HBFCL IT Volume 1, IS 001

Mr. Yazdi R. Sidhwa joined House Building Finance Corporation (HBFCL) as Group Head of Information
Systems and Operations in November 2010.
Mr. Sidhwa has over 22 years of financial experience gained both locally as well as internationally, with
large public sector and private domestic banks, and DFI and specialized financial institutions. He was
previously with HBL and with Standard Chartered Bank in Pakistan and in the United Kingdom. Mr.
Sidhwa’s expertise includes implementing complete banking ERP solutions, IS audits and comprehensive
internal banking financial audits, including product portfolio audits.
Mr. Sidhwa holds a MBA degree from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi, a M.Sc. Mr. Yazdi R. Sidhwa
degree from the University of Maryland, USA and is a Certified Information Systems and Internal Auditor. GH-O&IT

HBFCL Information Technology Team Members

Mr. Abid Butt

CIO-Head of IT

Mr. Abid Butt graduated from California USA and

holds 20 years of working experience in the You can update yourself on IT
Silicon Valley including Stanford University, Lilly, Security, Research, Hardware,
Mobilink, and PICIC. Software Reviews and more after
being ZDNet Member
In October 2010, The CIO managed & arranged
a two days IT Conference in Lahore. The basic Pakistan Exchanged 151 Billion
concept of the conference was to discuss the IT SMS in 2009: Report
related issues, formalize their solution and provide IT planned Training program as
a road map to transform IT functions from EDP Mobilink, NADRA Join Hands for directed by the MD
to IT through a giant leap. It proved to be an Bills Payment Solution
open forum for the participants and all participants Revamping of HBFCL website
gave their inputs & views to improve business National IT Policy Draft 2010, Not with new look and feel
activity relaying IT professionals and the the Best!
infrastructure. Eradication of pirated software
Chatterbot - a program that from HBFC via Software Policy
The top management including Business and IT attempts to simulate the
personnel from all over Pakistan participated the conversation or "chatter" of a
conference and shared their experiences. IT Improved the WAN with PTCL
human being.
personnel gave away the presentations on LMS
Enhancement project, CRM, BC&DR Planning,
Code of Conduct, IT Vision and LAN & WAN For ZDNet Membership Newsletter
plan for HBFCL. This conference proved to be [ http://www.zdnet.com/members/join ]
beneficial for all the stakeholders and was to Understanding risk, threat, and vulnerability
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 This plan focused to improve day-to-day
Human resource technology usage through Technical
development in Training Program (2010-11). The
areas we will be covering are in four
managerial and dimensions.
IT Division has initiated training under a
technological area plan that covers the following areas:
remains a eternal need 1. MS-Office Tools Training Program
MS-Word, MS-Excel, Email/Outlook
for any of organization 2. Train the Trainer program
to either enhance/grow IT Services (E-Commerce, CRM,
Call Centre, Email, website, etc)
the business or to Networks & Infrastructure (LAN
/WAN, Hardware maintenance etc) We are emerging
survive in the Business Apps (LMS, GL, ERP,
Millennium-Payroll, etc) with new brain &
competitive market. IT Security, BC & DRP, Training etc
hearts to fill the need
Changing technology and changing 3. Business Application Tools
business focus definitely require ASP & VB.Net of increasing housing
grooming of employees through trainings Oracle DBA
and education. On the directives of the Crystal Reports - MIS stock in the country
Managing Director during his speech in
IT Conference 2010-11 gave emphasis
Through this program, over 600 personnel with the best of our
of HBFCL, will have the opportunity to
over the need of training. participate from all over Pakistan and will services
benefit by the outcome.

The management decided to revamp HBFCL’s website towads

a more customer friendly with an attractive look & feel. Making
the website more productive and dynamic to the prospective
customers and other stakeholders.
The static part of the website has been launched under the
leadership of website committe & it’s chairperson on Internet,
while dynamic part is under development. Internal users can
access the website using the link
on the intranet http://10.100.100.52/
during business hours.

Dr. Lateef is a J.D.

(Doctor of Jurisprudence) and
holds an MBA Degree in Strategic
Management from Texas A&M
University

IT management has formulated a duly approved comprehensive “Computer

Software Licensing Policy” and has commenced enforcement of the same.
The policy has also been widely circulated with the directives to strict compliance.
In the first phase, all unlicensed software have been removed from computers
at Head Office, Karachi
Further the shortfall of licenses against number of users has been identified
and gaps were filled. Under the MD’s vision, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
are being enforced and upheld to ensure ethical working environment in HBFCL.

To share your views and participate in next issue, kindly contact Mr. Khalid Tareen, Manager-IT at Email: khalid.tareen@hbfc.com.pk