Directors
Mr. Mumtaz Hussain
With over 35 years of extensive experience in the corporate and financial sectors, Mr. Mumtaz Hussain is a seasoned professional whose expertise spans corporate finance, investment banking, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate management. He is a founding member of Aequitas and has played a pivotal role in several landmark transactions across multiple industries including telecom, information technology, power generation, textiles, and banking.
Before establishing his consultancy in 2004, Mr. Hussain held senior leadership positions at leading organizations such as Nishat Group, Prime Bank, and WorldCall Telecom Group. As an entrepreneur, he has spearheaded innovative ventures including Tasdeeq, Pakistan’s first SBP-licensed credit bureau, and TenX, a software house specializing in artificial intelligence solutions. He has also been a shareholder of PACRA since 2004.
Mr. Hussain’s professional journey began with a distinguished career in the Pakistan Army, following which he pursued an MBA from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Mr. Usman Haider
Mr. Usman Haider is a seasoned financial sector professional with over 28 years of experience. He co-founded aequitas, a boutique financial consultancy firm, where he successfully advised and/or concluded transactions exceeding USD 10 billion, demonstrating his intricate understanding of transaction advisory.
His core expertise includes project finance, debt syndication, equity raising, financial restructuring, mergers & acquisitions,project development, and regulatory affairs.Mr. Haider began his professional journey with seven years in the corporate sector at Southern Electric and WorldCall Telecom Group. He has worked across various industries including energy, power generation, technology, telecommunications, electricity distribution, hospitality, fertilizer, and sugar.
As an entrepreneur, Mr. Haider is the sponsoring shareholder in pioneering ventures including Tasdeeq, Pakistan’s first State Bank-licensed credit bureau, TenX, a leading data analytics and software development firm, and Agrilift, an innovative agritech startup. He is a shareholder of PACRA since 2011 and assumed the CEO role in the company in 2023. He holds an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi.