Management Team – Pakistan Business Council

Javed Kureishi

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Mr. Javed Kureishi is a seasoned banking professional with over 34 years of experience at Citibank, spanning Pakistan and five countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Throughout his career, he has held senior leadership positions in Country Management, Risk, Corporate and Institutional Banking, Strategy, and has managed multinational subsidiaries and public sector businesses at both country and regional levels. He holds a BA (Hons) from the University of Sussex, UK.

Mr. Kureishi serves on the boards of K-Electric, Fauji Foods and KE Venture. He has previously held directorships at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, Power Cement, Naya Nazimabad, the Pakistan Cricket Board, Sindh Infrastructure Development Co. Ltd, Pakistan Corporate Restructuring Co. Ltd, SAMBA Bank, Tricon Boston, Lucky Electric, PIA Holding Company, Sky Rooms (Pvt) Ltd. and Pakistan Oxygen Ltd, and has served as Senior Consultant to IFC Pakistan.

A former first-class cricketer, Mr. Kureishi played for PIA, Karachi, and Sussex Under-25, captaining the Pakistan Under-19 team on tours to India and Sri Lanka. He also competed in field hockey at the university level.

He is married with two children and enjoys reading and music.

Samir S. Amir

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Saud Asad Khan Bangash

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As PBC’s Resident Director based in Islamabad, Saud leads the organization’s advocacy initiatives with the federal government, the parliament, multilateral organizations and the diplomatic corps. He manages a spectrum of engagements related to regulatory reforms, generating discourse on policies and providing PBC’s consistent presence in the economic policy space.

Saud brings more than 20 years’ experience in advocacy, public policy research and project management. He has worked in roles spanning private sector advocacy, trade and investment facilitation, public policy research, microfinance and project implementation. He has held employment in Pakistan, the United States and Singapore, and has additionally travelled destinations in East Asia and Africa for work.

Saud holds a Master’s degree in Finance from the University of Cergy-Pontoise in France, and a B.Sc. in Computer Science and Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences in Pakistan.

Nazish Shekha

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Nazish Shekha is a seasoned sustainability professional with over 15 years of experience in advancing responsible business practices within the private sector. At the Pakistan Business Council (PBC), she leads Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business (CERB) that embed ESG principles into corporate strategy, focusing on gender diversity, climate action, circular economy, and employee wellbeing. Nazish has collaborated with global institutions including the World Bank, IFC, UNICEF, and British International Investment to promote disclosure, family-friendly policies, and climate risk management. Her work has consistently aligned companies with UN SDGs and international due diligence standards, fostering transparency and long-term value creation.

Nazish holds a Master’s degree from SOAS, University of London, and an undergraduate degree from King’s College London, specializing in social development and environmental sciences. She has authored toolkits and handbooks on climate risk and financed emissions, and her expertise is reinforced by certifications from the GHG Management Institute and the Alliance for Water Stewardship. More recently, Nazish has attended the British International Investment’s Training of Trainers programme for Gender-Based Violence and Harassment and the Australia Awards’ Climate Finance program.

Shahwaiz Ali Siddiqui

business — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 02:55:20 +0000

Shahwaiz Ali Siddiqui brings over 8 years of professional experience in information technology and administrative management. He has been associated with The Pakistan Business Council since 2019 and currently serves as Head of IT & Administration, where he oversees IT infrastructure, administrative operations, vendor management, and digital systems to enhance organizational efficiency and governance.

Previously, he worked with Business Computing International (BCI) and was deployed at Habib Bank Limited (HBL) as an IT Support professional. He also served as an IT Support Engineer at Inbox Business Technologies from 2018 to 2019, gaining valuable experience in enterprise IT support and systems management.