Silk Bank Limited has appointed Shahram Raza Bakhtiari as the CEO and President replacing Azmat Tareen. The approval of his appointment is pending approval from the regulatory authority.
Shahram Raza Bakhtiari has been associated with Silk Bank since its inception in May 2008 as Head of Consumer Banking Business. He was promoted to the position of Group Head – Retail Banking in September 2016.
He has experience of over 30 years, of managing Sales and Business of reputable organizations in Pakistan and UAE. His Banking experience ranges from Consumer to SME including unsecured and secured businesses.
He entered Banking in 2001, joining Union Bank as AVP, and became EVP within four years. As a National Sales Manager he launched American Express Card and later became the Business Manager for Amex Charge and Credit Cards. In 2004, he moved to the SME Division as Business Manager for Running Finance product, where he managed a portfolio of Rs. 14 billion. In 2006, Union got acquired by Standard Chartered and he continued there as Business Head in SME until April, 2008.
