Sameer Ahmad
Chairman
Sameer Ahmad is an investment banker with 28 years of experience in Europe, the Middle East, Emerging Africa and South East Asia. He started his career in Kidder Peabody, subsequently UBS, in the EM team in London. He then moved to Global Emerging Markets, a boutique investment bank specializing in EM out of London. He then moved to Bangladesh and set up the structured finance unit of Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited (IIDFC). He was a treasury consultant with the PriceWaterhouseCoopers team restructuring Agrani Bank before establishing RSA Capital.
Sameer has established himself as one of the leading investment bankers in Bangladesh by launching the first ever zero coupon bond, the first step down syndicated loan facility, the first ever unsecured international term loan facility for a microfinance institution and the world’s first micro-credit securitization, the first ever variable rate subordinated domestic convertible bond as Tier 2 Capital with international participation in the Bangladesh market.
He is a Director of IPDC Finance Limited as well as the Chairman of the Executive Committee. He also sits on the board of Guardian Life Insurance Company.
Sameer Ahmad currently is the Chairman and the Chief Executive of RSA Capital (DIFC), a DIFC company duly regulated by DFSA to operate similar activities as RSA Capital Bangladesh. Using the DIFC office RSA is expanding its footprint in the MENA and other regions.
CASPER LURKS
Senior Advisor
He is the senior adviser to RSA, bringing a wealth of experience in business development, strategic planning, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Prior to his role at RSA, Casper served as the Head of Business Development at Viterra. In this capacity, he oversaw all global capital expenditure, investments, and M&A activities. Notably, he played a pivotal role in orchestrating the high-profile merger between Viterra and Bunge, a transaction valued at $34 billion.
Casper’s diverse professional background equips him with a unique perspective on driving corporate growth and innovation.
MD. FARHAD AHAMED
Chief Financial Officer
With over 15 years of experience in financial strategy, investment management, and corporate finance, Md. Farhad Ahamed serves as the Chief Financial Officer at RSA Capital (DIFC) Limited. An accomplished executive, he specializes in overseeing financial operations, driving revenue growth, and negotiating essential funding arrangements to facilitate business expansion.
In his role at RSA Capital, Farhad is responsible for crafting and implementing financial strategies, managing capital raising and fund structures, ensuring compliance and risk management, and overseeing financial reporting and analysis. He leads operational finance teams, provides advisory support for transactions and investments, drives M&A initiatives, and communicates with stakeholders regarding financial performance and strategic objectives. Among his notable achievements are the development of an innovative financial reporting system that significantly improved profit margins and securing asset-based lines of credit to support company growth.
Farhad has played a pivotal role in executing landmark transactions, including the acquisitions of Edotco, IPDC, and Petromax by SHV—one of the largest M&A deals in Bangladesh—as well as facilitating nearly US$ 1.1 billion in subordinated and corporate bond issuances.
His career began at RACE Management PCL, Bangladesh's largest private asset management firm, where he contributed to equity research, financial modeling, and market analysis as a Senior Research Associate. He later advanced to Head of Market Research at Apex Investments Ltd., leading the development of sophisticated financial analysis tools and indices that solidified the company’s market leadership.
Farhad holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka, and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from BRAC University. He has been recognized for his outstanding performance with several awards and scholarships, including placement on the Director’s Honors List at IBA and multiple employee performance accolades.