Mr. Humayun Maqbool is a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a minor in Business Administration from Boston University, USA and also holds degree of Masters in Business Administration from Lahore University of Management Sciences and has over 35 years of vast experience spread across various industries domestic and international. He is serving on the Boards of Crescent Fibres Limited and Suraj Cotton Mills Limited.

Ms. Maleeha Bangash is a recognized Banking & Financial Industry expert, with a rich experience of more than 25 years obtained in Singapore, Turkiye and Pakistan primarily in Banking & Financial Services.

Ms. Bangash obtained her MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, in Investment & Finance, where she graduated with Honors. Earlier, she had obtained an MBA from the Lahore University of Management Sciences, in Finance & Marketing.

She brings with her senior management experience in Corporate & Investment Banking, in Pakistan & Singapore, including Investment & Capital Markets (Debt & Equity Markets, Portfolio Management, M&A, Investment Advisory, Project Finance Fund Structuring and Management, Private Equity/Venture Capital, Strategy formulation, Public/Private Partnerships, Infrastructure & Asset Management). Experienced in ESG, Access to Finance/Financial Inclusion (MicroSMEs, Women, Youth & start-ups), Development Finance, Social Impact Investment & Sustainable Development Goals. She has been involved in Digital Banking & Fintech in parallel for 8 years.

Currently, she is affiliated with IFC-International Finance Corporation, Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Singapore, where she covers the East Asia & Pacific as the Expert Consultant in Digital Banking, Digital Financial Services, Green Finance & Gender. Ms. Bangash held the position of Managing Director, ICRU, (World Bank Group), establishing an efficient organization, raising Pakistan’s ranking on Ease of Doing Business (EODB)index, and improving Investment Climate and Access to Finance.

As Dy. CEO she successfully led Habib Asset Management. She won the Miracle Woman Award in 2019 for outstanding professional achievements in Banking and Finance. She is the notified Lead for KP PSX initiatives & has advised the KP Minister of Finance, on Access to Finance/ Financial Inclusion, EODB/Investment Climate and has been Founding Member Competition Commission of Pakistan (Federal Government). She was in charge of areas of Advocacy, Research and Mergers and Acquisition Review She is the proud winner of the 100 Most Prominent Women in Anti-Trust (Global) award in 2009 selected on merit (profile and achievement) from the entire world’s competition professionals.

She was instrumental in the launch of MCB Asset Management, where she reported to the CEO and led as Head of Marketing, Retail & Institutional Sales. As Chief Strategy Officer at one of the largest local Asset Management Company (UBL Funds), she formulated & implemented a 5-year Strategy to take the firm to the next level.

As a seasoned investment banking and business strategy professional, she has lived for around 8 years in Singapore and worked in leading Financial Institutions in Singapore including IFC-International Finance Corporation, Singapore; She has worked as Vice President, Head of Business and Projects in Global Capital Partners (Makara Capital) Singapore, as Vice President, Head of Business Development and Alliances in Global Strategies Pte. Ltd. Singapore, and as Vice President of Corporate Banking and Wealth ManagementHBL Corporate & Investment Banking, Singapore. In these roles, both in Singapore and Pakistan she has driven revenues and developed new business avenues.

Ms. Maleeha Bangash is a Certified Director from Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance

Mr. Mahmood Akhtar holds an MBA degree from University of the Punjab and has over 45 years of managerial experience spread across various sector of industries & business: Sales and Marketing of durable engineering products, manufacturing of cables & overhead aluminum conductor, Power, Health & Hospitality and Relationship Management and also attended Higher Management Courses at LUMS & Entrepreneur Course by AOTS, Japan.

He also serves on the Board of Nishat Mills Limited, Nishat Power Limited, Security General Insurance Company Limited, Nishat Hospitality (Private) Limited, Nishat Paper Products Company Limited and Nishat Commodities (Private) Limited.

• • Member of Pen (Progressive Education Network). Engaged in providing free & quality education to children.
  • Keen Golfer.

Mr. Ghazanfar Hussain Mirza has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from NED University of Engineering & Technology. Mr. Mirza has 43 years of experience in business and corporate management in technical, commercial and multinational environment. He has served as Managing Director of Wartsila Corporation (Finland) companies in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. He also serves on the Board of Pakgen Power Limited.

Mr. Shahzad Ahmad Malik has been associated with Nishat Group since 1998. Before joining the Group, he served as a Deputy Director in the Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service, Government of Pakistan. He has a degree in Civil Engineering and later on did his MBA from the Lahore University of Management Sciences. He is also a Director on the Board of D. G. Khan Cement Company Limited.

Mr. Aqib is a Chartered Accountant by profession and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan. He is a highly accomplished, results-driven senior financial executive with 23 years of diverse work experience which run from the top telecom industry, passing through the gates of the energy sector into the automobile sector. He was among the pioneers of Wateen Telecom in Pakistan, leading it to great success, which became the second largest fixed-line telecom and multimedia service provider in Pakistan. Mr. Aqib was also part of the team which developed the first independent hydropower producer (IPP) in Pakistan/AJ&K, i.e., Laraib Energy Limited (A Hubco subsidiary). He also rendered his services to the largest education networks (Beaconhouse & Punjab Group) in Pakistan and Jamjoom Medical Industries largest medical supplies company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His previous assignment was as Chief Financial Officer of Nishat Hotels and Properties Limited. Currently, he is working as Executive Vice President and CFO of Hyundai Nishat Motor Private Limited.