as Skybridge's SALT and Campden Wealth amongst others.
She is Swiss, born in Manhattan, NYC and holds a Masters in Finance as well as a Master’s in Business Administration (HEC - University of Geneva).
- Amin Mohammed LakhaniDirectorAmin Mohammed LakhaniDirector
Mr. Amin Lakhani is the Chief Executive Office of SIZA Foods (Private) Ltd., the franchise holders of McDonald’s restaurants in Pakistan, a world known Multinational Corporation serving fast foods. Under his dynamic leadership, SIZA has succeeded in a short period of 14 years in making McDonald’s almost a household name in Pakistan, expanding the network of its restaurants to 70+ in key cities of the country. He has also won “Golden Arches Award” 2011 from McDonald’s Corporation.
An MBA in Finance and International Business from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania (USA) and holder of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University (USA), Mr. Lakhani is a part of the Executive Leadership Team of Lakson Group of Companies.
His rich experience in finance, marketing, management and production spanning over 29 years has enabled him to serve as CEO of 16 unlisted public and private limited companies, Director on the Corporate Boards of 5 Lakson Group Companies listed on Stock Exchanges in Pakistan and Director in 9 other private companies of the Lakson Group.
Mr. Lakhani is the Honorary Consul General of Singapore in Pakistan since July 1992. Previously he served as Singapore’s Honorary Consul since April 1989. Acknowledging his services, the Republic of Singapore awarded him Public Service Star.
Mr. Lakhani actively participates in social activities. He is a Founder Member of Pakistan Chapter of Young Presidents’ Organization, and served as the local Chapter’s chairman for the 2006-07 term. He is a Member of Stanford Alumni Association as well of The Wharton Alumni Association. He is an ardent sport enthusiast and his favourite sporting activities include riding, playing polo, tennis and golf. He has widely travelled around the globe and takes interest in international/current affairs.
Mr. Lakhani strongly believes in Lakson Group’s philosophy of paying back to the society. He is a Trustee of Hasanali and Gulbano Lakhani Foundation, a Lakson Group welfare trust. The Foundation provides educational and medical facilities to the deserving and needy persons and helps people in other areas.
- Jamil A. MughalJamil A. Mughal
Mr. Mughal has over 22 years of experience in marketing, public relations and real estate development. He is currently serving as the Chief Marketing, Development & Supply Chain Officer at McDonald’s Pakistan.
Mr. Mughal received his Business Planning Process certification from Hamburger Marketing University, Oak Brook, Chicago and his
Bachelor of Engineering from Mehran University of Engineering & Technology.He frequently provides professional representation and brand ambassadorship at numerous forums, events and panels. Mr. Mughal has also been a guest speaker on various occasions to academia such as I.B.A, A.M.I & SZABIST Karachi.
Mr. Mughal has travelled across most of Europe, U.S.A, Middle East, Asia, Australia and the Far East on professional career assignments & professional development initiatives.
- Jacques John Visser(Independent)Jacques John Visser(Independent)
Jacques Visser is presently the Chief Legal Officer of a UAE Government related agency and has more than 20-year experience as a financial services lawyer in a variety of jurisdictions.
He specialized in multi-jurisdictional investment structures, funds, asset management and regulatory matters with particular focus on alternative and emerging markets investment strategies and related M&A transactions. He was the lead adviser on a number of landmark funds and investment structures and deal emanating from Middle East, Asia and Africa over the past number of year.
Prior to taking up his current position, Mr Visser was a National Partner at Dechert LLP in Dubai where he co-headed the firm’s Financial Services Group practice. In that capacity he was listed by The Legal 500 as one of the top three most notable legal practitioners in the Investment fund industry in the UAE and recognized by MENA Fund Manager as one of the top 50 most influential individuals in the investment funds industry in the MENA region. Dechert LLP is globally known for its investment funds and regulatory legal practice in 27 offices around the world and is ranked in the top-tier in both the US and Europe in this regard.
Mr. Visser was also one of the Funding Partners and Managing Director of DIFC-based Algebra Capital, which was sold to Franklin Templeton Investments in January 2011, subsequent to which he served as Executive Managing Director at Franklin Templeton Investment (Middle East) Ltd.
Mr. Visser presently also serves as an advisory board member of a technology start-up in the Middle East and as a director in a healthcare services company in the United Kingdom.
He holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Capital Markets Law and is admitted to practice law in his native Africa since 1995.