Board Of Directors
These are the Board of Directors of Punjab Modaraba Services (Pvt) Limited
Ijaz ur Rehman Qureshi
Chairman & Director
Mr. Ijaz Ur Rehman Qureshi brings with him more than 23 years of rich & diversified banking experience including revamping & establishing new functions / departments.
Before Chief Operations Group of the Bank, Mr Qureshi served as Chief Risk Officer (CRO) & Group Head- Audit & RAR of The Bank of Punjab. His experience includes Head Operational Audit with MCB Bank Limited. Mr. Qureshi is also member of the Board of Directors of First Punjab Modaraba (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank of Punjab). He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan & is also a Certified Internal Auditor from IIA, USA.
Umer Iqbal Sheikh
Director
Mr. Umer Iqbal Sheikh is working as Chief Islamic Banking Group. He has over 24 years of Commercial as well as Islamic banking experience and has worked for banks such as Soneri Bank, Platinum Commercial, Meezan Bank, Bank Islami in mid to senior level management positions. He has done Masters in Business Administration from Pak American Institute of Management Sciences.
Rizwan Hameed
Director
Mr. Rizwan Hameed is finance sector professional specializing in the Risk Management / Corporate Finance, currently heading the Public Sector Department of one of the large Public Sector Banks in the country. Has a diverse experience of heading the Risk teams for The Corporate, Commercial, Islamic and Retail Banking in addition to having headed Corporate – SME and Investment Banking Division with different Banks.
Muhammad Umer Khan
Director
Umer Khan, a seasoned corporate and investment banking professional with over 25 years of experience, specializes in investment banking and leading large cross-functional teams in structuring major infrastructure, project finance, and corporate advisory transactions.
With an MBA in Finance from the IBA, his focus areas are energy, power, roads and telecom sectors, wherein he has successfully executed project financings exceeding US$ 11 billion in capital costs alongside domestic and international partners.
At The Bank of Punjab (BOP), Umer revitalized the Investment Banking team, earning top domestic and international accolades including Euromoney’s Best Investment Bank for Financing 2025 and Asian Banking & Finance Awards 2024 and the Corporate Finance House of the Year award at the CFA Excellence Awards in 2024 and 2022. Previously, he held senior roles at UBL and Standard Chartered, contributing significantly to their investment banking franchise.
Umer is actively involved in policy advocacy for infrastructure and climate finance in Pakistan through forums like P3A, SDPI, and the SBP. A frequent speaker at IBA, LUMS, and LSE, he currently serves as Group Head of Corporate & Investment Banking at BOP.
Imran Bashir
Independent Director
Mr. Imran Bashir is a Chartered Accountant with 25+ year diversified experience including Aviation, Fertilizer, Telecommunication, Real Estate and Hotel development, Assurance Services, Public and Financial Sectors.
He is working as Chief Internal Auditor, Chief Financial Officer and Company and Audit Committee Secretary. He is result oriented with diversified experience in audit, finance and corporate laws having in depth knowledge of Corporate Laws including Code of Corporate Governance and International Financial Reporting Standards.
He has good communication skills and adapt in achieving consensus in cross functional / geographically dispersed teams with divergent business approaches. Co-op with pressure with proven record of managing assignments within deadlines.
Samina Afsar
Independent Director
Accomplished executive with 10+ years of diversified experience in Marketing, Business Planning and Sales. She has been a high performer at leading mobile operators; having demonstrated ability to deliver innovative business start-up in the area of Value Added Services. She has helped increase profits by devising and recommending a variety of promotions and customer incentive which significantly increased patronage and reduced churn.
Asim Jahangir Seth
Chief Executive Officer
The Chief Executive Officer possesses extensive experience in Islamic finance, asset management, and business development within the financial services sector. He is responsible for executing the strategic vision of the Modaraba and overseeing day-to-day operations to ensure sustainable growth and operational efficiency.