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Mr. Mujahid Sherdil is an officer of Pakistan Administrative Service and is currently posted as Finance Secretary, Government of the Punjab. He joined Civil Service in year 2003 and held various senior positions at federal and provincial level including Secretary, Communication & Works; Secretary, Planning & Development; Deputy Commissioner, Islamabad; Director General, Punjab Disaster Management Authority; Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Development Authority of Punjab and Principal Staff Officer to the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Mr. Mujahid is a versatile, highly adaptable professional and key problem solver with 20 years of proven track record to his credit, providing solutions to optimize operational performance across a broad range of areas with particular focus on national/provincial infrastructure development, financial management, public procurement and public administration. He maintains a reputation for setting high expectations, promotes individual/organizational goal attainment by applying expertise to key aspects for executing organizational goals.

He holds a degree in Master of Architecture from Washington University, St. Louis, MO., USA and Bachelors of Arts with major in Concentration in Mathematics and Pre-Architecture from Grinnell College, Iowa, USA.

Mr. Mujahid remained an outstanding tennis player during his educational career at Aitchison College, Lahore and Grinnell College, USA.

Muhammad Jahanzeb Awan is an officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service with over 20 years of diverse experience in Public Administration, Governance, Public Finance, Development planning, and public sector reforms. He has served in various senior positions at the Federal and Provincial levels, with extensive experience in Policy Formulation, Institutional Development, Stakeholder Management and Public Sector Reforms.

He is currently serving as Secretary (Services), Services & General Administration Department, Government of the Punjab. Previously, he held senior positions including, Divisional Commissioner- Sargodha, Lead advisor to the FCDO-funded Subnational Governance Programme, Joint Secretary (Career Planning)- Establishment Division; Special Secretary (Reforms/Planning)- School Education Department; Deputy Commissioner-Jhelum; Managing Director-Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority; Additional Finance Secretary (Economic Services)and Secretary-level positions in the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan.

Mr. Awan holds a Master of Science in Social Policy & Development from the London School of Economics (LSE), where he graduated with Merit as a Chevening Scholar, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UET Lahore, with Honours. He has also attended senior management and specialized training programmes at the National School of Public Policy, London School of Economics and the Civil Services Academy, Pakistan.

Azmat Mahmud is an officer of Pakistan Administrative Service of Government of Pakistan.

Since joining the civil service in 1998, he has served extensively at the federal, provincial and sub-national level respectively.

Currently, he is heading the Specialized Health Department as Secretary to Government of the Punjab. In his capacity of Secretary to the Government, he plays a crucial role in formulating and implementing _ policies to improve specialized Healthcare services, ensuring the efficient functioning of hospitals and medical institutions. Additionally, re oversee the allocation of resources, manage human resources, and ensure the delivery of high-quality healthcare in specialized fields, coordinating with various stakeholders to address public health needs. Prior to joining this assignment, Mr. Mahmud served as Minister (Trade) at Embassy of Pakistan, Washington DC for four year where engaged with multilateral and bi-lateral trading partners. He also officiated as the Vice Chair of Standing Committee of International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) at Washington DC. Mr. Mahmud has also served as Joint Secretary at the Prime Minister's office in Islamabad and looked after portfolio of Internal Security, Economic Affairs and International Trade Affairs. In his career,

Mr. Mahmud served as District Collector and Regional Administrator in different provinces of the country and worked as Regional Coordinator of World Bank's Cities Governance Improvement Project for Urban Development.

He has a Law degree from PULC. He is a British Chevening Scholar and holds a postgraduate degree in Development Studies from SOAS, University of London.

Zafar Masud is a seasoned banker and entrepreneur, focus on Development Finance, with 27 years of proven track record of success and delivery. Served at top positions for multinational banks in Pakistan and abroad, including Regional Managing Director & CEO for Southern Africa, Barclays Bank plc. - responsible for three countries and represented on Board of Directors, managing total balance sheet size of US$3Bn and around 10,000 people. Worked at senior levels in Citibank, Dubai Islamic Bank and American Express Bank.

Before that until August 2018, worked as Director General, National Savings,Ministry of Finance. Initiated digitization of organization, including online banking and ATM Cards with the support of Gates Foundation, DfID and World Bank. Successfully included Persons with Disabilities and Shuhadah Families in welfare products of National Savings and set in motion launch of Overseas Pakistanis Savings Certificates.

Most recently, was working as CEO (Interim) for InfraZamin Pakistan - a DfID,UK driven initiative - a first of its kind credit enhancement company for social infrastructure financing in Pakistan.

Has extensive experience of working at Board of Directors level for major public and private sector entities including State Bank of Pakistan , Member of Independent Monitory Policy Committee, Oil & Gas Development Company Limited, Port Qasim Authority, Quaid-e-Azam Thermal Power(Private) Limited and Gadoon Textile Mills Limited.

Member of IMF motivated Task Force on Framing SOE Law, set-up by the Ministry of Finance.
Regular contributor to the local media on the topics of finance, economics and energy.

Mudassir is a seasoned banker with well-rounded exposure of over 30 years in senior management roles with proven track record in six geographies (USA, Nigeria, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Pakistan) and multiple roles with international and domestic banks.
Mudassir held various senior positions both in governance and management roles, including:

Governance Roles:
Non-Executive Independent Director, Bank of Punjab
Non-Executive Director, Africa Finance Corporation
Non-Executive Director, FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited
Non-Executive Director, Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc
Managing Director, Union Bank of Nigeria plc
Chairman, Union Properties plc
Founding Managing Director, Titan Trust Bank


Management Roles:
Chief Executive Officer, Union Bank of Nigeria PLC
Chief Executive Officer, Titan Trust Bank
Managing Director & Head of Global Capital Management for LATAM; Citibank New York
Managing Director & Group Head of Global Corporate & Investment Banking & Business SCO for Citibank Nigeria and Ghana
Head of Wholesale Banking at Al-Rajhi Bank Malaysia
Director, Global Network Capital Management at Citibank Hong Kong
Head of Islamic Banking for Asia Pacific region at Citibank Singapore
Country Business Head, Global Corporate & Investment Bank at Citibank Pakistan
Regional Manager & Country Head Structured Finance for Bank Alfalah Pakistan
Corporate Bank Head, South at United Bank Limited Pakistan

Mudassir has a strong focus on governance and processes and has a balanced approach towards risk and business. He exhibits courage in taking tough decisions and has developed and adopted smart business strategies in different environments.

More information about our esteemed Board of Directors will be available soon.

Mehr Saleem has more than two decades of experience advising boards, investors, financial institutions, multinational corporations, technology businesses, public-sector institutions and development organizations on corporate, regulatory and strategic matters.

She is the Founding Partner of Saleem & Mamdot, a corporate and regulatory law firm, and the Chief Executive Officer and Founding Director of Governance Research Institute Pakistan (GRI), an independent governance and public policy institute.

Her professional experience spans corporate governance, financial services, capital markets, investments, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, foreign investment and strategic transactions. She has advised domestic and international clients on acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements, investment and financing structures, regulatory matters and complex commercial transactions across a range of industries and regulated sectors.

Her work also includes technology-enabled financial services, insurtech, insurance intermediaries, venture capital and growth businesses. She has advised on digital distribution models, licensing and regulatory frameworks, commercial arrangements, venture financing, governance structures and technology-led business models.

Her public and development-sector experience encompasses public policy, institutional reform, infrastructure, energy and public-private partnerships. She has worked with government institutions, international development organisations and private-sector stakeholders on regulatory reform, institutional strengthening and public-sector initiatives. Her engagements have included work with the World Bank, UNDP, United States Institute of Peace, Chatham House and SMEC International, as well as advisory assignments for the Government of Punjab and the Government of Pakistan.

Her board governance experience includes her current roles as an Independent Director of LSE Ventures Limited, an Independent Director of Punjab Life Insurance Company Limited, and a Private Sector Expert Member on the Board of the Punjab Financial Advisory Services Authority.