The first woman to head a major commercial bank in Pakistan was named on 27th March 2017 in a landmark move where the glass ceiling holds firm.
Sima Kamil is currently the deputy CEO of the country's third largest lender United Bank Limited, taking charge on June 1, as per the directors.
She is the first chief of any commercial bank.
Women in Pakistan have faced discrimination and what are known as “honour killings” which are actually murder.
Kamal cited Shazia Syed as a female pioneer heading Pakistan's Unilever unit, a Dutch-British MNC.
UBL headquartered in Karachi, employs 15,000 people having branches in 15 other countries, including UAE, Qatar and the US.
