Nasreen Sattar is an international banking professional having over 23 years of experience. She started her career with ANZ Grindlays Bank in 1986. Following its acquisition by Standard Chartered Bank in 2000, she became Regional Head for Development Organizations covering South Asia.
Her last assignment was as CEO for Standard Chartered Bank, Afghanistan (2007-09) where she successfully led the Bank over challenging and difficult times. She not only grew the bank’s business, but, more importantly, developed the local human resources.
After the sale of Standard Chartered Bank’s business in Afghanistan in 2012 to Afghanistan International Bank (AIB), Nasreen was invited by AIB to join a team of International Consultants on a three-month assignment in Kabul. She assisted in integration/transition of business from Standard Chartered to AIB and in skill development for the latter.
Her experience in challenging circumstances has helped her understand how the human mind of individuals in a corporate world works, and the need for development of their potential untapped skills.
She is currently a Board Member of Consumark Ltd., a human resource consulting firm. In this role she is involved in training & developing professional women in enhancing their leadership skills, aspirations, achieving goals, discovering their own strengths and exploiting them.
Nasreen also holds the position of Independent Director of Mutual Trust Bank and the Chairman of their Audit Committee.
Prior to that she served as Independent Director and Audit Committee member of IPDC Finance Ltd.