Board and leadership

Four principals.
Full accountability.

A compact board with 50/50 shareholder control, independent governance, and dedicated technical leadership. No salaries or drawings until the first Management Services Agreement generates revenue.

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Director · 50% Class A

Mr Asif Raza

Shareholder and operations principal. Leads acquisitions, supplier relations and commercial property across the group, with 15+ years of UK high-street operating experience and standards drawn from 35+ countries.

Directs site selection across Glasgow, Dunblane and central Scotland commuter corridors, and leads franchise negotiations with Morrisons Daily and SPAR.

Operations · Acquisitions · Supplier relations · Commercial property

Director · 50% Class B

Mr Harish Manderna

Shareholder and finance principal. Commands group treasury, strategy, corporate services and international compliance — including the on-chain $SAAR treasury covenant and Gnosis Safe custody.

Finance · Strategy · On-chain treasury · Corporate services · International compliance

Director and Secretary · Not a shareholder

Mrs Harpreet Sharma

Director and Company Secretary of SAAR Holdings Ltd. Owns corporate governance, statutory compliance, Companies House filings and board administration across the group.

Statutory officer for SAAR Convenience Store Limited — licensing, registrations and governance of the subsidiary’s rollout programme.

Chief technology officer · Not a shareholder

Miss Pratibha

CTO and architect of the SAAR-INT cognitive retail platform. Holds an MSc in AI and Data Management and leads SAAR Intelligence toward its B2B SaaS objective.

Deploys SAAR-INT demand forecasting, dynamic pricing and delivery modules across future store sites, and owns the shelf-edge automation stack.