Mr. Adnan Afridi

Mr. Adnan Afridi has been appointed by the Government of Pakistan as the Managing Director of NITL as of February 11, 2019.
Mr. Afridi has 24 years’ international experience in Change Management, business transformation, innovation and profitability enhancement in blue chip companies, public sector and start-up situations. He has led a distinguished career in financial services and capital markets including serving as Managing Director of the Karachi Stock Exchange, CEO, Overseas Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), Chairman of National Clearing Corporation of Pakistan (NCCPL) and Board of Directors of Central Depository Company (CDC). Mr. Afridi has also served on multiple listed company boards including Silk Bank Limited and Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited. Currently, Mr. Afridi is a Member of the SECP Policy Board.

Mr. Afridi has a degree in Economics (A.B, Magna Cum Laude, 1992) from Harvard University and a degree in Corporate Law (JD, Magna Cum Laude in 1995) from Harvard Law School.

Mr. Afridi is an active supporter of charitable organizations. He has served as the President of the Old Grammarians Society & Trust and is currently Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Kidney Center. He is also a Member of YPO Pakistan since 2008.

Mr. Iqbal Adamjee

Mr. Iqbal Adamjee is representing Adamjee Foundation on the Board of NIT. Mr. Adamjee has acquired graduation degree from Stanford University, USA. He has been associated with various business concerns of the Adamjee Family which includes Adamjee Insurance, Adamjee Jute Mills and Automative Batteries. Mr. Adamjee is at present Director Mainetti (Pvt) Limited and serving as Trustee of Adamjee Foundation & Trustee of Child Life Foundation. From the aforementioned platforms he has immensely contributed towards betterment of education and health sectors.

Mian Nusrat-ud-Din

Mian Nusrat-ud-Din is representing Tajammal Foundation on the Board of NITL. He is the Chairman, Chenab Group, which is engaged in integrated manufacturing and export of Textile goods as well as in Agricultural products. Mian Nusrat-ud-Din is a graduate in Chemical Engineering and also holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Technology. He has over 40 years management experience of Textile Spinning Mill and Chemical Plants. Also, he has vast experience as a member executive committee of Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry and various Trusts.

Mr. Ahmad Aqeel

Mr. Ahmad Aqeel is a business professional and a qualified lawyer with over 20 years of diverse experience in Oil & Gas, Petroleum, Power and Financial Sectors, with a longstanding track record of serving as a Director on the Boards of Public Sector Listed and Unlisted Companies.

Credited with setting up & successfully managing retail business in collaboration with Total Parco Pakistan Limited for more than eighteen years. As Managing Partner founded & setup the private business venture with Total Parco the second largest Oil Marketing Company (OMC) in Pakistan.

A Certified Director from Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG), enrolled with the databank of the SECP as a Certified Independent Director and meets the eligibility criteria to be appointed as an Independent Director, prescribed under State-Owned Enterprises (Governance and Operations) Act 2023.

A Law Graduate, a Ravian and have been attending local and international workshops and skills training programs.

A member of Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry and a member of Lahore Gymkhana Club.

Mr. Aftab Ahmad Khan

He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan. His experience spans over half a century. He is expert in financial management, tax, audit, accounts and management affairs.

He served three Public Sector Organizations including Punjab Ghee Board, Punjab Industrial Development Board, Rice Milling Corporation of Pakistan as General Manager Finance where he played the vital role of securing funds for new projects and imports, managing investments and overall supervision. After leaving the public sector and before joining Nishat Group, he held top management positions in two different groups of industries where he was responsible for overall supervision of the finance and accounting function.

He joined Nishat Group in 1993 and has remained a part of it ever since. His vast experience, dedication to work and leadership has been important for the group. Currently, he is the CEO of Lalpir Solar Power (Private) Limited and Nishat Energy Limited. He also serves on the board of Nishat Paper Product Company Limited, Nishat (Chunian) Limited, Nishat Chunian Power Limited, Nishat Hotels and Properties Limited, Nishat (Aziz Avenue) Hotels & Properties Limited, Nishat (Gulberg) Hotels & Properties Limited, Nishat (Raiwind) Hotels & Properties Limited, MCB Islamic and MCB Financial Services Limited.

He also remained Chairman of Lahore Stock Exchange and served on Board of MCB Bank Limited.

Mr. Naeem Bashir Ahmad

Mr. Naeem Bashir Ahmad is representing Habib Bank Limited on the Board of NITL.
Mr. Naeem Bashir Ahmad is at present Head of Business Transformation at Habib Bank Limited and responsible for improving services by enhancing the way HBL is do business across multiple domains, including Governance, People, Processes, Technology and Data / MIS.
Mr. Naeem Bashir Ahmad posses 30+ years of broad-based experience in commercial, consumer, transaction banking, consulting and manufacturing, He previously worked at United Bank Ltd and was responsible for all its business interests outside Pakistan. Prior to UBL, Mr. Naeem Bashir Ahmad worked at Alvarez and Marsal and headed up the firm’s Financial Services practice in Europe and the Middle East. Mr. Naeem Bashir Ahmad held various leadership positions across Asia and Europe and have worked on a large number of financial deals, including the merger and acquisition of a commercial bank. Including due diligence, carve-out and divestment of ABN AMRO’s retail banking chain in the Phillippines and participated in the acquisition of ABN AMRO by RBS.

Mr. Farooq Ahmed Khan

Farooq A. Khan holds an MBA from the John M. Olin School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis, USA. He presently heads the Corporate & Investment Banking Group at United Bank Limited, and over a 25 year career has worked with a number of banks including Faysal Bank, MCB Bank, KASB Bank and ECO Trade & Development Bank before returning to United Bank Ltd. where he had worked previously in the early 2000s. His area of expertise and strengths include developing and building corporate banking franchises, investment banking, trade finance and credit.

Mr. Farmanullah Zarkoon

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Syed Irfan Ali

Syed Irfan Ali assumed the charge as the President / Chief Executive Officer of Industrial Development Bank Limited (IDBL) on 17th January, 2023 His banking career spans over a period of 31 years, beginning in 1992.
Syed Irfan Ali led Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC), a subsidiary of central bank of Pakistan, incorporated as financial safety – net in order to ensure stability in Pakistan, with mandate to compensate all eligible depositors in the event of failure of any bank, in the capacity of Managing Director. By virtue of this statutory position, he is entrusted with responsibility to infuse sense of confidence in the industry and to protect all bank depositors, which strategically enhances scope of banking supervision, strengthen financial stability and has promoted financial inclusion in Pakistan. In addition, Mr. Ali manages as institutional portfolio of more than PKR 50 Billion DPC.
He is the key team member of central bank’s historic initiative to financially integrate all Pakistanis across the world, by means of digital banking & Fin Tech under flagship Roshan Digital Account (RDA).
Prior to his current role, Mr. Ali hold the position of Executive Director, Banking Policy & Regulation Group and Banking Supervision Group at SBP. He has also served as Director General Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU).
Mr. Ali is a banking sector policy expert and adviser. His expertise includes banking and non-banking regulation, payment systems, AML/CFT, financial markets, and Fin Tech. Issuance of policy frame work for branchless banking in Pakistan, Global Depository Receipt (GDR), policy on corporate governance, Prudential Regulations, introduction and amendment in key statutes related to banking and supervision, structuring and restructuring of Financial Institutions, assistance to the Government in disinvestment / privatization process of public sector banks, merges and acquisition, and introduction of thematic inspection concept as a precursor to the risk based supervision are his few achievements during his services to SBP. Mr. Ali has also been associated with various committees and working groups and represented SBP at various domestic and internal forums like FATF/APG, IMF.
He is also prolific speaker and covers a wide range of industry subjects. He has been constantly engaged in speaking both in Pakistan and abroad all forums and is a professional trainer on broad range of subjects, however branchless banking & Fin Tech remains his forte.