Career Summary:
Appointed as Minister of State / Chairman Privatization Commission on 18th December to date.
Appointed as Chairman, Board of Investment on 12th July, 2013 to 17th December, 2013.
Part of PML- N Economic, Tax Reforms Media Committees, 2012-2013.
Worked for Leading American IT Company IBM: 1981 to 2007 including key International Assignments in Paris, Rome, Milan and Dubai.
Main Positions Held during 26 years career with IBM include:
Chief Financial Officer, IBM Middle East / Africa Region 2004 – 2007.
Chief Financial Officer, IBM Pakistan – 1998 – 2003.
Financial Controller & CFO, IBM Middle East based in Dubai – 1995 – 1997.
Financial Operations Officer, IBM Southern Europe based in Milan, Italy – 1993 – 1995.
Accounting & Treasury Manager, IBM Pakistan – 1990 – 1992.
Treasury & Investment Operations Manager IBM Africa based in Paris, France – 1988 – 1990.
Awards:
Awarded Administrative Achievement Award for best employee IBM Pakistan – 1981.
Awarded Presidents Award for best performance in IBM Europe – 1997.
Attended IBM Convention in Naples, Italy for outstanding performance – 1993.
Awarded IBM Europe / Middle East / Africa Region Certificate for outstanding performance during 2002.
Several Other Awards and Recognition's achieved during the course of career with IBM.
Education
Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA).
Other Achievements:
Elected on the Board of Directors of IBA, Karachi as their Student Representative – 1980.
Taught Financial Management at the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi in the evening campus – 1981 – 1986.
Remained on board of the American Business Council in financial advisory capacity during the period 2004 – 2007.
Member of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2004 – 2007.
Regularly contributed articles on business subjects in leading Pakistani papers since 2007.