· Urdu version of the media release is attached
Lahore, 10 November 2020:
The Board of Governors of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) held their 60th meeting at the National High Performance Centre in Lahore on Tuesday.
Following are some of the matters that were discussed:
Updates
The four newly-appointed independent BoG members were provided a 360-degree update on the PCB’s working and affairs, including the Pakistan men’s and women’s cricket teams, domestic structure and events, commercial programme, revenues and finances, five-year strategy, constitution and governance as well as the risks and challenges the sport faced due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The BoG was also briefed on the HBL Pakistan Super League with historical perspective and background, including all contentious, ongoing and outstanding matters relating to the PCB’s marquee event.
In relation to the Pakistan men’s cricket team, the BoG was updated on the 55-member squad, including 35 players and 20 players support personnel, for the New Zealand tour, which will be announced by head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq on Wednesday afternoon in Lahore.
The senior side will play three T20Is and two Tests from 18 December to 7 January, while the Shaheens will concurrently play two four-day and four 20-over matches. The squad will depart for Lincoln on 23 November.
Before the start of the meeting, the PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani once again thanked the outgoing BoG members and welcomed the new members.
“I want to once again thank all the outgoing members for their contribution to Pakistan cricket. They have been a great support to the PCB during the transitional phase and ensured the business was not disrupted despite a number of obstacles we have faced in the journey to date.
“I welcome the new independent members to the BoG – Mr Aasim Wajid Jawad, Ms Alia Zafar, Mr Arif Saeed and Mr Javed Kureishi. They are all highly respected, regarded and successful in their respective fields. I appreciate their willingness to invest their time in cricket by sharing their insight and knowledge to help the PCB. I have no doubt that the PCB will benefit hugely from their presence on the BoG,” Mr Mani said.
Committees
The BoG, as per Articles 40, 41, 42 and 43 of the PCB Constitution 2019, approved the appointment of Audit Committee, Nomination Committee, Human Resource and Remuneration Committee, and Risk Management Committee, respectively.
The committees are:
Audit Committee: Mr Asad Ali Khan (Chairman), Mr Aasim Wajid Jawad (Member), (vacant; to be filled by the Cricket Association member on the BoG); Mr. Rauf Bhatti (Secretary, Internal Auditor)
Human Resource and Remuneration Committee: Ms Alia Zafar (Chairperson), Mr Arif Saeed (Member), (vacant; to be filled by the Cricket Association member on the BoG); Mr Salman Naseer (Secretary, Chief Operating Officer)
Nomination Committee: Mr Asad Ali Khan (Chairman), (vacant; to be filled by the Cricket Association member on the BoG), Mr Bakhtiar Khawaja (independent member); Mr Salman Naseer (Secretary, Chief Operating Officer)
Risk Management Committee: Mr Aasim Wajid Jawad (Chairman), Mr Wasim Khan (member, Chief Executive), Mr Javed Murtaza (member, Chief Financial Officer); Mohsin Hassan (Secretary, Compliance Manager)
In addition to the above and as part of good governance and transparency, the BoG also approved Commercial Affairs Committee and revised the composition of the Pakistan Super League Governing Council. These are:
Commercial Affairs Committee
Mr Ehsan Mani (Chairman), Mr Javed Kureishi, Mr Arif Saeed, Mr Wasim Khan, Mr Babar Hamid (Secretary, Director – Commercial) and Head of Digital Media Rights (to be appointed, all members)
PSL Governing Council
Mr Ehsan Mani (Chairman), Mr Javed Kureishi, Mr Wasim Khan, Mr Salman Naseer, Mr Javed Murtaza, Mr Shoaib Naveed, Mr Babar Hamid, Six representatives of PSL Franchisees (all members), Imran A Khan and Usman Wahla (both ex-officio Members)
About the independent members:
Aasim Wajid Jawad: Has a BSc degree Economics (Hons) from London School of Economics with early education at the University of Michigan. He is also a Fellow Chartered Accountant of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. Currently, he is Group Head of Strategy and Transformation at Bank Alfalah, leading a team of 150 people. He has worked with EY and Deloitte in London for several years in corporate finance involving technology, media and telecommunication sectors. He has hands-on experience in risk management and digital technologies and has deep interest in cricket having played at school and LSE university level.
Alia Zafar: Has Master of Arts and MBA degrees, and is a Human Resource specialist with Diploma/Certification in Learning, Innovation and Social Entrepreneurs from Germany and INSEAD France. Her experience includes HR Group Head Bank of Punjab, HR Country Head Askari Bank, HR Lead Expert with Crown Agents America, UNDP and USAID in a variety of corporate sectors, including Agha Khan Foundation in four continents. She is a HR specialist with experience in capacity-building, corporate governance, organisational design and performance evaluation Captain of School Cricket Team.
Arif Saeed: He is an Aitchisonian, a member of Aitchison Board of Governors and holder of Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree from Oxford University. Currently, he is the Chairman of Service Industries. Other top corporate positions he has held over the past 15 years include Chairman of APTMA, Lahore Stock Exchange, TEVTA, and Director Institute of Development and Economic Alternative IDEAS. He played Rugby for over 15 years and is the co-founder and President of Pakistan Rugby Union that has became a full voting member of World Rugby. He demonstrates strong links with the business community in the corporate sector and has deep interest in cricket, hailing hails from a cricketing family.
Javed Kureishi: Has a Bachelor of Arts (degree from University of Sussex) along with 34-year banking experience with Citibank in senior positions, including Group Head/CEO in Asia Pacific, Czech Republic, Egypt, Africa, Middle East and Pakistan Currently. He is a member of Karachi Stock Exchange. He has played first-class cricket and captained Pakistan Under-19 cricket team on the tours of India and Sri Lanka in 1979. He demonstrates strong links with successful business community in the corporate sector at home and abroad. He is the son of renowned cricket commentator Omer Kureishi.
