MANAGEMENT

Mr. Mansur-Ur-Rehman Khan assumed the charge of office as the Chief Executive, The Institute of Bankers Pakistan on Friday, March 15, 2019. Mr. Khan is a seasoned central banker, with more than four decades of central banking experience. He brings with him a rich diversified expertise of having served in the State Bank of Pakistan as a Deputy Governor overseeing a string of strategic departments, which included Corporate Services & Research Clusters of the Bank, comprising of Human Resources, Business Support Services, Information Systems & Technology, Finance, Payment Systems, Training & Development, Treasury Operations, Museum & Art Gallery Departments and Economic Advisor’s Office. Prior to his being entrusted with the responsibility of Deputy Governor, he was Executive Director (Banking) and oversaw the working of Banking Policy, Banking Inspection and Banking Supervision Departments. Besides, he has also served as a Director on the Boards of House Building Finance Corporation, Small Business Finance Corporation, Pak-Kuwait Investment Company, as a Member on the Policy Board of Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan, Board of Pakistan Security Printing Corporation and on the Board of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP).

Mr. Khan holds a Masters’ Degree in Mathematics as well as a Degree in Law and Professional Qualification of DAIBP. He was also a Committee Member of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) as well as Chairman/Deputy Chairman of different working groups and was instrumental in preparation of Islamic Financial standards. Mr. Khan is a qualified director under Code of Corporate Governance 2012 of SECP.

Mr. Faisal Hussain has over 20 years of experience in various areas, Academics, Business Strategy, Operations & Technology, Human Resources and Management roles. His experience has been working with financial sector, FMCG and educational institutions,. He entered the Academic field in 2001 as a Visiting Faculty Member and part time facilitator for courses at universities and professional levels. Mr. Hussain holds a Master’s Degree and Train the Trainer, Instructional Design, Training Need Analysis & Course Customization and Training of Assessors from IFC (International Finance Cooperation) – A World Bank Group; Certified Training Professional from FAA (Finance & Accreditation Agency) – Malaysia; and Instructional Designing from CAMI (Carlton Advanced Management Institute). He has also attended leadership courses from Mckinsey Academy. He holds PRINCE2 ® Practitioner Project Management Certification along with various learning & technology based certifications. Besides his keen focus on the Academic Operations he has rolled out various other initiatives, which include electronic and blending learning through eILM (electronic IBP’s Learning Management), Online Assessments, Customer Response Center and monthly Seminars on various current financial industry based topics etc. for the Institute of Bankers Pakistan.

Ms. Khawlah Usman is a passionate marketeer and  zealous brand strategist with over 19 years of profound experience in Integrated Marketing & Sales. A Marketing and Communication strategist with demonstrated history of transforming and building brands, she has an enriched experience spanning all communication disciplines – corporate narrative, brand advocacy to marketing strategy, research and activation. She is recognized for utilizing innovative strategic approaches to drive brand and business results.

Ms. Khawlah has turned around businesses and brands in stagnant markets and challenging environments. Her proven leadership skills have helped consistently build brands, businesses and people. She brings with her 4 years of advertising experience having worked at Publicis Pakistan & Manhattan Leo Burnett. She also had the privilege to work in leading Pakistan’s local and international banks for over 11 years including MCB Bank, ABN Amro, The Royal Bank of Scotland Limited, and Silkbank Limited.

Her current designation enables her to contribute to the Financial sector — Banking in particular — by translating the mandate of State Bank of Pakistan in helping the Bankers and Banking industry come ahead of the curve through pertinent and need based Recruitment, Trainings, Certifications etc. based on minimum job standards. She is also a Certified Trainer from International Finance Corporation (IFC), Finance Accreditation Agency (FAA), Malaysia & IMS Knowledge, Pakistan.

Mr. Arsalan Aftab is a Fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), with articleship completed from KPMG Taseer Hadi & Company, Chartered Accountants. He carries extensive experience of Examinations with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan, where he worked for 6 years in the Examinations department. Apart from this, his expertise also includes Audit, Corporate and Secretarial practices, Compliance and Finance. He is responsible for the Academics, Training and Examination functions of the Institute. In his 20 years of diversified experience he was associated with The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), Sindh Government (World Bank funded project) and Pakistan Stock Exchange in various capacities.

Mr. Hashmi has over 14 years of experience in leading positions in the areas of Strategic Planning, Financial and Management Reporting, Investments, Taxation and Audit. He has worked in different capacities as CFO, Company Secretary, General Manager and Head of Finance in well-known organizations of Financial Sector and Healthcare businesses. To his credit goes launching of the online trading platform at Vector Capital (Pvt.) Limited and IGI Finex Securities Limited in the capacity of CFO & Head of Finance respectively. He is Member of the Joint Evolution Committee of ICAP and ICMA Pakistan for Best Corporate and Sustainability Report (BCSR) Awards and Member of the Technical Committee of ICMA Pakistan. He is a Fellow Member of Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan (FCMA) and Associate Member of Institute of Financial Markets of Pakistan (CMFD). He has a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Karachi.

Rozina Muzammil is a Certified Director and Fellow Member of two prestigious accounting bodies of Pakistan namely: Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP), and Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants (PIPFA). In addition, she holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree, completed various courses in HRM including Training Needs Analysis and Leadership Course from Mckinsey Academy. She has a diversified experience of eighteen years at executive level in Corporate Governance & Management, Teaching & Training, Auditing, Finance, Costing and Budgeting. Before Joining Institute of Bankers Pakistan, she has served as General Manager Finance in FMCG industry and also worked as Executive Director at Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants (PIPFA). Currently she is working as Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) at The Institute of Bankers Pakistan.

She was awarded various Certificates of Excellence and High Achiever Awards and had the rare distinction of being the youngest female FCMA in Pakistan. She is also an Independent Director at Loads Limited and Chairperson of its Human Resource Committee. She has held various honorary positions at ICMAP such as Chairperson Examination & Administration Committee, Chairperson Corporate Relations and Communication Committee, Founder Member and Convener of CMA Women’s Forum and Member Karachi Branch Council from 2015 to February 2019.

She was also associated with Karachi University Business School (KUBS), ICMAP, Muhammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU), and KASBIT, as visiting Faculty for MBA/MPhil programs. She has authored a book on Accounting, titled Fundamentals of Accounting, published by an HEC recognized University in 2014.

Dr. Rehmani has more than 25 years of experience in curriculum planning, course development, pedagogical approaches, assessment and quality assurance. Areas taught at various levels of instruction include Teacher Education and Pedagogy, Curriculum Studies, Evaluation and Assessment, Test Development and Item Writing. He was involved in evaluation and enrichment of the National Curriculum for Secondary Level 2002 and 2006. As a resource person for HEC, he designed and conducted workshops on testing and assessment to train faculty of higher education institutions in Pakistan. Prior to joining the IBP, he had worked with The Aga Khan University, Examination Board as Manager training and quality assurance and The Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) as a research associate. He holds both Masters and a PhD from University of London. Some of his publications are available at academia.edu and AKU e-Commons. His latest article(s) have been published in IBP Journal.