ARSHAD MEHMOOD BHATTI
(Non-Executive Director)
Arshad Mehmood Bhatti, a veteran central banker, has is working as Managing Director at Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of the State Bank of Pakistan) since October 2023. As chief Executive, he is responsible for transforming PSPC into a dynamic, technologically driven, and customer-focused organization that provides quality products (banknotes and prize bonds) to its stakeholders.
Earlier, since September 2021, as Executive Director, he led the Banking Policy & Regulations Group (BPRG), State Bank of Pakistan and spearheaded various deep impact industry level initiatives, including but not limited to; Licensing and regulatory framework for digital banks (five successful applicants are expected to start their operations shortly); strengthening the digital banking regulatory framework and enhancing the security standards therein; and other key initiatives in the areas of Foreign Exchange Policy, Commercial Banking, Risk Management, Corporate Governance and internal control regime for the banking industry. He was also an active member of Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan. He briefly led the SBP Banking Service Corporation, from May 2023 to Sep 2023 as its Managing Director where he undertook a couple of impactful cultural transformation initiatives.
Before being elevated to the coveted position of Executive Director BPRG, he led the Exchange Policy Department (EPD) at SBP in rolling out various key policy reforms in the foreign exchange area that aimed at enhancing Ease of Doing Business; fulfilling the FX requirements of the stakeholders and instituting a robust FX policy framework. During his leadership FX regime was effectively revitalized by implementing far reaching foresighted initiatives like Investment Abroad Policy framework, Roshan Digital Account Easing out the commercial remittances, and revision of FX regulations for implementation of Pakistan Single Window. He was instrumental in engaging the industry players and instituted a process of dialogue, feedback and proactive policy response to FX market through indigenous and innovative solutions.
He has also served Banking Inspection Department SBP as Director for around four years, where he introduced some key reforms in supervisory regime.
Before joining the State Bank of Pakistan, he worked in different managerial roles with Forest Development Corporation, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, since 1991.
He is a fellow member of the Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan, a Diploma Associate of the Institute of Bankers Pakistan and has Masters in Economics and Graduation in Forestry from the University of Peshawar, Pakistan. He has represented State Bank at various international fora and has participated in local and international trainings, workshops and symposiums.
He happily lives with his family in Karachi, is an avid reader and is passionate about nature and environment.