Rafique Lakhani
Senior Vice President
Mr. Rafique Lakhani has over 19 years of experience in financial management and controllership. Prior to joining Abraaj, from 1995 to 2005, he was Chief Financial Officer of the Cupola Group, a regionally focused operating group based in Dubai with diverse business interests in consumer, retail, information and engineering sectors in the Middle East and South Asia. At Cupola, he was responsible for group financial planning and control, treasury and risk management, tax planning, banking relationships, accounting and financial reporting. He also participated in the due diligence and financing of various acquisition and subsequent divestment transactions. Mr. Lakhani was Financial Controller for the Dewan Group in Karachi, Pakistan. Prior to joining Dewan, he was associated with Al Batha Group, Sharjah, U.A.E. as Finance Manager for their Group Treasury. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan.
