A senior banking professional of over 29 years of progressive and diversified experience with leading local and multinational banks across Pakistan, Canada and UAE. Presently working for Habib Bank AG Zurich (HBZ) having presence in 10 countries and assets in excess of US$ 12 billion. Reporting directly to the Group CEO / Chairman, and working as Chief of Staff; responsibilities include assisting the Group CEO in implementation and execution of Group as well as individual country Strategy, and other vital Special Projects within the franchise and the group. Other responsibilities include actively assisting the Group CEO in areas of Risk (Credit/Ops/Market/Others), Wholesale Banking, Investment Banking, Acquisitions, Divestments, Due Diligence, Policies and Governance, Project Management, Institutional/Transaction Banking, Internal Audit, Treasury, Compliance and Finance.As a past Head of Financial Institutions (FI), have managed over 500 Institutional / Correspondent Banking relationships, both Domestic and Foreign. As a former Head of Corporate Banking at Pan-Pakistan basis with staff strength of over 65 spread across 4 major cities, have managed varied corporate business portfolio along with Investment Banking, Trade & Transactional Banking, and Institutional Deposits.Leveraging internal relationships with Retail, Technology, Remedial, Operations, Risk, Treasury, Credit Operations, and Trade Finance for greater Cross-Sell and Return Optimization for the Bank.Regular attendee to various Board Committees such as Credit / Risk / Compliance. Exposure and experience of dealing with senior external and internal Stakeholders including CEOs, Directors, Regulators, Lawyers, Auditors. Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional deals to execute complex transactions for corporate and sovereign clients in a fiercely competitive market place. Dual national i.e. Canada and Pakistan.