Management

Jalal Gasimov

Chief Executive Officer

Education

  • MBA, UK, Warwick Business School;
  • MSc in Economics, International Economic Relations, Higher Diplomatic College of Azerbaijan;
  • BSc in Economics, International Economic Relations, Azerbaijan State Economic University.

Current positions

  • PASHA Holding LLC, Chief Executive Officer;
  • Kapital Bank OJSC, Chairman of Supervisory Board;
  • PASHA Bank Turkey, Chairman of Board of Directors;
  • PASHA Bank Georgia, Member of Supervisory Board;
  • PASHA Insurance OJSC and PASHA Life Insurance OJSC, Member of Board of Directors;
  • PASHA Investments LLC, Member of Supervisory Board.

Previous positions

  • PASHA Holding LLC, First Deputy CEO;
  • Unibank, CEO;
  • “CRA” Group of Companies, Group Finance Director;
  • Bank of Baku, Chairman of the Executive Board;
  • Azpetrol, Vice-President.

Rena Rzayeva

Group Chief Human Resources Officer

Education

  • Post graduate degree in People Management and Development, Nottingham Trent University, UK
  • CIPD diploma
  • MSc in Informatics and Management, Azerbaijan State Economic University

Previous Roles

  • PwC, People and Organization Consulting Practice Leader
  • PwC, Head of Human Capital
  • ASCO Supply management and logistics, Regional Human Resources Manager
  • Codest International S.r.l, Human Resources Manager
  • Fircroft Engineering, Human Resources Manager

Elnur Amikishiyev

Executive Director (Ventures)

Education:

  • BSc (International Economic Relations), Azerbaijan State Economic University
  • Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

Career

  • Executive Director (Ventures), PASHA Holding
  • Special Projects Director, PASHA Holding
  • Agile-at-Scale Project, (Oil & Gas Agile Transformation Project)
  • BP Azerbaijan Regional Planning Manager
  • Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli Joint Venture Manager
  • BP Azerbaijan Long-term Planning Manager
  • BP Azerbaijan Regional Management Information Manager

Saida Bakhshiyeva

Group Chief Financial Officer

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration and management, UNEC
  • MBA degree, Qafqaz University
  • Master certificate in Hospitality management, Cornell University, UK
  • FCCA (Fellow Chartered and Certified Accountant), ACCA

Previous experiences

  • Chief Financial Officer, Bravo Supermarket Azerbaijan
  • Chief Financial Officer, Agro Dairy
  • Chief Financial Officer, Absheron Hotel Group
  • Group Finance Director, Absheron Hotel Group
  • Financial Controller, PASHA Construction
  • Senior Finance Manager, PASHA Construction
  • Audit Manager, PwC Turkiye
  • Senior Associate, PwC Azerbaijan 

Rufat Abdullayev

Group Security Director

Education

  • BA in Regulation of Public Economy, UNEC

Previous experiences

  • Security Internal Compliance Group Manager, PASHA Inshaat LLC
  • Security deputy director, PASHA Inshaat LLC