Mr Barned assumed the CEO position in April 2016, having already worked with the Bank in an advisory role and as chairman of the Audit Committee for the previous seven years. He brings with him over 40 years of international commercial banking experience with the Barclays group and Bank of Ceylon, and as a consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton. He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London.

Mr Jha holds a Bachelor’s degree in commerce and is a qualified chartered accountant with more than 20 years’ experience, mainly in the banking sector. He has been CFO at AIB since 2010, having previously been senior vice-president at Dresdner Bank, New Delhi, and head of accounts and taxation at Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, New Delhi.

Mr Fayzi holds the dual positions of CIO and COO, having joined AIB at its inception in 2004 as head of IT, and having previously been IT manager for Afghanistan Reconstruction Company. He was appointed to his current position during 2012. He holds an MSc in telecommunications from Istanbul Technical University, Turkey.

Mr Omery has more than 10 years of banking experience with AIB, from managing a regional branch to electronic banking, marketing, and retail banking. He also spent three years in a managerial position with the United Nations Organisation. He holds an MBA from the University of Liverpool, England.

Mr Rashid has close to 30 years’ experience in commercial, development, and Islamic banking, having begun his career with Habib Bank and later joining the Bank of Khyber in Pakistan, where he rose to senior vice-president and divisional head of credit management. Mr Rashid holds an MPA degree, majoring in economics; a Diploma Associate from the Institute of Bankers Pakistan; and more recently obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Islamic Banking & Finance from the Alhuda Institute in Lahore, Pakistan.

Mr Mir began his banking career in 2006 with AIB. He managed electronic banking channels and was Head of Retail Banking before becoming Head of Strategic Planning in 2014. He holds a BSc in electrical engineering from Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.

Mr Razzak has 18 years’ experience in the finance industry, mainly in the banking sector. He has served in risk, audit, and compliance positions in various banks in Pakistan including SCB, NIB, and JS Bank. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Administration and is a Public Finance Accountant. He is a certified FRM from GARP and a PRM holder from PRMIA.