Board of Directors

Mr. Khurram Shahzad Khan is a seasoned banking professional with over three decades of diverse experience across corporate, risk and credit management, investment and transactional banking.

Prior to his appointment as President & Chief Executive Officer of HABIBMETRO, he led the Corporate and Transaction Banking Group of the Bank and served as a member of the Central Management Committee since 2018. Mr. Khan has also held various senior management positions, including Chairman of the Board of Directors of Standard Chartered Modaraba and Standard Chartered Leasing, and Director at HABIBMETRO Financial Services (HMFS).

In addition to his experience in the local market, Mr. Khan also brings international experience from roles such as Country Senior Credit Officer at Standard Chartered Bank in Thailand and Bangladesh. During his career, Mr. Khan has served as Country Chief Risk Officer and Chief Credit Officer at Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan and Country Head, Group Special Assets Management.

Mr. Khan holds an MBA from the University of Rochester, USA.

Mr. Mohamedali R. Habib is a graduate of Business Management in Finance from Clark University, USA, and has pursued advanced executive studies at Stanford – National University of Singapore. He brings over three decades of corporate experience, having served in senior managerial capacities across diverse industries, including multinational projects. Mr. Habib began his banking career in 1996 with Habib Bank AG Zurich, where he has been serving in various capacities.

In addition to presently serving as the Group CEO of Habib Bank AG Zurich since 2016, Mr. Habib is a Founding Director of Indus Motor Company Limited and was appointed Chairman of the Company in 2020. He serves as a Member of the Board of Thal Limited and is Chairman of Habib University Foundation. Mr. Habib is also Chairman of Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited, Pakistan, as well as Chairman of Habib Bank Zurich (Hong Kong) Limited.

Mr. Muhammad H. Habib is a banker by profession with over 40 years of experience. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Habib Bank AG Zurich and, in addition, holds directorships of HBZ Bank Ltd. (South Africa), Habib Canadian Bank (Canada), Habib Bank Zurich Plc, UK and Gefan Finanz AG, Switzerland. He also serves as Chancellor of Habib University, Karachi.

Mr. Muhammad H. Habib is a graduate in Finance from Babson College, Boston, MA, USA.

Mr. Hamza Habib was appointed as a non-executive director of Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited in 2020. He is also a director of Agriauto Industries Limited, a PSX-listed company. He brings over 15 years of banking experience and is currently Head of Corporate Banking at Habib Bank AG Zurich (HBZ) in Dubai, UAE. Within the HBZ Group, Mr. Hamza Habib has held several senior roles, including Alternate Chief Executive of Habib Bank Zurich (Hong Kong) Limited. Prior to this, he served as Area Head with HBZ in the UAE. He also worked with Standard Chartered Bank in Geneva and London.

Mr. Hamza Habib graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts (USA), with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and is a Certified Director from the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance.

(Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Justice of Peace)

Mr. Mohomed Bashir possesses rich and extensive experience in commerce and industry. He is an accomplished businessman and a well-known figure in the textile industry. Mr. Bashir joined the Board of Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited in 1982. He is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), United Kingdom.

Presently, Mr. Bashir serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited. He is also the Founding Director and Former Chairman of the Pakistan Business Council. He has served as President of the International Cotton Association (ICA) and the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), as well as Chairman of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA). He has additionally served as the former Honorary Consul General of Sweden in Pakistan.

Mr. Bashir holds directorships in Gul Ahmed Energy Limited, Ideas (Private) Limited, Gul Ahmed Holdings, Gul Ahmed Textile Mills (Europe) Ltd. (UK), Gul Ahmed International Limited (FZC) (UAE), Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited, Education Fund for Sindh, and Habib University Foundation. He is also a Member of the Pakistan France Business Council, the Pakistan German Business Council, and the Pakistan Swedish Business Council.

In recognition of his distinguished services, Mr. Bashir was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan in 2006, and was also conferred the title of Justice of the Peace. On April 07, 2017, he was awarded the Grade d’Officier in the National Order of Merit by the President of the French Republic. On February 19, 2020, he was further honored with the Knight First Class of the Royal Order of the Polar Star by His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden.

Mr. Ali Abbas Sikander has over 25 years of experience in the banking and financial services sector, with particular expertise in technology-driven financial solutions, payments and transactional banking. He has held senior leadership roles within regulated local and global financial institutions, where he has led digital transformation initiatives and technology-enabled product development.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Sikander has driven innovation through the use of technology and strategic partnerships, strengthening systems, enhancing operational efficiency and developing customer-centric financial solutions in competitive market environments.

Mr. Sikander holds a Bachelor of Science from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, USA (1990), and a Master of Science in Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA (1993). He is a Certified Board Director from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (2018).

Mr. Rashid Ahmed Jafer has over 38 years of professional experience with M/s. A.F. Ferguson & Co., including 23 years as a partner of the firm. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and has extensive expertise in statutory audit.

He has been a member of the Professional Standards and Technical Advisory Committee of ICAP for several years and was a member of the SBP–ICAP Coordination Committee. Currently, he is also a member of the Quality Assurance Board of ICAP.

Mr. Mohsin Ali Nathani is a member of the General Management of Habib Bank AG Zurich and Head of Asian Markets & Canada since June 2024. He also serves on the Board of Directors of four subsidiaries of Habib Bank AG Zurich – Habib Metropolitan Bank Ltd. (Pakistan), Habib Canadian Bank, Habib Bank Zurich (Hong Kong) Limited and HBZ Bank Limited (South Africa). Mr. Nathani has over 30 years of banking experience in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, Asia-Pacific and Levant regions, where he has held various leadership positions with responsibilities in areas such as corporate banking, Islamic banking, credit, treasury and syndications.

From 2018 to 2023, Mr. Nathani was the President & CEO of Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited. Prior to this, he served at Standard Chartered as CEO in Pakistan, and later in the UAE where he was approved by the UK Financial Services Authority for “Significant Influence Function”. Between 2007 and 2010, he was the Commercial Banking Director (Emerging Markets) at Barclays UAE, and subsequently, the Country Head & Managing Director at Barclays Pakistan. Between 2000 and 2007, Mr. Nathani was engaged by Citigroup Hong Kong as Co-Head of Asia Debt Markets and later by Citigroup Dubai as Regional Head of Corporate Banking (Middle East, Pakistan & Levant) and CEO Global Islamic Banking. From 1993 to 2000, Mr. Nathani held various senior roles at ABN AMRO in Singapore and Pakistan.

Mr. Nathani holds a Master of Business Administration from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi.