Mr. Shoaib Mumtaz, a graduate from United States of America, is a seasoned banking professional with over 29 years of experience. He has been associated with MCB Bank since 1992 and has worked in various key roles including Branch Banking, Credit Risk and Corporate Finance. Mr. Mumtaz also led the bank’s strategy and vision of Corporate Banking and International Operations of MCB Bank in United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Bahrain and Sri Lanka.
Mr. Nauman Chughtai’s responsibilities encompass the Bank’s Credit Review, Credit Risk Control, Credit Policy, Market Risk, Operational Risk & Information Security Risk functions for all business areas of the Bank, including Overseas operations. He also serves on the Board of MCB Bank Leasing Azerbaijan (a subsidiary of MCB Bank Limited). He has over 25 years of professional banking experience in local and foreign banks in risk management and corporate banking.
Mr. Salman Y. Zaidi is a seasoned Financial Markets Professional. He has worked in the Treasury functions of large local banks and has also had a long association with the European Financial Markets, most notably in the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Germany. He joined MCB Bank in 2004 in the Treasury & FX Group as Head of Money Markets. Since then, he has worked in various roles within the Treasury & FX Group, most recently holding the office of Business Head – Interbank.
Mr. Hammad Khalid is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (“ICAP”) and carries quantifiable experience in the financial control environment. He carries over 11 years of experience with MCB Bank with Financial Reporting, Taxation, Budgeting & Strategy and Investor Relations falling under his purview. He has represented MCB Bank Limited at various national and global forums and has played an instrumental role in the growth of the institution. Before joining MCB Bank, he has worked with M/s A.F. Ferguson & Company, Chartered Accountants.
Mr. Farid Ahmad leads the overall Compliance and Control function of the Bank, within Pakistan and its Overseas Operations. His ambit of responsibility includes Compliance Risks, Regulatory Compliance, Oversight of Service Quality function of the Bank, Coordination with Regulatory Agencies and Monitoring & Resolution of regulatory observations. He has managerial experience of 32 years in the faculties of Banking Regulations, Corporate Credit Marketing, Credit Risk Management, Consumer & SME Financing and Micro Credit. He also serves on the Board of MCB ESS (a fully owned subsidiary of MCB Employees Foundation). He holds Master’s degree in Business Administration, as well as a Master’s in Commerce. He has also completed General Management Programme in Business Leadership from Canfield University, UK.
Mr. Usman Hassan has been with MCB Bank Limited since 2005 and has worked in the Risk Management Group before joining Human Resource Management as Group Head in July 2012. Prior to MCB Bank, he has worked as General Manager Finance of a large IPP (Independent Power Plant) and as senior financial analyst in PACRA (Pakistan Credit Rating Agency). Overall he has over 20 years of diversified experience.
Mr. Mudassar Hussain Naqvi received his LLB degree from University Law College Punjab in 1978-80 session. He started law practice soon after his graduation and managed his law firm under the name of Naqvi Law Associates till 1995. His core competencies are in Civil, Criminal & Banking areas. In 1995 he joined the banking industry as Head Legal. He has worked with a number of financial institutions like Pakistan Industrial Leasing Corporation (PILCORP), Samba Bank (formerly Crescent Commercial Bank Limited), and The Bank of Punjab as Head Legal before joining MCB Bank in 2013 as Group Head Legal Affairs. Since July 12, 2013, he was designated as Company Secretary of MCB Bank Limited in addition to his responsibilities as Group Head Legal Affairs.Presently he is performing duties as Group Head, Legal Affairs of MCB Bank.
Mr. Hassan Nawaz Tarar is a seasoned civil servant having 34 years of rich administrative experience in a broad range of public services. He has held key assignments in the areas of district administration, public security, finance, international development cooperation, taxation, urban management, planning and HR development among others. He retired as the Federal Secretary Planning, Development & Reform in 2015. He has also served on the Boards of public sector corporate bodies including CAA and PSO, as well as national policy and planning platforms. He has attended several national and international conferences and training modules, including executive development programmes in the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore. Mr. Tarar obtained his Master’s in Development Administration from Birmingham University, UK and also holds Master’s Degrees in Political Science and Journalism in addition to a LLB from the University of Punjab. He joined MCB Bank Ltd. in June 2016 and is responsible for the Security and Marketing portfolio of the Bank.
Mr. Malik Abdul Waheed is a seasoned banker with over 52 years of experience in multiple functions including Human Resource Management, Audit, Operations, Corporate / Retail Banking among others. Mr. Waheed joined MCB Bank in 1967 and has since contributed to the Bank in varying roles, including Group Head Human Resources Management and Group Head Audit. After retirement, Mr. Waheed served as Advisor to the President for 2 years and as Advisor to the Chairman for more than 10 years. He has also served as a Director on the Board of First Women Bank Limited and on the Board of MCB Employees Security System & Services (Pvt) Ltd, (MCBESSS (Pvt) Limited). He has been serving as a nominee Director on the Board of MCB Financial Services Ltd. (formerly Muslim Commercial Bank Financial Services (Pvt.) Ltd) since 2006. Mr. Waheed obtained his Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Punjab (1967) and also holds a D.A.I.B.P from the Institute of Bankers Pakistan (1971).
Mr. Abrar Aleem is a seasoned IT professional having a proven track record of developing and implementing IT strategies and delivering high value projects. He has intensive experience of more than two decades in Information Technology of the Banking and Financial sector. Before joining MCB Bank Ltd, he was associated with one of the largest banks of Pakistan for more than 14 years. He has made significant contributions towards the planning, implementation and handling of large IT infrastructure, Core Banking, Mobile Banking and Middleware Applications. He is well versed with upcoming technologies and has a sound understanding of Cyber Security, Compliance and IT Risk Management.
Shahzad Ishaq heads Digital Banking at MCB Bank Limited. He is a financial services professional with two decades of multi-market, multi-segment, multi-cultural experiences. Before coming to MCB, he spent 16 years at Citi in Pakistan & Europe and another 6 years at a leading Pakistani bank as Head of Consumer Finance.
In addition, to his market knowledge of the country, Shahzad brings with him expertise in Central European retail banking markets, having worked for Citibank in Hungary and Romania. In his stint as Head of Consumer Finance for a leading Pakistan bank, he spearheaded data-driven automation and digital transformation for its cards & consumer lending businesses.
Shahzad’s competencies include extensive knowledge of retail banking: cards/payments, loans, sales & distribution, and quality assurance. He brings with him strong analytical ability, proven history of setting high performance teams, & developing managers. He has been credited for setting high standards for producing results, delivering them with principles and high integrity.
Shahzad, an ardent business reader, holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration, and has qualified through Senior Leadership Program, Insead, Fontainebleau, France.
Mr. Kashif Ali is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (“ICAP”) and is associated with MCB Bank since 2008. He, in various capacities, has played a key role in projects for the Bank related to internal controls, business process management & re-engineering, compliance, operational risk management, centralization, automation & digitization. Before joining MCB Bank, he has worked with M/s A.F. Ferguson & Company, Chartered Accountants.
Mr. Omair Safdar has overall experience of 19 years in the Banking industry with almost 17 years spent at MCB. He has worked extensively in the credit and risk management functions, apart from managing the Bank's investment portfolio. In his current role, Omair looks after the overall Wholesale Banking business, which includes corporate & investment banking, transaction banking and capital markets. Omair also represents MCB Bank, as Director, on the Board of MCB Islamic Bank and MCB Leasing, Azerbaijan.
He holds a BSc.(Honours) degree in Economics from LUMS and is also a CFA Charterholder.
