TC July-August 2021 Issue

TRADE CHRONICLE
Muhammad Azfar Ahsan
elected Vice President
of MAP
Founder of Corporate
Pakistan Group,
Nutshell Conferences
&
Nutshell
Communications
(Private) Limited
Muhammad Azfar
Ahsan is elected as
the Vice President
of Marketing Association of Pakistan
(MAP, an apex body of marketing in the
country) for one-year term.
Azfar is founder of Corporate Pakistan
Group (CPG).
Arshad Jamal elected
UBG VP
Senior customs
agents’ leader
Arshad Jamal has
been elected as
vice president of
United Business
Group (UBG). The
announcement
was made at
a ceremony
organized by All Pakistan Customs
Agents Association (APCAA), North
Zone, in Lahore, attended by leading
businessmen and central leaders of the
UBG attended it.
Gerry’s dnata recognised for
safety excellence in Pakistan
Gerry’s dnata, Pakistan’s largest
ground services provider, has won a
prestigious award for achieving the
highest safety standards. The company
has been recognised for its industryleading
health & safety risk assessment
and control procedures at the 7th
Jawaid Siddiqui hired as
CEO Pakistan Railway
Freight Transportation
Company
The Federal Cabinet
has appointed Jawaid
Ahmed Siddiqui as
Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of Pakistan
Railway Freight
Transportation Company (PRFTC).
Siddiqui has been associated with
the Marine Group for over a decade
in top managerial positions that is
participating in the outsourcing of
freight wagons by Pakistan Railways.
Farah Naz appointed as
Falcon-i’s first female MD
Farah Naz has
joined Falcon-i,
Pakistan’s
leading IoT fleet
management
company, as
the first female
Managing
Director since
the company’s
inception. An alumna of the Institute of
Business Administration (IBA), Ms. Naz
joins Falcon-i from the energy sector
and is looking to take the company to
new heights.
International Environment, Health
& Safety Awards.
Syed Haris Raza, vice president
of Gerry’s dnata, said: “Safety is a
fundamental, uncompromising tenet
of our business, and one of our six
corporate values. We’ve integrated
safety in all aspects of our operations
and engage our people at all levels
of the organisation
in
continuous
improvement.
“This award is a
testament to our team’s
hard work and industryleading
achievements.
I am immensely proud
of my colleagues and
thank them for their
relentless commitment
to ensuring the highest
level of safety for our
customers and their
passengers, every day.”
Engr Aizaz Ahmad new
MD NTDC
Engr Aizaz Ahmad
assumed the
charge of Managing
Director National
Transmission and
Despatch Company
(NTDC) recently.
Engr Aizaz Ahmad did his Bachelors
in Engineering from UET Lahore, MBA
from Institute of Business Administration
(IBA)-Punjab University, Certified
Project Management Professional and
acquired multiple training courses from
renowned institutes of Canada and
Saudi Arabia.
Kashan Hasan to head
the entire Pakistan
business at Reckitt
Kashan Hasan has
been appointed as the
lead for all Pakistan
operations at Reckitt
– formerly known as
Reckitt Benckiser
(RB). Previously,
Kashan was leading the Health
business in Pakistan since January
2020. During his tenure, the Health
business not only achieved double digit
growth, but was also recognized as the
Market of the Year for Reckitt globally.
Kamran Kamal takes
charge of Pakistan’s largest
IPP - HUBCO
Hubco, Pakistan’s
largest IPP has
announced the
appointment of
Kamran Kamal as its
new CEO.
Previously, he held the position of Vice
President China Power Hub Generation
Company (CPHGC), a joint venture
between HUBCO & China Power
International Holding (CPIH). Kamran’s
appointment as the new CEO (from
within the Company) is a testament of
confidence of Hubco’s shareholders in
its home-grown talent.
Previously, Kamran was Commodities
Trade Head, Engro EXIMP FZE where
he managed Fertiliser, Coal, Oilseeds
and Sugar Trading Portfolio.
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