Paris
Cheihk Faye
Cheihk Faye is a Managing Director of Global Emerging Markets. From Dubai and Johannesburg, he oversees African and Middle Eastern markets. Mr. Faye is a Managing Partner of Questar Capital, a Dubai-based advisory firm. Prior to launching Questar with Emirati partners, Mr. Faye was a Senior Managing Director with Minneapolis-based USBank. Over 6 years, Mr. Faye managed all Asset-Backed Sales and Trading for the 5th largest financial institution in the U.S. Prior to this, Mr. Faye was Director of Capital Markets for Cendant Corporation. During his tenure, Mr. Faye helped create and manage a $12 billion off-balance sheet vehicle specialized in proprietary trading of securitized assets and treasury-based instruments. Mr. Faye spent the early years of his career on Wall Street with Prudential Securities. Mr. Faye holds a degree of mathematics and finance from Drexel University in Philadelphia. Mr. Faye also holds an executive MBA from the Wharton School.
Fabrice Viguier
Fabrice Viguier is a Managing Director for Global Emerging Markets, where he oversees GEM’s operation in Paris. Mr. Viguier was an investment banker at Merrill Lynch private investment group in San Francisco and at Plantagenet Capital Management, an international investment fund specializing in distressed companies and turnaround situations. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director of Quartz Investissement in Paris, an advisory firm specializing in asset allocation and private placement in public equities for a handful of selected US based investment funds. Mr. Viguier attended San Francisco State University, where he graduated with a double major in finance and marketing, the American Business School (France), graduating with a BSBA in marketing and finance, and University of Toulon and Var (France) where he obtained a three–year degree (License) in Applied Foreign Languages (English and Spanish).
Asif Hanafi
Asif Hanafi is an Investment Professional at Global Emerging Markets. Asif is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and recommending investments to senior management. Prior to GEM, Asif joined Havana International, Pakistan’s premier luxury service provider as head of group strategy and business development, directly reporting to the CEO. Asif spearheaded the company’s expansion in terms of acquiring and establishing exclusive French crystal house, Lalique. In 2006, Asif moved to Karachi, Pakistan where he started his career as country manager Pakistan for Telefonica O2 Asia Pacific & Middle East. Asif was responsible for defining and executing Telefonica O2s entry into the country and dealt specifically with premium PDA devices in the luxury handset market of Pakistan. Having been educated at the Inter Community School of Zurich, Asif went on to complete his bachelors at the Swiss Business School (SBS) where he read E Commerce, a degree that has left him well versed in online technologies, IT products and corresponding services. Asif’s time in Switzerland, Singapore, United Kingdom, France and Pakistan has meant that he is fluent in German, English and Urdu and he also enjoys a fundamental understanding of written and spoken French.
