Sarfaraz Ali

Sarfaraz Ali brings over 17 years of knowledge and experience in the ownership and development of operational business enterprises worldwide, including supermarket chains, bakery chain stores, ride-share services, and clean water products in Bangladesh, commercial real estate and blockchain technology implementation in Canada, private equity investment and financing in Dubai, and international trade of consumer goods based primarily in Thailand.

Mr. Ali provides the Company with proven expertise in delivering system and operational efficiency while managing aggressive, yet sustainable growth. As a successful business owner, he brings the Company a wealth of knowledge in areas related to formulating adaptive strategies, supply-chain management, retail marketing, product manufacturing, B2B and B2C e-commerce strategies and implementation, and product distribution worldwide.

Since 2006, Mr. Ali has served as the CEO and Executive Director of Khulshi Mart which operates supermarket stores and other private enterprises in Bangladesh. Since 2010, Mr. Ali has served as the CEO and Executive Director of K Bakery Outlets, a chain of fresh food stores operating in Bangladesh.

In addition, since 2010, Mr. Ali has been a board member of Grameen Solutions, Ltd, the flagship technology company of the Grameen family of organizations founded in 1999 by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009, and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2010 for pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. In addition, Mr. Ali holds board of director positions in private companies located in the Middle East and South Asia.

In 2002, Mr. Ali earned his B.S. degree in finance and accounting from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Ali holds dual citizenship of both Bangladesh and Canada.