Zarar Saleem founded Business Needs Consulting Group Inc. in October of 2000. He is an experienced professional in managing, planning, executing and successfully completing projects stemming from Executive Management Teams, Board of Directors and Partnership Boards. Prior to incorporating BN Consulting, he provided his services to clients as an independent consultant for a number of years. 

With exceptional hard and soft skills, multi-industry and multi-faceted organisational experience gained over several years, Zarar has worked with Law Firms, Energy Providers, Insurance Companies, Investment Firms, Banks, Food Distributors, Retailers, Government Departments and other blue-chip companies in North America and Internationally. Some of his projects include: SAP R/3 project management & risk advisory, IS audit and compliance, organizational restructuring, PMO establishment, custom application development, SAP R/3 implementations, Oracle Financial (11i) implementations, business intelligence implementations, business process re-engineering (BPR), change management, and internal/peer benchmarking.

Zarar’s formal education includes an MBA in Management Information Systems and International Business, and a BSc. in Finance and Economics from Minnesota State University. He is also a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and a candidate for Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) programs. He has also received several distinguished leadership and academic accolades throughout his career, some of which include his election in "Who's Who Amongst Students in American Universities & Colleges" and "Excellence in Leadership" Award.

Zarar likes to present on the topics of Project Management, Risk Management and IT Audit, and also enjoys flying, golfing, reading and spending time with his wife and two children.

Umair Sadiq joined BN Consulting Group Inc. in January 2006 to lead the consulting business into its next phase of growth.  He has around 15 years of experience in project management, ERP implementations and custom system development, risk advisory, financial management, change management,  strategic management, coaching and training, and outsourcing/offshoring.  He has an extensive track record of analyzing business needs and developing effective solutions with strong abilities to analyzing highly complex business problems and quickly identifying critical areas and developing effective solutions. Prior to joining BN Consulting, Umair worked on World Bank sponsored international engagements in advisory roles for restructuring governmental organisations to seamlessly implement risk based audit methodology, introducing enterprise wide Audit Management Information System, CAATs and SAP R/3 audit; and developing IT audit capacity.  He has also founded multiple IT and management consulting companies and has had clients from Fortune 100 and 500 companies.

Umair has an MBA in IT and Finance, BES in Accounting and Information Systems from Minnesota State University and Associate Degree in Engineering and Economics. He is a Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and has also passed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam from Minnesota. In recognition of academic excellence, he was inducted in Beta Gamma Sigma business honour society. He has also taught Undergraduate and Master’s business students in the areas of Accounting, Project Management, IT Audit and General Business Management.

Umair's interest lies in good governance, ethical management, IT security, and human capital development.