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Mohammad Sajad Siahkarzadeh

Chairman

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Gholamreza Aboutorabi

Vice Chairman - Deputy CEO - Chief Financial & Administrative - Officer (CFAO)

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Mr. Mohammad Baghestani

Chief Executive Officer & Board Member

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Afsaneh Orouji

Board Member

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Mohsen Rahmati

Board Member

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Managers

Mr. Mohammad Baghestani

Chief Executive Officer And Board Member

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Gholamreza Aboutorabi

Vice Chairman - Deputy CEO - Chief Financial & Administrative - Officer (CFAO)

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Farzaneh Yari joined <a href="https://en.csdiran.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Central Securities Depository of Iran</a> in 2007 and, she was appointed as the Chief Legal Officer at <a href="https://en.csdiran.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CSDI</a> in 2020. Among her major responsibilities as CSDI's Chief Legal Officer are planning and monitoring the proper implementation of securities' seizure orders received from the competent legal authorities, using securities as collateral, transferring the shares owned by deceased investors to their heirs, taking care of requests of representation and such as advocacy and the power of attorney, request related to testaments, guardianship, etc., as well as cooperating and providing legal advice on CSDI's development projects. She is currently a member of the committees of "Foreign Investment and Iranian Expats Affairs", "Creating and Modifying Capital Market Regulations", "Anti-Money Laundering & Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT Committee)" and "Sales Assessment Committee" at <a href="https://en.csdiran.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CSDI</a>, as well as the international grouping of "<a href="https://unstudies.ir/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iranian Association for UN Studies</a>." Before taking her current position as CSDI's Chief Legal Officer, Ms. Yari had been director of the legal affairs department for over two years.  She specializes in the rules, regulations, and executive procedures in the capital market, the compilation of different types of contracts, and devising effective legal instructions and executive procedures on capital market activities. Farzaneh Yari has a master's degree in Law and is fluent in English and Turkish.

Farzaneh Yari

Vice President Of Legal Affairs

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Mahmoud Hassanlou

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

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Ali Mahdavi Parsa

Chief Operating Officer (COO) & Shareholders Operations Director

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Kioumars Bozorginahad

Financial Affairs Director

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Mohammad Esmaeil Araghi

Security Director

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Mehdi Nemati joined<a href="https://en.csdiran.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Central Securities Depository of Iran</a> (CSDI) in 2014 to take the helm of the company's Department of Public Relations.  Before joining the <a href="https://en.csdiran.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CSDI</a>, he was the Director of News and Media Relations at <a href="https://en.seo.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Securities and Exchange Organization</a> of Iran, while at the same time, he was the editor-in-chief of the "<a href="https://en.sena.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Securities and Exchanges News Agency</a> (SENA)". With more than 21 years of experience in the Public Relations industry, Mr. Nemati sees working as the head of the Public Relations Department at Iran Khodro Communication Center and being an editor-in-chief at the<a href="https://en.irna.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA)</a> in his resume.  Among his major responsibilities as CSDI's Director of Public Relations Department, are planning and monitoring all information, advertising, and marketing activities. Overseeing executive activities related to CSDI's participation in exhibitions, organizing conferences, preparing documentaries, bulletins, analytical and statistical reports related to the company's operations, as well as active communication and interaction with the media, and collaboration in planning and policy-making efforts to reflect the company's goals, policies and media coverage of the company's activities are among his other responsibilities.  Mehdi Nemati is currently a member of "Capital Market Information Sharing Committee", "Capital Market Information Council", "Justice Shares Information Sharing Headquarters", "Association of Iranian Journalists" and "Capital Market Opinion and Survey Working Group". He is also a member of the " <a href="http://iaif.ir/index.php/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iranian Association Of Islamic Finance</a> " and "<a href="https://www.aipsmedia.com/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">International Sports Press Association</a> ".  Mr. Nemati is considered a specialist/expert in advertisement and information campaigns as well as in the management of public opinions. In 2006, he was acclaimed as the best Iranian press columnist at the 14th International Festival of Press and News Agencies, and a year later, in 2007, he was also named as the best journalist at "National Festival of Principle 44" for his works on privatization activities in Iran.   Mr. Nemati has a Master's degree in media management.

Mehdi Nemati

Public Relations Director

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Hadi Alipour joined <a href="https://en.csdiran.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Central Security Depository of Iran</a> in 2005 and has been at the helm of settlement processes at the company for nearly 15 years.  Before CSDI's restructuring in 2016, Mr.Alipour had been working as the head of the settlement section for over four years and he has been appointed as the director of the Settlement Department soon after the department is established..   Among his major responsibilities as the director of the Settlement Department is the settlement of trades taking place at Tehran Stock Exchange in the local currency of rial, as well as rial settlement of derivatives in TSE and <a href="https://www.ifb.ir/default.aspx?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FaraBourse</a>, in the meantime, controlling and taking care of the credit system in place for effective management of risks facing the brokerages are his other responsibilities in his current position.     Mr. Alipour currently has membership in CSDI's Committee of "Settlement Guarantee for Transactions on Iranian Exchanges" and the Iranian Accounting Association. He teaches financial instruments in debt markets, Basics of Accounting, and Industrial Accounting in different Iranian universities, He also provides professional advice on financial matters, valuation of projects to several business incorporations and financial institutions. Hadi Alipour has deep knowledge about the latest in-place standards approved by competent accounting bodies in Iran, as well as laws and regulations related to trade, labor, social security, and capital market affairs. He is also considered among leading specialists in the field of "evaluation of risks and efficiency of investment project justification plans" in Iran. He holds a Master's degree in MBA and his thesis was on the study of the relationship between the perceived brand value of employer in cash flow and financial policymaking. Alipour has also completed an international course on "derivatives and employing trade strategies to minimize the minimum margin" held in Borsa Istanbul and is fluent in English.

Hadi Alipour

Equity Market Settlement Director

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Maryam Shahhosseini

Issuers Affair Director

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Siavash Azimi

International Relations Director

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Mohammad Javad Farhanian joined <a href="https://en.csdiran.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Central Securities Depository of Iran</a> in 2018 to take the helm of the "Planning and Development Department". In parallel with his current position at<a href="https://en.csdiran.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> CSDI</a> as the Director of Planning and Development Department, Mr.Farhanian is the vice-chairman and the board member of CSDI" subsidiary firm, the <a href="https://sukuk.ir/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Capital Market Central Asset Management Company</a>. Among his major responsibilities as head of the planning and development department are conducting need analyses, feasibility tests, developing and deploying service platforms, offering solution making initiatives, providing due support for the expansion of the company's business activities, conducting comparative research on standard procedures, and services provided by corresponding organizations, cooperation, and interaction with similar bodies as well as other regional and international exchanges. He is currently chairman of the Committee on "Creating and Modifying Capital Market Regulations" , and the secretary of two committees of "Business Risk" and "Strategic Leadership" at the company. He also enjoys membership in the "<a href="https://iaif.ir/index.php/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Islamic Financial Association</a>", "<a href="https://www.iraneconomics.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iranian Economists Association</a>" as well as in "Iran Strategic Management Society". Enjoying 15 years of experience in academic and professional teaching in his resume, Mr.Farhanian currently teaches at two noble Iranian academic institutions, namely <a href="https://khu.ac.ir/index.php?sid=1&slc_lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kharazmi University</a> and the <a href="http://www.imi.ir/en/Pages/Home.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Industrial Management Institute</a>. He has contributed to 30 financial research projects and published 24 academic research articles. Mr.Farhanian has received over 50 certifications and certificates of appreciation from the<a href="https://ut.ac.ir/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> University of Tehran</a>, <a href="https://en.seo.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Securities and Exchanges Organization of Iran</a>, and a number of other leading government bodies active in the field of economy and financial affairs. Mohammad Javad Farhanian is currently a Ph.D. candidate in financial management and is fluent in English.

Mohammad Javad Farhanian

Planning & Development Director

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Omid Arbabzadeh

Information Security Director

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Mostafa Ghasempour

Commodity Market Settlement Director

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Omid Tavassoli

Network And Infrastructure Director

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Alireza Torabi

Legal Services Department

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Hossein Qashami

Settlement And Payment Platforms Director

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Abolghasem Farajinia

Anti-Money Laundering And Combating The Financing Of Terrorism Director

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Sadegh Soltanzadeh

Legal Operations Director

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Milad Sina

Administration & Human Resource Director

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Ali Mirzaaghai Damavandi

Internal Audit Director

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Mr. Mohsen Abdi joined <a href="https://en.csdiran.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Central Securities Depository of Iran</a> in 2008 and was appointed as the Director of the Dividend Distribution Department in 2019. Among Mr.Abdi's major responsibilities as the head of dividend distribution department stipulated in <a href="https://en.csdiran.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CSDI</a>'s Articles of Association are taking care of all operations related to payment of dividends to shareholders in companies listed on the Iranian stock market, payment of dividends related to the government-sponsored scheme of Justice Shares as well as the payment of dividends and repayment of principal value (nominal value) of other types of securities and instruments listed on the Iranian stock market including diverse types of Sukuk. As the Director of the Dividend Distribution Department at <a href="https://en.csdiran.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CSDI</a>, Mr. Abdi is responsible for the collection and keeping the records of all the information on the dividend distribution operations, and any necessary measures to facilitate the dividend distribution operations as stipulated by Iran capital market top regulatory authority, which deems <a href="https://en.csdiran.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CSDI</a> as the sole entity responsible for taking care of all corporate actions related to dividend distribution measures by issuers. Mr. Abdi is also a member of the "Devising Regulations Governing Dividend Distribution Committee" at <a href="https://en.csdiran.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CSDI</a>. Holding a Master's degree in Accounting, Mr.Abdi is considered a leading expert and specialist in project management, as well. He also sees in his CV holding two courses on <a href="https://en.csdiran.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CSDI</a>-based dividend distribution system known as ISS for brokers on the sidelines of two editions of Iran <a href="https://iranfinex.ir/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FINEX exhibition</a> held in Tehran. The interesting factor in Mr.Abdi profile at <a href="https://en.csdiran.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CSDI</a> is the fact that all actions taken at <a href="https://en.csdiran.ir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CSDI</a> level in relation with the dividend distribution operations have been conducted under his supervision since 2008, designing, developing, launching, and updating existing processes to keep his department compatible with revolving requirements in dividend distribution operations within the Iranian capital market. Mr. Abdi is fluent in English.

Mohsen Abdi

Head Of Dividend Distribution Section

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Planning & Strategy Advisor

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Head Of The CEO Office

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