Shehzad has been working in Rwanda since 2002. His career started in 1998 in Mauritius with two international accounting firms. He was involved in several financial institutions assignments in the audit and consultancy fields.

Shehzad pioneered the setting up and the growth of the Rwandan Bond Market, Investment Management Services for Insurance Companies, Pension Funds, and for High Net worth Clients, and the Commercial Paper Markets for local companies. He also develops the Company with a regional outlook by partnering with Kenyan, Ugandan and International Investment Banks. He participated in the setting up of the Ghana International Financial Centre in 2007.

Shehzad is a Board Member of BK General Insurance. He is also a Board Member of the Rwanda Securities Exchange (RSE) and Chairman of the Rwanda Association of Securities Brokers (RASB). He is the CEO of CDH Capital Ltd, a Brokerage, Fund Manager and Asset Manager licensed by the Capital Market Authority (CMA) providing Investment Banking services in Rwanda. His main duty is to lead the Company in the growing Rwandan capital market. He is mainly responsible for the company’s strategic directions and business development.

He has more than 22 years’ experience in Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Management Consultancy. He has 10 years’ experience Investment Management and Investment Banking activities.

Shehzad is an FCCA, holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the SOAS University of London and an LLM in Capital and Financial Market Laws (with distinction) from Queen Mary University of London.