Leadership

Meet Our Team

Five partners. Over 100 years of combined expertise. One shared commitment — your success.

Our Partners

5 Partners.
Decades of Experience.

Our team of five partners brings together Fellows of leading global accountancy and professional institutes, with careers spanning Ernst & Young, PwC, Grant Thornton, and major institutions across the UK, GCC, and international markets.

Mustafa A. Khan

Director — Corporate Advisory & Group Strategy

Fellow Chartered Accountant (ICAP) and Ernst & Young alumnus with 24 years across senior leadership in media, telecom, construction, and international consulting. Lawyer and CEDR Accredited Mediator. Core focus: corporate advisory, strategic collaborations, BPO operations, and business development across UK, GCC, and Pakistan.

FCA LLB CEDR Mediator

Usman Tahir

Director — Strategy & Finance

Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales. Over 20 years in consulting, including as a Partner at Grant Thornton Pakistan. Specialises in strategy, financial and technology services, policy development, due diligence, and system implementations.

FCA Grant Thornton

Shakeel Ahmad

Director — Compliance, Risk & Assurance

Fellow ICAP with a Certificate in Operational Risk Management. Over 20 years of experience in UK financial services, including investment and commercial banking. Specialises in audit assurance, implementation of control frameworks, and regulatory compliance across complex financial institutions.

FCA CORM PWC UK Financial Services

Zahid Latif

Director — Technology

Senior technology leader with over 20 years of experience in enterprise IT strategy, digital transformation, and systems architecture. Brings extensive experience delivering large-scale technology programmes across the GCC and international markets, driving innovation and operational excellence for organisations undergoing digital change.

Technology Strategy Enterprise IT Digital Transformation

Q. Bilal K Niazi

Senior Advisor — Structured Finance & Debt Advisory

21 years of emerging markets experience in debt restructuring, structured finance, and credit structuring. Managing Partner at Light Mountain Advisory. Former Senior Director at First Abu Dhabi Bank, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, First Gulf Bank, and Dubai Islamic Bank. LUMS MBA & BSc (Hons).

Structured Finance Debt Advisory Islamic Finance LUMS
Collective Strength

Our Combined Credentials

100+
Combined Years of Experience
5+
Professional Institutes Represented
6
Countries of Active Operations
10+
Industries Served
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)
Institute of Chartered Accountants — England & Wales
CEDR Accredited Mediators
London School of Economics
Ernst & Young Alumni
PwC Alumni
Grant Thornton Alumni
First Abu Dhabi Bank · Dubai Islamic Bank
Balance Scorecard Professional
Work With Our Directors

Every Engagement Is
Led by a Director

Unlike larger firms, at MKonnect Global you always get senior-level attention — from day one to delivery.