HIRA SHAHNAWAZ

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IBA GRADUATE DIRECTORY '10
HIRA SHAHNAWAZ
0213-5896904, 0334-3033291
HIRA.SHAH@KHI.IBA.EDU.PK
Field Of Interest : Marketing
Date Of Birth : September 19, 1987
City Available : Karachi

SCHOLASTICS
Qualification Year Institution Grade / GPA
BBA 2010 Institute of Business Administration, Karachi 3.49 (89.69%)
A level 2006 Karachi Grammar School, Karachi 5As
O level 2004 Dawood Public School, Karachi 9 As 1B

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Attained scholarship for CFA Level I from CFA Institute
Obtained 2nd position at IBA in the 2nd, 4th and 6th semester
Received the Mathematics prize in Karachi Grammar School, (highest performance award)

ELECTIVE COURSES
Treasury & Funds Management, Security Analysis, Brand Management*, Advertising*, Financial Econometrics*
*In process

WORK EXPERIENCE
June 2009 - July 2009 : 6 week internship at Royal Bank of Scotland – Risk Management department.

Major Term Papers / Reports / Projects
Prepared a financial model for Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB)
Conducted market survey and focus groups for research into the antibacterial soap market in Pakistan
Examined the marketing issues in the Pharmaceutical Industry in Pakistan
Presented a research paper ‘IMF and Pakistan – Analyzing the impact’ in the IBA International Conference
Prepared a paper on ‘Women’s Development and Gender Equality – The Obstacles Faced by Pakistan’
Investigated the ‘Job discrimination in the banking sector of Pakistan’
Wrote a paper on hedging – ‘How does hedging jet fuel prices help airlines survive in times of oil price volatility?
Conducted extensive research on ‘Garment Manufacturing in Pakistan’

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Performed freelance research and graphic work for LimeExchange, Papers Unlimited and Academia Research
Participated in ‘MS-Excel workshop’, December 2009
Attended conferences on ‘Corporate Entrepreneurship’ (Nov 2009), ‘Genmark – The art of marketing to generations’ (Feb 2010) and ‘Brandorama’ (Mar 2010)
Participated in IBA International Conference on ‘IMF and its role in Pakistan’ (May 2009)
Active member of Go Green Society and Publications Society at IBA
Member of Organization Team of several seminars at IBA, including ‘Microfinance’ (Feb 2008), ‘Bancassurance’ (Reception Head, Nov 2007), ‘Revolutionizing Marketing’ (Apr 2007), and ‘Brand Repositioning’ (Nov 2006)
Taught O’Level Mathematics to students of various schools
Organized talks and field trips at Karachi Grammar School, as an active member of the Business Society
Participated in numerous essay contests throughout academic life. An article printed in Star newspaper in 2005

SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Enjoy playing basketball, badminton and chess
Interested in world religions, theology, spirituality and contemporary writings
Interested in working with graphic software such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
Languages: English (US and UK): written and spoken; Urdu: written and spoken; French (preliminary): written and spoken

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