Azhar Aslam

Background

About Azhar Aslam

Steering Islamic Banking at Standard Chartered Bank, my leadership has been pivotal in embedding a resilient organizational culture. The strategic conversion to Sharia-compliant solutions represents a landmark in financial services, ensuring a seamless transition with innovative technology, client centricity, risk management, product standardization and regulatory adherence. My domain expertise spans origination, deal execution, product development and strategy execution across all verticals (Global, Corporate, Commercial, Consumer and Islamic banking). Experience of working in Central Product team in SC, Singapore has provided Global & Local market strategy alignment. Demonstrable expertise in executing landmark Islamic finance deals including first foreign currency Sovereign sukuk, first World Bank Partial Credit Guarantee backed facility and LNG trade finance through tapping into diversified investor base. Augmented by collaboration experience with global account managers and product partners across markets for project finance and structured finance. This journey has been enriched by a deep commitment to ethical and sustainable finance. Collaborating with the Central bank and international forums, I've championed responsible banking & ESG, contributing significantly to Pakistan's financial landscape. I'm passionate about enhancing my skill set. Recently got CFA Certification on Climate Risk, Valuation and Investing to hone my skills & learn to apply climate-related investment principles to real-world scenarios. I'm excited to collaborate with International Financial Institutions by leveraging on my expertise and undertake business transformation to drive Global Sustainability / ESG agenda aligned with organizational strategic objectives.