100 Performing CEOs & Leaders of Pakistan

A head of caravan needs VISION, COMMUNICATION

and COMPASSION, — basic tools for a Leader.
Dr. Allama Mohammad Iqbal

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100
PERFORMING CEOs
& LEADERS OF PAKISTAN
2014
Exclusive Inspiring Interviews, Success Stories and Case-Studies of Business Leaders,
Presidents, CEOs, High-Profile Entrepreneurs, Women of Substance
and Difference Makers

Investor’s Guide

Ijaz Nisar
Founder & President
Manager Today Magazine | CEO Club Pakistan

CEO Club Pakistan Publications

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DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to our visionary leader, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the
founder and the father of the nation who defined Leadership:
“The things that will destroy us are knowledge without character, worship without
sacrifice, politics without principles and leadership without integrity.”
I would like to express my sincere gratitude for all the help, support and assistance to the
team of Manager Today. Its contribution and encouragement made the whole venture a
delightful experience. Moreover, this dedication is to honour all those incredible business
leaders, entrepreneurs, women of substance and the next generation of future leaders,
who generously contributed to make it an exciting experience. I earnestly believe the
thoughts and experiences shared will inspire many for decades.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Allah Almighty bestowed upon me the vision to come up with the idea of “Manager
Today”, — a best-selling, professional learning and development magazine for business
leaders, professional managers, and enterprising entrepreneurs. Working untiringly for
five years, I was able to successfully compile the exclusive inspiring interviews and
success profiles of many business personalities and difference makers who belong to
different walks of life, in third edition of exclusive book, “100 Performing CEOs &
Leaders of Pakistan”.

The book, “100 Performing CEOs & Leaders of Pakistan”, owes its existence to the
unflinching efforts of the “Manager Today” team, which comprises Numan Ahmed
Siddiqui, Rabika, Huma Mazher, Nadeem Shamsi, Haseeb Nisar, Saqib Shehzad and
Shah Jahan. I am also thankful to the unwavering support of Ms Sijjal and Ali Khizer
(Head of Research) from Business Recorder, who in their professional capacity offered
their expertise. The eagle-eyed professionalism and humorous touch of my team kept
the momentum, and it proved to be a great support during the long months of seeing this
book through the press.

I would also like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the executive committee members
who have always been with me through all rough and rocky times, and have helped me to
transform this idea into reality. People like Mr. Ahmed Husnain, Mr. Rizwan Ali Shah,
Mr. Saleem Ranjha, Mr. Danish Shehryar and I are the real strength behind every success
that has been achieved so far.

Here, I am forever grateful to the contributors and writers; without their valuable input,
the flesh of the book would have gone amiss. We all know that in the hectic routine
of today’s life, it is very difficult to take out time even for oneself, but they somehow
managed to do so, and it means a lot to the “Manager Today” team.
After all this, I present to you the hard work of all those who have been mentioned and
also those who, though, could not be a part of this page but deep down in our hearts,
know the value of their participation.

Ijaz Nisar
Founder & President
CEO Club Pakistan & Manager Today Magazine
Ijaz.nisar@ceoclub.pk | ijaz.nisar@managertoday.co
+92 300 452 1298

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CONTENTS
● READ ME FIRST: MAD (MAKE A DIFFERENCE!) xii
● MANAGER TODAY... THE JOURNEY CONTINUES! xiii
● PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) AS AN ENTREPRENEUR & LEADER xix
● TOP 10 BEHAVIORAL LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES OF
100 PERFORMING CEOS & BUSINESS LEADERS OF PAKISTAN xxii
● INVESTOR’S GUIDE PAKISTAN A DESTINATION FOR INVESTMENT xxvii

VISIONARY LEADERS & DIFFERENCE MAKERS OF PAKISTAN

● MIAN MUHAMMAD SHAHBAZ SHARIF (Chief Minister Punjab) 2

● IMRAN KHAN (Chairman - Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI)) 4
● SYED BABAR ALI (Advisor - Packages Ltd) .6
● MIAN MUHAMMAD MANSHA (Chairman - Nishat Group & MCB) 10
● HUSSAIN DAWOOD Chairman - Dawood Hercules Corporation 14
● ABDUL RAZAK DAWOOD (Chairman, Descon) 18
● SADRUDDIN HASHWANI (Chairman Hashwani Group) 22
● KHAWAR MASOOD BUTT (Chairman - EBM (Pvt.) Limited) 26
● AHSAN IQBAL (Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms) 33
● ASAD UMAR (Senior Political Leader & MNA Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)) 38
● ARIF HABIB Chairman & CEO - Arif Habib Corporation Ltd. 42
● JAHANGIR SIDDIQUI (Chairman - JS Group) 45
● AQEEL KARIM DHEDHI (Chairman - AKD Group) 49
● DR. ISHRAT HUSAIN (Dean & Director - (IBA), Karachi) 51
● DR. MUHAMMAD AMJAD SAQIB (Chairman – Akhuwat) 54
● JAVED JABBAR (Chairman & CEO - JJ Media / Former Federal Minister) 57
● MIAN A. GHANI Founder -Pakistan Society for Training & Development PSTD 59
● KHALID NAWAZ AWAN Chairman - TCS 62
● SHAUKAT TARIN, S.I (Advisor Silk Bank / Former Finance Minister) 65
● SIKANDER SULTAN (Chairman - Shan Foods Pvt. Ltd). 68
● SIKANDAR MUSTAFA KHAN (Chairman - Millat Group of Companies) 72

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● TEHMINA DURRANI (Faminist & Writer) 75

● TAHER A. KHAN (Chairman, Interflow Group) 79
● SULTANA SIDDIQUI (Chairperson, HUM Network) 82
● SAIFUDDIN NOORUDDIN ZOOMKAWALA (Chairman - EFU) 85
● JAVED MALIK: The Distinguished Diplomat & PM’s Special Envoy-UAE 89
● HABIB AHMAD (Managing Director, Habib Rafiq Ltd). 92

BUSINESS LEADERS, ENTREPRENEURS, PRESIDENTS & CEOS

1. AAMIR M. MIRZA (Country Lead - Monsanto Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd.) 98

2. AAMIR NIAZI (CEO - International Textile Limited) 104
3. ABBAS ALI MIRZA (CEO & Country GM - Relacom Pakistan Ltd.) 111
4. ABUZAR BOKHARI (CEO - Porsche Pakistan) 116
5. AFTAB AHMAD CH. (MD / CEO - Lahore Stock Exchange Ltd.) 121
6. AGHA ZAFAR ABBAS (Chairman & CEO - Kansai Paint (Pvt) Limited) 125
7. AHMAD HASNAIN (MD & CEO - Allied Marketing (Pvt) Ltd.) 131
8. AHMED HUSSAIN KAPADIA (MD - Synergy Advertising (Pvt) Ltd.) 135
9. AHSAN IMRAN (Chief Executive - Millat Equipment Limited) 141
10. ALI ANSARI (President & CEO - Engro Corp) 146
11. ALMAS HYDER (Chairman - Synthetic Products Enterprises Ltd. (Spel)) 152
12. ANWAR HUSSAIN KHAN (CEO - Dawn Foods ) 157
13. AQUEEL HASSAN (CEO - MCR Pvt Ltd. (Pizza Hut)) 161
14. ARIF SHAFIQUE (Country GM - Nokia Pakistan & Afghanistan) 164
15. ARSHAD SAEED HUSAIN (MD - Abbott Laboratories Pakistan Ltd.) 169
16. ASAD ALI KHAN (President - AbacusConsulting) 175
17. ASAD S. JAFAR (Chairman & CEO – Philips Pakistan Ltd.) 180
18. ASHRAF KASSIM MACHIYARA (Chairman Fashion Knit, United Mobile) 186
19. ASIF JOOMA (Chief Executive - ICI Pakistan Limited) 191
20. ATIF BAJWA (President & CEO - Bank Alfalah Limited) 197
21. AYESHA AZIZ (Managing Director - Pak Brunei Investment Company) 202
22. CAPT. HALEEM AHMAD SIDDIQUI (Chairman - Marine Group) 208
23. CH. EJAZ AHMED (MD - Haroon & Hasnain Marketing Associates) 213
24. DR. ABDUL Q. KHOKHAR (Chairman - Remington Pharma (Pvt) Ltd.) 215
25. DR. FARZANA (CEO - The City School ) 220
26. DR. HASAN SOHAIB MURAD (Rector - UMT) 224
27. DR. MAHMOOD AHMAD (MD - Berger Paints Pakistan Limited) 229
28. DR. MIFTAH ISMAIL (Chairman - Prime Minister`s Office BOI) 235

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29. DR. MIRZA IKHTIAR BAIG (Chairman - Baig Group) 239

30. DR. SHEHLA JAVED AKRAM (Founder President - PWCC) 245
31. DR. UMAR SAIF (Chairman - PITB) 250
32. EHSAN A. MALIK (Chief Executive - Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited) 255
33. ENGINEER KHURRAM DASTGIR KHAN (Minister of State - Commerce and
Textile Ministry) 259
34. FAISAL AFRIDI (CEO & President - Ruba Sez Group) 263
35. FAN YUN JUN (CEO - CMPak Limited(Zong)) 269
36. FAROOQ SHAHID (MD - FMC United (Pvt) Limited) 273
37. GHULAM MUSTAFA KHATRI (CEO - Ittehad Chemicals Limited) 279
38. IMRAN MAQSOOD (Chairman - YUM & English Tea House) 285
39. IMTIAZ HUSSAIN ABBASI (Chairman - Imtiaz super Market) 290
40. IRFAN SIDDIQUI (President & CEO - Meezan Bank Ltd.) 294
41. ISPHANYAR M. BHANDARA (Chief Executive - Murree Brewery Co. Ltd.) 299
42. JAHANZEB QAYUM KHAN (CM Pak / Afghan Beverages - PepsiCO) 304
43. JAMSHED IQBAL CHEEMA (Chairman - Auriga Group) 310
44. JAVAID NASIR QURESHI (MD - Fresenius Medical Care Pakistan). 315
45. KHADIJA MUSHTAQ (CEO – Roots IVY International Schools) 320
46. KHALIL AHMED NANITALWALA (Chairman - Medicam Group) 326
47. KHALIL SATTAR (CEO - K&N'S Foods (Pvt) Ltd.) 331
48. KHURAM RAHAT (Managing Director - Teradata) 338
49. KIMIHIDE ANDO (Chief Executive for Pakistan - Mitsubishi Corporation) 342
50. LARS CHRISTIAN lUEl (CEO - Telenor Pakistan) 347
51. M. IJAZ CHAUDHRY (Chief Executive - Topaz Group of Companies) 351
52. M. KALEEM BUTT (Chairman - Varioline Group) 355
53. M. MUDASSAR AQIL (CEO - Finca Microfinance Bank Ltd. Pakistan) 360
54. M. RAMZAN SHEIKH (Founder & CEO - Royal Palm Golf & Country Club.) 366
55. M. S. ASAD MUKHTAR (Chairman - Banu Mukhtar Contracting (Pvt) Ltd.) 370
56. MOHAMMAD ASIF PEER (CEO & Managing Director - Systems Limited) 373
57. MOHAMMAD SHAHID HUSSAIN (CEO & MD - The General Tyre) 378
58. MUHAMMAD ADREES (CEO -Sitara Chemical Industries Ltd.) 384
59. MUHAMMAD ALI TABBA (CEO - Lucky Cement Ltd.) 386
60. MUHAMMAD LUKMAN (CEO - NCCPL ) 392
61. MUHAMMAD NADIM KHAN (CEO - Maaksons ) 396
62. MUHAMMAD SALEEM RANJHA (Founding Director - AKHUWAT) 399
63. MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR (Minister of State / Chairman, Privatisation Comm) 405

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64. MUMTAZ HASAN KHAN (Chairman & CEO - Hascol Petroleum Limited) 410
65. MUNEER FAROOQUI (CEO - Warid Telecom Pakistan) 415
66. NADEEM ELAHI (MD Pakistan - The Resource Group-TRG) 420
67. NADEEM HUSSAIN (Founder/ President - Tameer Microfinance Bank) 425
68. NADEEM NAQVI (MD & CEO - Karachi Stock Exchange Ltd .) 429
69. NAEEM TABISH (Country Head - Brightex Distribution Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. ) 433
70. NAEEM ZAMINDAR (CEO - Wateen Telecom) 438
71. NASEER A. AKHTAR (President & CEO - InfoTech Private Limited.) 443
72. PARVEZ ALI (CEO & MD Al-Ghazi Tractors Ltd.) 448
73. PROF. DR. S. SOHAIL H. NAQVI (Vice Chancellor - LUMS) 454
74. RASHID HAMEED MEHR (CEO - TUV Austria (Pvt) Ltd.). 460
75. RASHID KHAN (President & CEO - Mobilink ) 466
76. RIZWAN U. KHAN (Country GM - Pakistan & Afghanistan Coca Cola) 470
77. S MASOOD HASHMI (President & CEO - Orientm McCann Erickson) 476
78. SAAD AMANULLAH KHAN (CEO - Gillette Pakistan Limited) 481
79. SAJJAD SALEEM HOTIANA (Chief Secretary Sindh - Government of Sindh) 486
80. SALIM GHAURI (Chairman & CEO - NetSol Technologies Ltd.) 491
81. SARMAD A. ALI (MD - Jang Media Group) 496
82. SHAHZAD MUGHAL (CEO - Workman) 501
83. SHOAIB QURESHY (Chief Executive - Bulls Eye Communications Group) 506
84. SIRAJUDDIN AZIZ (President & CEO -HabibMetro Bank) 510
85. SOHAIL ANSAR (CEO - Groupm Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd.) 517
86. SOHAIL WAJAHAT SIDDIQUI (Ex- Chairman PSO/Former Federal Minister)521
87. SOHAIL YOUSAF (CEO - MDS FOODS (Pvt) Ltd.) 525
88. SYED ASAAD AYUB AHMAD (CEO - The Citizens Foundation) 529
89. SYED BABAR HUSSAIN BOKHARI (CEO - Syed Traders & Companies) 535
90. SYED RAZA SAEED (CEO - Confiz) 538
91. SYED SAMAD ZAHEER (GM - Nippon Paints (Pakistan) (Pvt) Ltd.) 544
92. TABISH GAUHAR (Chairman - K-Electric) 549
93. TARA UZRA DAWOOD (President - Dawood Global Foundation, Founder of
LADIESFUND) 556
94. TARIQ SAYEED SAIGOL (Chairman - Kohinoor Maple Leaf Group) 561
95. TAUQIR AHMED (Country Manager Pakistan - Dupont ) 565
96. UMAIR JAVED (CEO - Tkxel) 571
97. WALID IRSHAID (President & CEO - PTCL) 576

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98. WALID MUSHTAQ (CEO & Patron in Chief – Roots International Schools (Pvt)
Ltd 580
99. YASIR QADIR (CEO - National ICT R&D Fund / Ministry of IT) 586
100. ZAKARIA USMAN (President - The FPCCI ) 591

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