Javed K Siddiqui

Mr. Siddiqui is a senior Chartered Accountant, fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Pakistan, a “Certified Director” and member of Pakistan, Institute of Corporate Governance. He has a very rich and diversified exposure spanning over 40 years, 2 continents, 4 countries and 11 industries including banking, oil and gas, manufacturing, FMCG, trading, hospitality, regulatory organization, and consulting, has worked for 15 years in various countries and for 25 years in Pakistan, in the fields of corporate, organizational, financial, I.T, and human resource management, held progressively senior management positions in various multinational companies and large international & local organisations, both in private sector and public sector, and a regulatory organisation. After completing the professional training of Chartered Accountants from PWc (A. F. Ferguson & Co) Karachi, Mr. Siddiqui started his carrier in 1978 with Smith & Nephew Pharmaceutical Co., a subsidiary of a British company, later joining Pakistan Petroleum Ltd., the then subsidiary of Burma Oil Company, U.K., and worked in the Project & Development Division. He was then hired by Saudi Naval Forces in Jeddah to head their internal audit Department. On completion of 5 year term with Saudi Navy, he joined Unilever Pakistan Ltd., later moving on to Dubai in 1990 where he worked for 10 years for various leading organizations, his last assignment being with Dubai Investment Parks. He also worked for Toronto Dominion Bank in Canada as Financial Analyst. In the year 2000, Mr. Siddiqui was hired by a public sector financial institution in Islamabad, Pakistan, as its Chief Financial Officer with a mandate to restructure it and convert it into an incorporated entity amalgamating another public sector financial institution with it. He was a key member of the founding team of SME Bank that was responsible for the restructuring and amalgamation process & incorporation of SME Bank Ltd, which is still the only specialised Bank catering to the needs of SME sector. On incorporation of the Bank, he was assigned additional responsibilities as Company Secretary. After more than four years with the Bank, Mr. Siddiqui then moved on to Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan, the apex regulator of stock market and corporate sector, where he served for 8 years as Executive Director, heading the Company Law Division, and various other Divisions as well. He was also part of the team which worked on the conceptualisation of Audit Oversight Board of Pakistan. Since 2013, Mr. Siddiqui is a Partner in a Chartered Accountant and consulting firm in Islamabad.

He has served on the Board of a Bank’s subsidiary leasing Company, as Chairman of the Board of an I.T Company, and also performed as Acting CEO of a public sector financial institution. He has also served on the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan’s committee on ‘Public Sector’. This committee is responsible for interacting with the Auditor General and the Controller General Accounts officials on the adoption of IPSAS and corporate governance in State Owned Enterprises in Pakistan among other related areas.

Mr. Siddiqui is a certified trainer, has conducted Directors Orientation Programme for the Board of a financial institution, travelled widely, attended numerous conferences, seminars and workshops in various countries, and spoken on international and national forums on professional topics.