Maryam Aziz

Independent Director

Joined the Board on July 05, 2019

Ms. Maryam Aziz is a highly experienced finance and audit professional, with over 20 years of professional experience in financial, audit and risk management. She has been associated with ORIX Group, a Japanese multinational financial group, since 2002 in both local and international roles. She currently holds the position of Chief Financial Officer and Head of Enterprise Risk Management of ORIX Leasing Pakistan Limited (OLP – a listed company). Previously she served as Chief Internal Auditor of OLP for 6 years, Internal Control Advisor to ORIX Group and used her expertise to conduct and supervise multiple internal audit assignments for ORIX group companies in the MENA region (Oman, Saudi Arabia and Dubai). Her international experience includes serving as Finance Director in the ORIX group company in Kazakhstan for over 5 years.

She is also a Board Member of ORIX Modaraba, a listed subsidiary of ORIX Leasing Pakistan Limited in Pakistan.

She has extensive experience of dealing with local lending institutions, multilateral agencies and foreign development financial institutions. She brings with her extensive experience of the financial services industry in the areas of governance, risk management, compliance, audit, financial reporting and analytical skills.

Ms. Aziz is a Fellow Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and holds professional certifications from Institute of Internal Auditors, US, ACCA and CIMA, UK as well.

She is a certified director under the Code of Corporate Governance and is a member of Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance.

She is Chairperson of Human Resource & Remuneration Committee and member of Audit and Investment Committees of FFC.