All of our faculty members are professionally qualified and have wealth of experience in teaching as well as practical hands-on knowledge of the subject they teach at Lynchpin.

Saad Riaz	ACCA
Saif ur Rahman	ACCA, CIMA, CPA, ACMA, MA Economics
Mukesh Kumar	ACCA, ACA, CIA
Mohammad Saad	ACCA
Muhammad Irfan	ACCA, B.Sc in Mathmatics
Ayesha Imam	ACCA, CIA, CISA
Kamal Piryani	ACA
Anil Kumar
Muhammad Saqib	CFA, ACCA
Muhammad Zeeshan	CFA
Qasim Karamat	CFA
Syed Haider	FRM
Farooq Dharar	CPA, ACCA
Chandreshekhar	CPA
Ahmed Farooq	CMA, CIA
Sheela Ahuja	CFA

Muhammad Irfan, ACCA, B.Sc in Mathematics

Muhammad Irfan is ACCA. He is an experienced trainer who also enjoys interacting with students. His diverse background is shown with his Bachelors in Science in Mathematics. His steady and mature demeanour makes his personality years beyond his age. Irfan has a self-proclaimed soft spot for Lynchpin that brings him on board at all levels and in different areas of the organisation. He is having an excellent command on the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) & always keeps his self up to date with the changes arising due to on-going convergence project of IASB & FASB. Irfan possesses good professional skills with years of experience in the field of Finance, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), and Consultancy & remained associated with worlds top consulting firms including GMN international.

Saif ur Rahman, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, ACMA

Saif has a vast experience in financial management, accounting and financial analysis. He has served large multinationals besides being part of prestigious organizations like Dubai Investments. He holds an outstanding academic record and has wealth of experience in teaching the subjects of management accounting, taxation, financial management and audit.

Saif is a qualified ACCA, CIMA, CPA and ACMA. He also holds Masters Degree in Economics.

Mukesh Kumar, ACCA, ACA, CIA

Mukesh is a seasoned professional and has served many well-known organizations like Ernst & Young, KPMG and NBD. He has been involved in various assignments of management consultancy, audit, internal controls, and financial management. He has ample experience of teaching ACCA, CA and CAT. Currently he is working as senior internal auditor in one of the leading banks in Dubai.

He is a qualified ACCA (UK), ACA (Pak) and Certified Internal Auditor (USA).

Saqib Khalil, CFA, ACCA

Saqib has a vast experience in teaching all levels of CFA. His expertise is well proven in the subject areas of Quantitative Methods, Portfolio Management and Corporate Finance. Alongside teaching, Saqib is serving at senior level in one of the leading multinational insurance company in UAE. Prior to this he served at senior position in finance department of a leading pharmaceutical group. He has served over four years in one of the leading audit and consulting firm in Pakistan. He is also a well-known teaching figure for ACCA students in the subject areas of Financial Management and Financial Statement Analysis.

Saqib is a CFA Charterholder and a qualified ACCA.

Muhammad Zeeshan, CFA

Zeeshan is a senior banker having his long career in Dubai, UAE. He is expert is teaching the core subject areas of CFA level 1 & Level 2. He has highly motivational teaching skills and always has exceptional students' feedback when it comes to motivate them for their exam preparation. Zeeshan has expertise in teaching Ethics, Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance and Alternate Investment.

Zeeshan is a CFA Charter holder.

Qasim Karamat, CFA

Qasim, a banker by profession and a key team member of Lynchpin's CFA faculty. His areas of expertise are Economics, Quantitative Methods and Fixed Income Securities. Qasim is working in one of the largest financial institute in Dubai and has a passion for teaching. He always gets exceptional students' feedback for his power of explanation and creativity while teaching the dry subject areas of CFA curriculum.

Muhammad Usman

Usman has cleared all III levels of CFA examination in 1st attempt and charter is awaited. He is a valuable team member and contributes in overall delivery of CFA training for all three levels. He is also working in one of the leading financial advisory firm of Dubai and has expertise in equity valuation, due diligence and financial analysis.

Sheela Ahuja

Sheela has cleared all III levels of CFA examination in 1st attempt and charter is awaited.She has an exceptional flair of teaching and training. She has been assisting Lynchpin's CFA team for quite some time and always comes up with ideas for improvement. Sheela is working for a large industrial group in UAE. She is also pursuing FRM certification and already passed FRM level 1 in first attempt.