Amir was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company and Thar Foundation on 8th October 2021. He has over 27 years of experience in general management and has led various teams in sales and marketing function across Pakistan, Australia and Africa.

Amir has managed various global and local mega brands and led cross functional teams to deliver business results. In his prior roles he has served as the Chief Executive Officer for Engro Agritrade, Chief Commercials Officer for Engro Fertilizer and CEO & Managing Director for Bayer Pakistan. He also served as the adjunct faculty at the Lahore School of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Fahim assumed the role of General Manager Commercial at Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company, building upon a distinguished career within the Engro Group since 2006. A versatile professional, Fahim has demonstrated his commitment to excellence across various key roles in Engro Fertilizers, Engro Energy, and Engro Elengy. In his last leadership position as head of the Global Sourcing and International Trade Department at Engro Fertilizers, Fahim played an instrumental role in achieving record profitability for the phosphates business in 2021 & 2022. Bringing strategic foresight to the forefront, Fahim has actively contributed to significant organizational milestones. His strategic involvement in the Engro Elengy transaction, the debt restructuring of EnVen, and the IPO of Engro Fertilizers reflects his keen business acumen. As a fellow of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of Pakistan, Fahim seamlessly blends financial expertise with practical experience, establishing himself as a well-rounded leader.

Ghias Khan is the 4th President & CEO of Engro Corporation. Since he came on board at the end of 2016, Ghias has been instrumental in revamping Engro’s strategy, culture, and global outreach. Ghias, along with the Board of Directors, defined a powerful central narrative for Engro Corporation that has charted its path for years to come.

There have been several notable achievements for Engro under Ghias’ guidance thus far. He has stewarded Engro’s renewed commitment in petrochemicals with several growth initiatives at Engro Polymer & Chemicals and other greenfield projects, consolidated the management of all energy assets under one platform – Engro Energy – with a long-term strategy of investing in the overall energy value chain, and paved the way for more cooperation with our long-time partner, Royal Vopak, through its entry into Engro Elengy, which continues to operate as the most utilized terminal in the world.

In addition, during his Presidency, Engro’s Thar Block II mine and power plant have continued to contribute 660 MW of consistent power to the national grid, benefitting around 7 million Pakistanis in the process. Ghias’ contribution to the robust turnaround of the Engro Eximp Agriproducts’ rice business helped win it its first-ever Top Exporter Award in 2018 and triggered an achievement of more than USD 20 million in exports in 2020 alone.

His leadership has helped position Engro Fertilizers as the premier seed-to-harvest solutions provider which, in 2020, achieved record urea production to play its part in food security for Pakistan while also undertaking several digitization initiatives that have established it as one of the largest e-sales companies in the country. Further, with a firm belief that connectivity is the conduit that enables social and financial inclusion, Ghias was involved in the launch of a new vertical at Engro: telecommunications infrastructure, under which Engro Enfrashare has already partnered with all major telcos and deployed over 2,200 telecom towers across Pakistan by the close of 2021.

Recognizing that Engro’s people are its greatest asset, Ghias has focused on the talent development front and was the force behind the Engro Leadership Academy – a platform to develop effective leaders. Further, Ghias has laid the foundation for a digital future through Engro’s OneSAP initiative, endorsed as Pakistan’s largest digital transformation project. He is also leading the transition to sustainability at Engro. Under his leadership, Engro has committed to adopt and implement stakeholder capitalism metrics, sponsored by World Economic Forum’s International Business Council, becoming the first organization from Pakistan to sign this commitment.

Under his guidance, Engro has also earned numerous awards, both locally and globally, for enabling a thriving business environment, investing in the development of its people, upholding high standards of corporate governance, and promoting diversity, health, safety, & environment in the workplace.

As the former CEO of Inbox Business Technologies, an enterprise technology company that he co-founded in 2001 and remained with till 2015, Ghias grew the employees to over 1,900 and pivoted the company from a computer manufacturer to a systems integrator, and then to a technology-enabled digital services company.

Currently, Ghias serves as Chairman on the Boards of Engro Fertilizers Limited, Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited, Engro Enfrashare (Pvt) Limited, and Engro Energy Limited. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Engro Foundation – the social investment arm of Engro Corporation. In 2022, Ghias was elected President of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OICCI).

Ghias was part of the Hong Kong under 16 cricket team, has represented Pakistan in the junior bridge team, and, in 2015, won the amateur singles championship at Karachi Golf Club.

He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi.

Mr. Muhammad Tayyab Tareen is a qualified Chartered Accountant from England and Wales and a member in good standing of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales since 1994.

He has over 27 years of experience, mainly with large multinationals, local corporates and private equity, covering areas of business turnarounds, transformations and entrepreneurial experience in general management, financial management and business acquisitions.

He started his career in 1995 with Packages Limited in Pakistan as Manager Project Financing, responsible for investment and project financing.

From 1997 to 2001, he was with Coca-Cola Pakistan as their Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary where they acquired bottling plants in Pakistan. He moved to UAE in 2001 with Coca-Cola and was instrumental for the performance of the UAE & Oman region, successfully turning the business around from losses to sustained profitability within two years.

In 2006, he joined the Abraaj Group, a private equity group having global operations and investments in different sectors. He moved to K-Electric as a board of director in 2009 and remained on the board till 2019. He also served in operational management roles at K-Electric as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer. In 2013, he had set up the Pakistan Equity Investment Fund and was also appointed as its Chief Executive Officer. In 2014, Mr. Tareen was appointed as K-Electric’s Chief Executive Officer. In 2018, he moved from his role to become the Chairman of the Board of K-Electric before joining House of Habib in 2019.

Mr. Tareen is currently the Vice Chairman of House of Habib and the Chief Executive Officer of Thal Limited.

House of Habib is one of the largest a conglomerate company of Pakistan with a turnover of around $2 billion. The group has presence across the country and business interest in key industries such as automotive (Indus Motors – Toyota), auto parts (Thal & Agriautos), building materials (Shabbir Tiles), energy (SECMC & ThalNova), packing and real estate businesses, employing over 12,000 employees. He is also a director on the board of Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC), Pakistan’s first open pit coal mine, and ThalNova coal power project.

Mr. Sami Aziz heads the Remedial & Structured Credits function at HBL. He has a total banking experience of 25 years spanning leadership roles in the areas of Corporate Banking, Risk Management and Corporate Rehabilitation. He is a Chartered Banker MBA from Bangor University, Wales U.K. During his career, he has served in a variety of institutions ranging from the mid-size commercial banks to large public/ private sector banks. Based on his varied exposure, he brings a unique blend of Business understanding, risk management & problem resolution.

Salman Burney is currently the director of Sindh Engro Coal and Mining Corporation. He on the board of Thal Ltd. and Agriauto Industries Ltd. and Vice President & General Manager at GlaxoSmithKline Iran Ltd. In the past, he held the position of President at Foreign Investor’s Chamber, Chief Executive Officer of GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Ltd., and Vice President for GlaxoSmithKline Afghanistan Ltd.

Salman Burney started his career with ICI and worked with them in a number of businesses including Chemicals and Fibres, as Regional Personnel Manager for Africa and the Middle East, and as General Manager, Agrochemicals, and Seeds.

Mr. Salman Burney has a degree in Economics from Cambridge and was a founding Trustee of the Oxford & Cambridge Society Educational Trust.

Kamran is the CEO of The Hub Power Company Limited, Pakistan’s largest diversified Independent Power Producer with approximately 3,000 MW of installed capacity. He has over 20 years of experience working on various projects of national importance including the Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company’s (SECMC) mining and power generation projects, China Power Hub Generation Company’s imported Coal project with an integrated jetty, Thar Energy & Thal Nova local coal projects as well as leading a regional energy & agricultural commodities trading business. His interest now includes diversification of Pakistan’s generation capacity with a focus on increasing renewables in the power generation mix and energy sector reforms to create a conducive investment climate.

Kamran has deep a understanding of Pakistan’s Power Market and regulatory affairs. He has previously served in various positions working with Government offices and ministries to represent the energy sector’s interests and lead opportunities for engagement.

Kamran holds a Masters’ degree in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School and a Bachelors’ degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Dr. Mahesh Kumar Malani is currently serving as a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) of Sindh Province – Tharpakar District. He is also a Member of the Board of Directors of Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company. Prior to this, Malani served as a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from the year 2008 to 2013 and a Member of the Provincial Assembly from 2013 onwards. Dr. Malani holds an MBBS Degree from Liaquat University of Medical and Health Science (formerly known as Liaquat Medical College Jamshoro, Sindh).