{"id":1027,"date":"2024-07-08T15:59:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2024-07-08T15:59:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:59:43","slug":"jazz-appoints-farrukh-khan-as-cfo-and-ceo-of-mfh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/2024\/07\/08\/jazz-appoints-farrukh-khan-as-cfo-and-ceo-of-mfh\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazz Appoints Farrukh Khan as CFO and CEO of MFH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jazz announces the appointment of Farrukh Khan, CEO &amp; Managing Director of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and CEO of Micro-Finance Holdings (MFH), effective September 15th, 2024. Farrukh will also join the board of Mobilink Microfinance Bank.<\/p>\n<p>G\u00e1bor Kocsis, the outgoing CFO, will remain with Jazz until the end of the year, focusing on strategic projects to facilitate a smooth transition and maintain momentum in ongoing initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Farrukh Khan brings over 30 years of leadership experience in major financial institutions, including roles as CEO of Acumen Fund, co-founder and CEO of BMA Capital Management, and CFO at American Express. His expertise in mergers and public offerings will enhance Jazz&#8217;s financial strategy and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Aamir Ibrahim, CEO of Jazz &amp; Chairman MMBL, commented, \u201cWe are thrilled to welcome Farrukh Khan to our leadership team. His rich expertise and leadership in capital markets are crucial as we evolve into a ServiceCo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This announcement comes as Jazz unveils its vision to transition from a Mobile Telco to a dynamic ServiceCo. Leveraging core strengths in data and connectivity, Jazz is poised to disrupt various sectors including financial services, software development, data centers &amp; cloud solutions, and entertainment. With a projected compound annual growth rate of 20%+, Jazz aims to double its revenue by 2027, with significant contributions from its new ventures including fintech platform JazzCash, clould offering Garaj, and the digital streaming service Tamasha.<\/p>\n<p>Farrukh Khan shared his enthusiasm about his new role, stating, &#8220;I&#8217;m excited to join Jazz during such a transformative time. The team has built outstanding businesses, and I&#8217;m eager to help drive the company&#8217;s ambitious vision to evolve into a ServiceCo. I look forward to driving financial innovation and supporting the company\u2019s expansion into new sectors.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jazz announces the appointment of Farrukh Khan, CEO &amp; Managing Director of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and CEO of Micro-Finance Holdings (MFH), &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/2024\/07\/08\/jazz-appoints-farrukh-khan-as-cfo-and-ceo-of-mfh\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[108],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1027"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1029,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027\/revisions\/1029"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}