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Syed Maaz Ali Shah (Head of Human Resources and Administration)
Syed Maaz Ali Shah comes with over 15 years of rich experience across various sectors in Pakistan, MNC's and local sectors like Pharma, Consumer Goods, Food & Beverages and IT industry. He holds a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management from University of Karachi, with a first-division distinction and a certification in Industrial Relations and Labour Laws of Pakistan.
Maaz has held significant leadership roles in renowned organizations such as Kachelo Group, where he served as Head of Human Resources and Ontex Pakistan, where he led Pakistan HR operations. His expertise spans a wide range of HR functions, including talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, employee engagement, and the implementation of advanced HR systems like SAP HR and HRSI.
Throughout his career, Maaz has successfully aligned HR strategies with business objectives, driven continuous improvement initiatives, and ensured compliance with industry regulations. His contributions have been instrumental in transforming organizational cultures and enhancing workforce productivity. Maaz is highly regarded for his strong communication skills and his ability to perform effectively under pressure, having earned distinctions such as "Best HR Employee of the Year" Ontex Global.
Mr. Abdul Basit Siddiqui (Head of Wealth Management)
Mr. Basit has 20+ years of diversified experience of segments like Private Banking. Retail Branch Banking. Wealth Management, Consumer Assets, Islamic Banking and Emerging Banks. He has developed and managed substantial portfolios, along with extensive exposure of integration & mergers of banks. Mr. Basit holds various top performers & role model awards.
Prior to JSIL, he has worked with JS Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Samba Bank, Burj Bank, Emaan Islamic Banking and Silk Bank.
Syed Muhammad Anwer (Head of Information And Technology)
Mr. Anwer has an overall 18 years of experience covering the ambits of Infrastructure, ERP implementation, Data Centre, DR and Project Management mainly in the insurance sector. He has completed his MBA Coursework from Hamdard University, Karachi and holds Bachelors in Computer Science degree from Al-Khair University, Karachi.
Prior to joining us Mr. Anwer was working with Dawood Family Takaful as Head of Information Technology, where he lead the ERP, CRM, Online Digital Payment, Portal development & implementation teams and was given an additional responsibility of Chief Information Security Officer.
In the past, Mr. Anwer served Pak Qatar Takaful as Senior Manager Information Technology & Systems. He has also worked as a Project Manager for Millennium Software, overseeing the implementation of multiple projects in Pakistan, as a Business Analyst for PICIC Insurance Ltd., and as an Oracle Programmer / Analyst for International General Insurance Limited (IGI).
Mr. Raheel Rehman (Chief Financial Officer)
Mr. Rehman is an Associate Member (ACA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and a Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA) from the Institute of Internal Controls (IIC). He boasts more than 13 years of diversified experience in Finance, Corporate Compliance, AML / CFT, Internal Audit and Assurance.
Prior to joining JSIL, Mr. Rehman was associated with ICAP as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Anti-Money Laundering. Notably, he was nominated as a member of Pakistan's Core team responsible for handling the country's engagement with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) / Asia Pacific Group (APG). His contributions aided in Pakistan's successful removal from the FATF Grey list.
Prior to these roles, Mr. Rehman was affiliated with NBP Fund Management Limited as Senior Vice President – Head of Compliance. Earlier in his career, Mr. Rehman has also remained associated with A.F. Ferguson & Co. Chartered Accountants and Grant Thornton Anjum Rahman, Chartered Accountants in various capacities.
Ms. Samina Faisal (Country Head Business Development)
Ms. Faisal brings an overall 32 years of extensive experience in Institutional & Corporate Sales, Wealth Management, and Distribution of Mutual Funds & Bancassurance. Prior to joining JSIL, she was operating her own consulting firm in the name of Litmus Consulting since 2005 where she launched structuring and executing innovative financing and risk management transactions with corporates and financial institutions in Pakistan and the Middle East, in collaboration with various industry partners. In addition, she was providing technical training in areas such as treasury, risk management, asset management and training of soft skills such as sales and management to corporates and financial institutions in Pakistan.
During her consulting journey, she also worked for Askari Investment Management as ‘Head of Business Development & Sales’ from 2015 to 2016.
Prior to initiating her own consulting firm, she was employed with Standard Chartered Bank from 1997 to 2005 where she performed key management roles such as Head of Investor Services (Wealth Management), Head of Institutional & Corporate Sales (Global Markets), Chief Dealer (Money Market) and Chief Dealer (Foreign Exchange).
She had also worked with Societe Generale Bank, Pakcom Ltd., Pak-Kuwait Investment Co., and Citibank from 1989 to 1997 and performed varied roles in FX Trading, Finance and Project Management. Ms. Faisal holds a Master’s in Business Administration degree from Institute of Business Administration, Karachi.
