Secretary IT
Zarrar Hasham Khan
Mr. Zarrar Hasham Khan brings with him over 20 years of experience in the Telecom and IT sector, both locally and internationally. Mr. Zarrar Hasham Khan has previously served as the Group Chief Business Solutions Officer at Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited is the national telecommunications carrier and the largest integrated Information & Communication Technology (ICT) company of Pakistan. In his role as CBSO, he was responsible for the development and delivery of the entire ICT portfolio for B2B and B2G customers. Additionally, as the head of the wholesale business unit, he manages local and international connectivity for voice and data as well as PTCL’s investments in international submarine infrastructure. As Group Chief he was also responsible for Ufone entire corporate division.
Mr. Zarrar worked for 11 years in STC-Kuwait (A Saudi Telecom Group Company) as Chief Technology Officer where he was responsible for defining strategy and overseeing its execution for the fixed, mobile and ICT infrastructure. Additionally, in that role, he also spearheaded one of the largest commercial deployments of 5G services in the world in 2019.
In his last 20+ years of experience, Mr. Zarrar has had vast local and international experience in the investment banking domain as well as with leading telecom service providers including Saudi Telecom Company (STC), Mobilink GSM – PMCL (currently known as Jazz Pakistan), etc. He was a seasoned professional with planning and execution experience in Strategy Development, Technology Operations, Governance, Risk & Control, Customer Experience Management and Product Development.
Mr. Hasham Khan has degree in Master of Business Administration from University of Warwick – Warwick Business School and Bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology.
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