CHAIRMAN'S PROFILE
 Mr. Saleem Ullah Chairman |
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A career Central Banker and Regulator with over 29 years experience at various important positions in State Bank of Pakistan including Head Strategic Management, Director Agricultural Credit, Director Development Finance, Director Islamic Banking, Director Finance and Executive Director Financial Resource Management. With strong strategic orientation, and diversified experience in different central banking functions, he has deep insights of banks regulation, development finance, Islamic finance, financial management, enterprise risk management. He is currently working as the Deputy Governor, State Bank of Pakistan and overseeing the financial inclusion, digital financial services, information technology, human resources and finance and risk management groups. Before his appointment as Deputy Governor, he worked as the MD and CEO of Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (PSPC) and took several initiatives to transform PSPC into a globally recognized and modern security printer. As the CFO from May 2018 to November 2022 reporting directly to the Governor, he headed the most diverse portfolio in the SBP and led the finance, the treasury operations, risk management and Information Securities. Using his deep insights of Islamic finance, he developed the Islamic version of Naya Pakistan Certificates and led the whole process of its development, approval by Ministry of Finance and SBP Shariah Committee, development of the requisite IT platform and launching in October 2020. Mr. Saleem is a member of the Executive Committee of SBP, and Monetary Policy Committee and chairs SBP IT Steering Committee. He is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Pakistan Security Printing Corporation and a member of National Council of Institute of Cost and Management Accountants in Pakistan. He also represented SBP on the Board of Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG) as the Board Member. His core competencies include strategic orientation, solution-oriented with focus on larger and strategic objectives, team building, conflict resolution, problem solving, empathy, trust and compassion for subordinates and fellow colleagues, hardworking and full of positive energy to achieve the professional and institutional objectives. By qualification, he is fellow member of Institute of Cost and Management Accountants, Pakistan, an MBA from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan and an MPA from Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. |