Formerly FINCA Microfinance Bank

Yasir is a financial services leader with global experience spanning Pakistan, Ireland and Luxembourg. Always looking for new experiences, Yasir has recently moved to Pakistan from Ireland where he was Country Head of Internal Audit at the Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) with EMEA-wide audit responsibilities for some of the businesses. He previously held the same role at Mediolanum Asset Management in Dublin, where he was also responsible for the Internal Audit function of Mediolanum Group’s fund manager arm in Luxembourg. Prior to this role, Yasir was with Ernst & Young’s (EY) audit practice in EMEIA Financial Services Office (FSO) in Dublin as well as in Lahore. Before moving to Dublin, he was part of Internal Audit at Pakistan’s largest telecom company, Pakistan Telecommunications in Lahore and of Finance at Pakistan’s largest airline, Pakistan International Airlines in Karachi. Yasir’s experience of over 15 years extends to audit, risk, control and finance domains. During his recent experience at BNY Mellon, he catalyzed outsourcing transformation and led projects in relation to risk management, governance and operations and was part of a rick culture project. In Mediolanum, he led an initiative to enhance risk and governance culture within the organization and to enhance functional quality, effectiveness and efficiency simultaneously. Yasir is fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Yasir also attended executive leadership programs at American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland (AmCham) and Irish Management Institute. Yasir is founder of Safer World, visioning to Make World a Safer Place by addressing cultural extremism. He also volunteered to provide finance consultancy to MCH Care Society, working for the cause of mother and child healthcare particularly in rural areas of Pakistan. When Yasir isn’t busy, he enjoys running, travelling, cricket and football. He resides in Lahore with his wife and a son.