Shazad Ghaffar

Shazad Ghaffar is the newly appointed Chairman of the Board at Mitchell's Fruit Farms Limited, effective May 1, 2024.1 He brings significant financial expertise and investment experience to his role at the Pakistani food products company.

Professional Background

Ghaffar is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Observatory Capital Management, a London-based investment firm he established in 2003.3 Until 2021, Observatory Capital Management focused on managing hedge funds for large institutional investors. Since then, the firm has shifted its focus to managing a private investment vehicle.

Previous Experience

Prior to founding Observatory Capital Management, Ghaffar worked at prominent investment banks including:

• Bankers Trust
• Banque Paribas

In these roles, he served as a trader and portfolio manager in credit markets, working in both London and New York.3

Education

Shazad Ghaffar has a strong educational background in economics and business:

• MA (Hons) in Economics from Cambridge University
• Master's degree from London Business School, where he was a Sloan Fellow3

His academic credentials and extensive experience in finance and investment management make him well-suited for his leadership role at Mitchell's Fruit Farms Limited, a company with a long history in Pakistan's food industry dating back to 1933.2