Mr. Ahmed is a Partner at BC Partners, where he also serves as Chief Operating Officer and is a member of the Management and Private Equity Investment Committees. Before joining BC Partners in 2006, Mr. Ahmed worked as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm, from 2004 to 2006 and from 2000 to 2002. Mr. Ahmed serves on the boards of Presidio Inc., an IT solutions provider, and PetSmart. Mr. Ahmed previously served as a director of Appgate, Inc., a cybersecurity company from 2021 to 2024; Cyxtera Technologies, Inc., a data center provider from 2021 to 2024; and Suddenlink Communications, a telecommunications company from 2012 to 2016. Mr. Ahmed holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University and a Master of Philosophy degree in economics from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. Mr. Ahmed’s individual qualifications and background as a director include extensive accounting, compensation, and finance experience, and in-depth knowledge of the retail, telecommunications, and technology industries.