Profile of Directors & Executive Management

Mr. Muhammad Saeed uz Zaman
Chairman

Saeed-uz-Zaman holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology Lahore. He has extensive experience in senior management positions both in public and private sectors. Saeed served as CEO in different Nimir group companies for more than ten years. He retired from Nimir group in 2007. Before joining Nimir, he held various senior positions in SNGPL and his last position was Senior General Manager. He is well versed with chemical and energy sector.

Mr. Zafar Mahmood
Chief Executive Officer

Zafar Mahmood is highly experienced professional engaged with Nimir since the Company started its operations. His track record suggests him as a result oriented professional with strong management, business and financial skills. Today, he stands with twenty five years of quality experience throughout in MNCs. He is a fellow of the Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan since 1991. Zafar’s association with Nimir group is well over 20 years old. He is serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the company since 2007. Since then, under his leadership, the Company’s top line has been raised by five times with a healthier net profit.

Mr. Imran Afzal
Director – Head of Sales & Marketing

Mr. Imran has over 30 years of experience in the field of sales and marketing and has held various senior management position in ICI Pakistan Limited and Monsanto Pakistan prior to joining Nimir.

Mr. Aamir Jamil
Director – Head of Accounts, Corporate & Information Technology

Mr. Aamir is a fellow of the Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan and has diversified experience of working in various disciplines of accountancy, financial planning and budgeting, taxation and corporate affairs. His stay with the group lasts over 25 years.

Mr. Javed Saleem Arif
Independent Director

Mr. Javed Saleem Arif has diversified experience of 38 years with multinational companies. Being part of the senior management team, he attained professional skills in the field of corporate finance, financial & cost accounting, taxation, internal auditing, financial planning, corporate controlling, general management, personnel and administration. As member of the Board of Directors he has contributed significantly for the improvement of the performance of the companies.

He holds Master of Business Administration (major finance) from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi, and Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) degrees from University of Peshawar.

Ms. Parveen Akhter Malik
Independent Director

Ms. Parveen Akhter Malik has diversified experience of the Financial Sector as well as on the Board of Directors of listed and unlisted companies. She has been among senior executives of Saudi Pak Investment Company Limited and remain Chief Executive of Saudi Pak Real Estate Limited till December 2019. She has also served as acting Chief Executive of Saudi Pak Insurance Limited in her carrier.

While serving Saudi Pak, she has been member / chairperson of various operational, human resource, business and strategic committees. She was awarded with Women Excellence Award 2007 being the Women Banker of the year 2007 by Triple E Karachi.

Mr. Tariq Ahmad Khan
Independent Director

Mr. Tariq is the Partner in charge of the Islamabad office of Baker Tilly Mehmood Idrees Qamar and until 2015 was an Expert Affiliate with Cambridge Advisors to Family Enterprise, a Boston based Advisory firm that is a market leader in its niche market of Family Business Strategy and Structuring.

Mr. Khan worked for two blue chip multinational corporations. From 1984 to 1992 he was employed by the British multinational, ICI plc at that time the largest UK corporation, specializing in chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, fibers, plant protection, and paints. Based in Pakistan and seconded to England for three years, his main area of focus was finance, strategy, IT, and HR. After leaving ICI, Mr. Khan joined The Coca- Cola Company as Regional Finance Manager for Southwest Asia, a role that involved the consolidation of a fragmented bottler network in seven countries under a Singapore based ‘anchor’ bottler, along with handling finance and HR functions. This required significant negotiation skills and hands-on experience of corporate valuations, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance.

In 1997, Mr. Khan joined the Tawoos Group, one of the largest family Groups in Oman as Group CFO and COO of the Investments Division. From there he moved to Dubai as head of Corporate Affairs for the Abdulla Al Ghurair Group, another business giant in the region, and after four years, he moved to Saudi Arabia, where over the past six years he worked for two large family groups, the Fawaz Al Hokair Group and the Safari Group as head of Strategy and CFO.

Mr. Khan earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and statistics from Peshawar University and then became a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, for which he completed his articles with Bourner Bullock, Chartered Accountants in London. Mr. Khan is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan.

Mr. Abdul Jaleel Shaikh
Nominee Director

Abdul Jaleel Shaikh is Group Head with Pak Brunei Investment Company Karachi. He carries diversified experience in project management & civil engineering, corporate finance, credit administration, human resource management and general administration. Jaleel worked for ten years in Saudi Arabia before joining Saudi Pak Industrial & Agricultural Investment Company (SAPICO) where he remained twenty years and was a key member of the senior management team involved in all strategic business decisions. He represented SAPICO on the boards of Saudi Pak Commercial Bank, Saudi Pak Insurance Company, Fecto Cement Co. Ltd. and Japan Power Generation Co. Ltd

Mr. Khalid Mumtaz Qazi
Head of Treasury & Administration

Mr. Khalid Qazi holds master degree in Business Administration. During his almost 30 years stay with the group, he has worked in various areas of finance, supply chain and administration of the Company.

Mr. Umar Iqbal
Head of Technical

Mr. Umar is a chemical engineer with master degree in business administration. He has vast techno commercial experience and responsible for overall technical management of the group. He has been with the group for last 30 years.

Mr. Muhammad Yahya Khan
Head of Commercial

Muhammad Yahya Khan is a business executive having sound experience of commodities trading and import/export. He has also experience of indenting. He have a vast experience in the general commodities and other products trading, adding to his credentials is a hands on experience of the corporate agricultural farming and capital markets as investor.