Zaid Alrifai | Hong Kong

Zaid holds the role of Head of Architas Asia, and has been an Executive Director of the Company since April 2019.

He originally joined Architas UK in January 2011 as the investment lead for Global Emerging Market Equities & Global Fixed Income, before taking a number of roles across the firm including General Secretary to the Architas Global CEO, and Chief Operating Officer for the UK Funds business line. He has been based in Hong Kong since 2017. Prior to his roles at Architas, Zaid has worked for AXA across both governance and business development roles. Zaid is an honours graduate from the University of Manchester, in Aerospace Engineering, and a CFA Charterholder.

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