BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr. Javaid Aslam

Chairman of the Board/ Independent Director

Designation :

  • Chairman, Punjab Libraries Foundation
  • Member, Board of Management, Lahore General Hospital/PGMI.
Profile :

Mr. Javaid Aslam, (Hilal-e-Imtiaz,) is a retired civil servant with 40+ years of distinguished service in senior government positions, primarily in Punjab. He also served as Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan and President of the ECO Trade & Development Bank in Turkey.
He held key leadership roles in the province of Punjab including Chief Secretary Punjab, Chairman Planning & Development, Additional Chief Secretary, and as Secretary of Excise & Taxation, Education, Transport and Labour. He also served as Commercial Counsellor (New York, USA).
Mr. Aslam is highly qualified, holding Masters degrees in Administrative Sciences (University of York, UK), and English Literature (Punjab University), alongside multiple executive programs at Harvard, UNESCO, and ILO.

Mr. Muhammad Ali

Independent Director

Designation :

  • Managing Director at Sapphire Wind Projects
  • Managing Director at Sapphire Chemicals Private Limited
  • Managing Director at Sapphire new business initiatives
Profile :

Mr. Muhammad Ali has over 25 years of leadership experience in the energy and petrochemical sectors. He has held CEO and senior management roles at Engro Corporation, JS Group, and currently leads Sapphire Group’s non-textile businesses, including power, chemicals, and new initiatives.
He holds a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from UET Lahore and has completed the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD, France.

Pir Saad Ahsanuddin

Independent Director

Designation :

  • Co-Founder at Boston equity Partners INC, and Executive Director at M/s Cinepax Ltd.
  • Executive Director at M/s Republic Engineering Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd
Profile :

More than 30 Years of experience in Financial Analysis, Investment strategies, Recruitments, Building consensus in Bureaucratic public sector, restructuring provincial overdraft, Corporate Social Responsibility, Country Representative, International Affairs & Lead International Delegations. Has privileged to act as Member of Interim Cabinet (Govt. of Punjab), also served on different Boards of renowned public sector companies.

  • He holds MBA degree-Harvard University,USA
  • B. Sc. Engineering & B.A. Hons. Business Economics-Brown University, USA

Mr. Omar Hassan

Independent Director

Designation :

  • Design Principal at Oh+A design works, Lahore.
  • Dean and Associate Professor at Razia Hassan School of Architecture (RHSA) at Beacon house School National University
  • Founding Member at Institute for experimental construction at RHSA
Profile :

Mr. Omer is an Architect having more than 25 years of experience in the field of Architect as a designer, Project Architect and design Principal. He worked with a diverse set of clients and completed well-known architect projects in the education, retail, corporate, hospitality and housing sectors.

  • He holds Masters in Architect-Rhode Island School of Design (RI, USA)
  • Bachelor of Design-National College of Arts, (Lahore, Pakistan)
  • Bachelor of Arts-Punjab University, (Lahore)

Ms. Shahana Ahmed Ali

Independent Director

Designation :

  • Corporate Lawyer
Profile :

Ms. Shahana Ahmed Ali is a seasoned corporate lawyer and C-suite executive with over 30 years of experience in legal practice and corporate management, specializing in infrastructure, power, and oil & gas sectors. She has advised multinational companies, government agencies, and international institutions on corporate law, governance, investment, finance, and arbitration. In 2018. She became the first Pakistani lawyer nominated by the ICC World Council to the International Court of Arbitration, Paris.
She holds an LL.M. from the University of Warwick, UK, and an LL.B. from S.M. Law College, Pakistan.

Mr. Mir Hassan Naqvi

Ex-officio Director

Designation :

  • Additional Secretary (III) of the Cabinet Division
Profile :

As a Civil Servant, BS-21, Mr. Hassan Naqvi served on various government positions including additional secretary, Establishment Division, Assistant Director Government of Pakistan, Minister of Law, Parliamentary Affairs, and Human Rights, Secretary of Finance, Sindh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defense, Senior Joint Secretary, Cabinet Division, Member of Youth Parliament of Pakistan
He holds L.L.B. degree from Punjab University

Mr. Sohail Habib Tajik

Ex-officio Director

Designation :

  • Additional Secretary, Ministry of Communications
Profile :

Mr. Sohail Habib Tajik a civil servant, BS 21 officer of police service of Pakistan has 30 years of experience in management & enforcement. Internationally, he served the UN at Kosovo, Liberia & Rwanda. In Pakistan he served FIA, KP police, Punjab police, AJK Police and ANF in various capacities. Academically, he completed his MS from LSE, UK. He has completed various courses and trainings from University of Minnesota, Virginia University, Swedish Defence College, UN OCHA Switzerland, JCLEC Indonesia, ICRC Columbia & NDU Pakistan.

Mr. Awais Manzur Sumra

Ex-officio Director

Designation :

  • Secretary, Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives
Profile :

Mr. Awais Manzur Sumra is a qualified professional, with nearly 30 years of experience in serving the Federal and Provincial Governments as a member of the Pakistan Administrative Service. He has been working as a Special Secretary at the Ministry of Finance since June 2022. Since his first posting as Assistant Commissioner in North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) in 1995, Mr. Awais Manzur Sumra has served on various positions including the Additional Secretary –Ministry of Finance, Additional Secretary - Establishment Division, Joint Secretary - Ministry of Finance, Finance Secretary - Gilgit-Baltistan, Director – Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority, Deputy General Manager - Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, and Deputy Secretary- Ministry of Finance. Mr. Awais Manzur Sumra has also served as Senior Advisor to Executive Director at the World Bank Group in Washington D.C (USA) and as Commercial Counselor at the Embassy of Pakistan, Athens (Greece).

  • Master’s Degree in Finance, (London Business School)
  • Master of Business Administration, (Stockholm University)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, UET, Lahore
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Punjab Lahore.

Ms.Fareeha Asif

Company Secretary

Designation :

  • Company Secretary NESPAK
Profile :

Ms. Fareeha Asif is a qualified and experienced Corporate Governance professional with more than 12 years of experience in leading Public Sector Organizations, with expertise in:

  • Corporate Governance and Secretariat functions
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Stakeholder engagement and reporting
    • She is, Associate Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA)- ICMAP. Associate member of a recognized professional accounting body. Pursuing Corporate Secretaries Certification-ICSP & Certified Director – ICAP.