Ghias Khan

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Ghias Khan
NationalityPakistani
EducationMaster of Business Administration in Finance
Alma materInstitute of Business Administration
TitlePresident and Chief Executive Officer of Engro Corporation

Ghias Uddin Khan is a Pakistani businessman and entrepreneur who is the 4th and current President and Chief Executive Officer of Engro Corporation.

Education[edit]

Khan received his early education in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his O-Level from St. Michael's Convent School and A-Level from St Patrick's High School, Karachi.[1]

Khan earned a Masters of Business Administration (Hons) in Finance from the Institute of Business Administration in December 1998.[2][1]

Career[edit]

Khan began his career with Intel Pakistan Corporation as Management Associate. He then joined Indosuez W. I. I. Carr Securities,[1] as a financial consultant in 1999[3] where he worked for a year and a half.[4]

In 2001, Khan co-founded Inbox Business Technologies Private Limited and later served as its CEO.[2] The company Inbox grew from a small computer assembler to one of Pakistan's largest technology company.[3] He joined Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited in 2005 after Dawood Hercules acquired a 51 percent stake in Inbox.[4][5] He remained associated with the Inbox until 2015.[2]

He became the Chairman of Elixir Securities in 2011 where he served until 2014.[5] From April 2014 to March 2017, he served as a Non-Executive Director of Cyan Limited.[2]

He joined the Board of Engro Corporation Limited in 2015[5] and served as its Director from February 2016 to March 2017.[2]

He served as a Director of Dawood Lawrencepur Limited from November 2015 to January 2017.[2]

Khan became 4th Chief Executive Officer and President of Engro Corporation Limited in December 2016.[2]

He served as a Non-Executive Director of Engro Foods Limited from December 2016 to April 2018.[2]

In December 2016, he was appointed as a Director of Engro Polymer and Chemicals Limited and Engro Fertilizers Limited. In March 2017, he became Chairman of Engro Polymer and Chemicals Limited.[2]

He served as a Director of Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited until March 2017, and also served as a Director of Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company and Jupiter Marine Services.[2]

Under Khan's leadership, all subsidiaries of Engro Coportation saw business growth.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "PROFILE". www.pakistaneconomist.com. Pakistan Economist. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ghias Uddin Khan: Executive Profile & Biography". www.bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Profile" (PDF). Cyan Limited. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Doing business in Pakistan is not difficult: CEO, Inbox Technologies". Business Recorder. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "'Engro to actively participate in renewable' an interview with Ghias Khan, President & CEO Engro Corporation". Business Recorder. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. ^ Jamal, Nasir (8 July 2019). "Engro's big dreams". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 July 2019.