Governance

Mr. Nadeem Saulat is a certified director and has served as Chairperson of the Board of Directors at AKD Hospitality Limited. An experienced executive with a demonstrated history of working in the investment management industry, he is skilled in negotiation, public relations, business planning and analytical work, with a background in banking. He holds a Master of Business Administration focused in Marketing and Sales from the College of Business Administration.

Ms. Huma holds a Master of Business Administration from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) and has attended conferences outside Pakistan. She has local and international work experience, including as Head Coordinator at Imam University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Her skills include marketing, business management, business planning, people management, training and motivational coaching. She is passionate about social welfare, especially in the education sector, and has volunteered with The Citizens Foundation.

Mr. Kanwar Adeel Zaman has over seventeen years of experience in administration, finance and business management. He has served in national and international organisations in Pakistan and the UAE and works as an independent freelance consultant offering services in legal, account and audit, and system stress testing and user acceptance testing. He has taken training courses at the Centre for Executive Education (IBA) and the Institute of Security Management and Research. He is a certified director and has served as a member of the Audit Committee and the Risk Management Committee of AKD Hospitality Limited.

Mr. Muhammad Siddiq Khokhar holds Master's degrees in Economics and Islamic Studies and an LL.M. from the University of Karachi. He is a member of the Karachi Bar Association, enrolled with the Sindh Bar Council, and an Advocate of the High Court practising in civil, criminal, corporate and labour matters. He attained the position of Senior Economist at PCSIR, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan. He is a certified director under the corporate governance requirements, and has served as Chairperson of the Audit Committee and the Risk Management Committee and a member of the Human Resources Committee of AKD Hospitality Limited.

Mr. Sohail is a businessman with more than thirty years of experience in real estate, from land development to the construction and renovation of buildings and the sale or lease of the finished product to end users. He specialises in real estate valuation and identifying undervalued properties, assessing a property on its economic value and cash flows as well as its physical nature, location and improvements. He has completed numerous real estate projects in Pakistan and overseas. He holds an LL.B., and has served as a member of the Risk Management Committee of AKD Hospitality Limited.

Mr. Aamir is a businessman currently focusing on copper, gold and lithium mining and processing using locally available workforce and technology. He began dealing stocks at the Karachi Stock Exchange at the age of fourteen and became the youngest agent at the KSE. He has served as a director at the board of Friendly Securities and at AKD Hospitality Limited, and as a member of the Audit Committee and the Human Resource and Remuneration Committee. He has also run an import and export business, mainly in consumer goods.

Ms. Uzma Piracha is an Independent Director with over fifteen years of experience in administration, finance and management. She passed the Central Superior Services (CSS) examinations and served as Assistant Commissioner in Jamshed Town and SITE Town in Karachi, as Deputy Director in government organisations, and with the Asian Development Bank as Section Officer. She has attended training courses at the International Finance Corporation and Habib University. She is a certified director and has served as Chairperson of the Human Resource and Remuneration Committee of AKD Hospitality Limited.