Mr. Samir Ahmed took over as Managing Director of National Commodity Exchange Limited (NCEL) in August 2009. He has held various management positions in the Financial Sector since 1983, including International Banking, Investment Banking, Capital Markets and Financial Regulation. In addition to Pakistan he has worked in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions.Earlier he has worked as CEO of IGI Investment Bank from 2004 to 2009 and CEO/ Managing Director of the Lahore Stock Exchange from 2001 to 2004, Senior Advisor to Dubai Financial Market he worked for the Government of Dubai from 1999 to 2001 and spent 5 years in the equity brokerage industry, including the period 1995 to 1998 when he headed the equities business of ING Barings in Pakistan.
Mr. Ahmed has a Bachelors degree in Economics from University of Chicago and a Masters degree from London Business School.
