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# Talha Qazi on Tal

## Headline

Director at First Abu Dhabi Bank

## About

Investment Professional with 10\+ years of experience in custody, fund administration, and middle office within Securities Services\. I manage complex service delivery for 40\+ regional and international clients, with deep expertise in onboarding, fund launches, pricing strategy, and operational oversight\. Known for building strong client relationships, leading cross\-functional teams, and driving governance and process improvement across custody, fund accounting, and transfer agency\. Passionate about aligning service excellence with commercial strategy and delivering measurable outcomes\.

## Location

Abu Dhabi

## Work experience

Director, Securities Services at First Abu Dhabi Bank \(FAB\), 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 6 mos, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates, Progressed into a leadership role focused on building a scalable, client\-focused fund administration offering for asset managers and fintech platforms\. Led onboarding of the first clients, authored institutional\-grade SOPs, and introduced automation tools that modernized investor communication and internal workflows\. Earlier responsibilities included managing the transition of middle office operations from the asset management business into the securities services department\. Full ownership of the client service delivery of 40\+ global and regional Custody and Fund Administration clients\. Key contributions: • Onboarded inaugural fund admin clients with customized, tech\-integrated workflows • Authored SOPs for NAV oversight, reporting, investor servicing, and internal governance • Designed and implemented automation tools using VBA and macros to streamline generation, formatting, and secure distribution of registrar contract notes, trade confirmations, and investor statements — significantly reducing turnaround times and operational risk • Partnered with Product, Operations, and Technology to build scalable, configurable service models for fund administration • Led pricing and MRF enhancements aligned with client complexity and AUM growth • Supported structuring and onboarding of strategic clients alongside Sales and Legal • Project\-managed the operational setup and go\-live of two in\-house funds • Oversaw the transition of middle office responsibilities from the asset management function to the securities services team, establishing processes and controls to support ongoing operations

Senior Relationship Manager, Client Experience at CIBC Mellon, 2022 \- 2024 · 2 yrs, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 50\-50 Joint Venture between BNY and CIBC to service Asset Managers and Owners in the Canadian and NA Investment Industry\. Responsible for Client Services, Relationship Management and Client Service Delivery Oversight of operations teams including: Fund Accounting, Custody Services, Treasury and Securities Services Operations\. Led large scale business transformation and platform migration projects in the NAM Fund Services industry\. Adept at implementing and improving operational processes and controls related to Fund Accounting, Custody Services, TA and client account management\.

Assistant Manager, Fund Accounting at CIBC Mellon, 2016 \- 2022 · 6 yrs, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Progressive roles within Fund Accounting, Client Service Delivery Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, Fund of Funds and Structured Funds

AVP, Fund Services Client Integration at The Citco Group Limited, 2022 \- 2022 · Less than a year, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Project Management of large scale client integrations and business transformation projects including; platform migrations, KPI Improvement projects and new client on\-boardings in the Hedge Funds space\.

## Education

Bachelor's degree, Economics, McMaster University

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