PakAlumni Worldwide: The Global Social Network

Where do you live?

UK

Your real name? (No pseudonyms, please)

ARIF ZAMAN

Which college or university?

UNIVERSITY OF YORK, UK

Your graduation date?

1983

Your major?

HISTORY / POLITICS

What do you do for a living?

BUSINESS CONSULTANT - 1) SOUTH ASIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT 2) CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND REPUTATIONAL RISK

Any professional affiliations? Memberships in professional orgs?

TiE UK, FELLOW, ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY AND FELLOW, ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS

Tell us about you:

I am a Director of Reputational Risk Strategy (www.reputationalrisk.co.uk) and an advisor to the Commonwealth Business Council (www.cbcglobal.org) on Corporate Governance and South Asia. I am also a Visiting Tutor in the John Madejski Centre for Reputation and the Centre for Board Effectiveness at Henley Management College.

I was previously Global Market and Industry Analyst at British Airways. I am on the Advisory Panel of the Dinar Standard (www.dinarstandard.com), a leading business strategy publication on the Muslim world. I am the author of ‘Reputational Risk’ (Financial Times Executive Briefing, 2004), being adapted and updated for the South Asia and the Gulf.

I am on the Steering Group of Mosaic: The Muslim Mentoring Network, Business in the Community and on the Business and Economics Committee, Muslim Council of Britain. I was on the Organising Committee for the first Pakistani Film, Media and Arts Festival in Europe held in Scotland in 2005-06, produced by Heer Productions on which I am now on the Board.

Website:

http://www.reputationalrisk.co.uk