Mr. Atif Bajwa has an extensive international career spanning more than 40 years of executive leadership roles in banking, and of multiple boards and public interest positions. Having started his professional journey with Citibank in 1982, and has since held numerous senior positions in large local and multinational banks, including President/CEO of Bank Alfalah, President/CEO of MCB Bank and Soneri Bank, Regional Head for Citigroup for Central and Eastern Europe, Head of Consumer Banking for ABN AMRO’s Asia Pacific region, and Country Manager for ABN AMRO Pakistan. Mr. Bajwa has been active in business, social and public interest areas, and has led key advocacy institutions to impact economic and social sectors. In this regard, he has served as the Chairman of the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) and the President of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI). He has also served as the director on the boards of various private and public sector companies. Mr. Bajwa received his education at Columbia University, New York.
Mr. Sultan started his career at Citibank (London) reaching the positions of Head of Global Product Development for Financial Institutions, Head of Structured Finance for Asia Pacific and Head of Cross Border European Structured Product Arbitrage within six years. His responsibilities included process and risk management, building and management of revenue, product innovation and deal execution in Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Far East.
Subsequently, he worked at Barclays Capital (London) for nine nears holding senior position including Managing Director, with responsibility for expanding the company’s Structured Capital Markets business beyond the UK into North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
He then worked at Cobussen and Partners, providing advisory services for private equity infrastructure projects in South Asia, the Middle East and the UK and developing a portfolio of structured investments with a group of private and institutional investors.
Sohail holds an M.Sc. in Economics (Accounting & Finance) from the London School of Economics and an LLB (Business Law) from City of London Business School.
Mr. Khanfer is a seasoned finance and accounting executive with over 17 years of experience in public practice spanning multiple jurisdictions with multinational organizations. A Certified Public Accountant from the United States of America and Canada with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Mr. Kabir Ahmad Qureshi is currently serving as Head Branch Banking at Bank Alfalah Limited. He has over 19 years of multifaceted Retail Banking experience with a primary focus on Branch Banking, Wealth Management & Product Development. He has been associated with institutions such as ABN Amro Bank N.V., Citi Bank N.A., and Faysal Bank previously. He holds a BSc (Hons) Degree in Economics & Management from the University of London.
Mr. Khalilullah is a Fellow Chartered Accountant – qualified from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) by setting a new record of winning ‘5 Gold Medals in one sitting in the history of ICAP.
He has attended various local and international professional development programs, including International Leadership Development Program at NUS, Singapore.
In the effort to contribute back to society, Mr. Khalilullah has been serving voluntarily as an elected Council (Board) member of ICAP for the last 8 years. He has the honor of serving as the Youngest President of ICAP in 2019-20. He has been contributing to the accountancy profession regionally & globally as a Board member of SAFA and as a member of the Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Committee of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).
High energy, a performance-focused executive with a proven track record of leading large and diverse functions. As a Motivational Leader, Mr. Khalilullah is known for clearly defining goals, empowering teams, aligning resources & processes, and consistently delivering results that exceed expectations.
He possesses a vast corporate experience, he has served Pakistan International Airlines as Chief Financial Officer, K-Electric Limited as Head of Supply Chain, Chief Internal Auditor & Secretary BAC, and Director Finance & Business Administration, Shell Group as a Head of Treasury & MIS (Pakistan Refinery Limited) and A.F. Ferguson & Co. in Assurance and Business Advisory Services.
Human Capital development is his passion. He has taught Strategic Financial Management courses to CA & ACCA final students for many years. His Student Alumni includes over 2,000 CAs.
He speaks regularly at conferences and seminars in Pakistan and abroad as part of IFAC PAIB Committee. He has also organized several professional development seminars and workshops on behalf of ICAP - flagship events include CFO Conferences and National Finance Olympiad. CFO Conference is a signature finance event of Pakistan, attended by over 1,500 finance professionals from 300+ organizations every year.
Ms. Aziz brings over 28 years of financial sector experience in Project and Structured Finance, Debt Capital Markets, Asset Management, and Private Equity. As founding Managing Director, she remained associated with Pak Brunei Investment Company for 16 years and helped to position it as a leading Investment Bank in terms of scope and scale of operations as well as the quality of assets. She has also overseen the establishment of subsidiaries for asset management, Islamic finance, and leasing over this period. She holds directorship in KSB Pumps Company Limited, Engro Polymer and Chemicals Limited and Haleon Pakistan Limited (previously known as Glaxo SmithKline Consumer Healthcare). In the past, she served on the Boards of Awwal Modaraba Management Limited, Primus Leasing Limited, Punjab Board of Investment and Trade, and Sindh Enterprise Development Board amongst others. Ms. Aziz started her career at ANZ Grindlays Bank and worked in Merchant Banking & Treasury Markets Divisions. She was also involved in establishing and managing business operations of Pak Oman Investment Company and its subsidiaries, in senior managerial roles
Ms. Aziz is an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration and a qualified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Mr. Latif has been associated with the capital markets for over 18 years, with both domestic and international experience providing a comprehensive blend. Prior to joining Alfalah Asset Management Limited Mr. Khaldoon was associated with Faysal Asset Management Limited as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and under his leadership, Faysal Asset Management has achieved significant growth during his tenure and transformed into major industry player. Earlier he was associated with BMA Asset Management Company Limited as its CEO, JS Investments Limited as its Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and KASB Funds Limited as its CEO. Before KASB Funds he was the General Manager and Director of TSWLL Bahrain, a wholly owned subsidiary of TAIB Bank BSC, where he headed their brokerage, asset management, custody and advisory operations..
He has been a member of the Mutual Fund Association for over six years and has been the Vice Chairman from FY2021-22. He is also a non-executive director on a bank holding company out of Bahrain, IIBank LLC, that has operations in Africa and Europe. He is a former board member of TRG and Pace Pakistan.
Mr. Latif also brings both buy and sell side exposure of domestic capital markets in Pakistan. Mr. Latif began his career on the sell side with AKD Securities Ltd in various capacities including Head of Foreign Institutional Sales and Equity Research in the capacity of Head of Research and Chief Economist. On the Buy side, Mr. Latif has worked with PICIC AMC as Head of Research and Product Development where his tenor also included active management of the PICIC Energy Fund. Mr. Latif is a LUMS Alumni and has done a number of capital market courses with CFA association, Daiwa, J.P. Morgan and Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF). He has also completed his Director certification program from IBA.
