Khawaja Iqbal Hassan was appointed as an Independent Director on the Board of ICI Pakistan Limited on January 18, 2013.
Mr. Hassan graduated cum laude from the University of San Francisco in 1980 with majors in Finance and Marketing. He started his career with Citibank N.A. where he worked in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. After leaving Citibank in 1994, Mr. Hassan co-founded Global Securities Pakistan Limited, a former joint venture partner of UBS, and then established NIB Bank Limited which was subsequently majority-acquired by Temasek Holdings of Singapore. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of both institutions.
Mr. Hassan presently serves on the Board of Directors of Engro Corporation Limited, as well as the Board of Governors of the Karachi Grammar School. He is also a Trustee of the Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT), the Cardiovascular Foundation and the Tauheed Trust. Mr. Hassan is also Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Development Corporation Advisers Pakistan (Private) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the CDC Group plc of the UK.