Saleem Sarwar is an experienced commodities and investment professional with more than 25 years of expertise spanning energy trading, project finance, and international business development. Over the course of his career, he has built a proven track record in structuring complex commercial ventures, negotiating cross-border partnerships, and delivering capital solutions across multiple sectors including mining, natural resources, and infrastructure.
As a Director of Bocana Resources Corp., a publicly listed company focused on precious-metal exploration and extraction, Saleem plays a central role in shaping corporate strategy, coordinating investor engagement, and guiding asset acquisitions across emerging markets. His work involves navigating export permitting, logistics, and government relations to ensure regulatory compliance and project viability from exploration through to production.
Before joining Bocana, Saleem held senior roles in the commodities and investment sectors, working with partners across the Middle East, Africa, and South America. His deep understanding of global commodity markets, combined with his hands-on approach to capital structuring, has enabled him to facilitate multi-million-dollar transactions connecting producers, refineries, and institutional buyers.
Saleem’s core strengths lie in investment strategy, asset management, and trade finance, underpinned by a disciplined understanding of due diligence and risk control. He is known for his ability to bridge technical operations with financial execution — aligning investors, developers, and regulators toward shared objectives.
A long-standing associate of the BGC Group of companies, Saleem contributes his market insight, deal-structuring experience, and global network to advance BGC’s initiatives in sustainable project finance and commodity-linked investment vehicles. His combination of commercial foresight, financial acumen, and international negotiation experience makes him a key figure in the Group’s expansion into resource-based and infrastructure-driven investments.
