Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Hussain Dawood
Chairman
Hussain Dawood
Chairman

Mr. Hussain Dawood is the Chairman of Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited. He is also the Chairman of Engro Corporation Limited, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund and The Dawood Foundation.

His social responsibilities include Chairmanship of the International Advisory Council of the Cradle to Cradle Institute in San Francisco, and Karachi Education Initiative's Karachi School for Business & Leadership. He also serves as a Member of the Govt. of Pakistan Education Task Force, Director of the Pakistan Business Council, Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy, Beaconhouse National University and is a Global Charter Member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE).

He is the Honorary Consul of Italy in Lahore and was conferred the award "Ufficiale Ordine Al merito della Repubblica Italiana" by the Italian Government. Mr. Dawood is an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA, and a graduate in Metallurgy from Sheffield University, UK.

Board / Institutional Memberships
World Economic Forum Pakistan Centre of Philanthropy
Overseas Pakistan Entrepreneurs Network Cradle to Cradle Institute
Pakistan Business Council Asia House
iCare Karachi Education Initiative
Beaconhouse National University The Indus Entrepreneurs
Shahid Hamid Pracha
Chief Executive Officer
Shahid Hamid Pracha
Chief Executive Officer

Serves as Chief Executive of Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited and Chairman of DH Fertilizers Limited, Dawood Lawrencepur Limited, and Tenaga Generasi Limited. He is also a Director on the Boards of Hub Power Company Limited, Engro Corporation Limited, Engro Fertilizer Limited, Cyan Limited, Engro Powergen Limited and Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited. He previously served as Chief Executive of the Dawood Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Dawood Hercules Corporation.

Mr. Pracha is a graduate electrical engineer from the University of Salford, UK and prior to joining the Dawood Hercules Group, spent a major part of his career with ICI Plc's Pakistan operations in a variety of senior roles including a period of international secondment with the parent company in the UK. He is also a founding member of the Pakistan Society for Human Resource Managers and previously served as the first CEO of the Karachi Education Initiative, the sponsoring entity of the Karachi School for Business & Leadership.

Isar Ahmad
Director
Isar Ahmad
Director
Mr. Ahmad has diversified experience of working in senior management positions in multinational and large Pakistani organizations, having served as Chief Executive of Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited, Chief Executive of DH Fertilizers Ltd., Finance Director, Supply Chain Director and Head of Business Unit at Reckitt Benckiser, Managing Director, Haleeb Foods, as well as having been the Financial Advisor at Indus Motor Company Limited. He holds a Masters Degree in Economics and is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales. He also serves as a Director on the Boards of Cyan Limited, Engro Corporation Limited, Engro Polymer and Chemicals Limited, and Engro Foods Limited.
Javed Akbar
Director
Javed Akbar
Director
He has a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering from United Kingdom and has over 35 years experience in fertilizer and chemical business with Exxon, Engro and Vopak. He has managed Exxon and Engro fertilizer plants and their expansions in Pakistan, worked in Exxon's Chemical Technology divisions in USA and Canada, and served as Human Resources Manager in Exxon Pakistan. He was part of the buyout team when Exxon divested its stake in Engro. Prior to his retirement in 2006, Javed Akbar was Chief Executive of Engro Vopak Terminal Limited, a joint venture between Engro and Royal Vopak of Holland. After his retirement, he established a consulting company specializing in analyzing and forecasting petroleum, petrochemical and energy industry trends and providing strategic insight. He also serves on the Board of Directors of DH Fertilizers Limited, Engro Fertilizers Limited, Engro Powergen Limited, Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited, Engro Vopak Terminal Limited, Javed Akbar Associates (Private) Limited, Pakistan Petroleum Limited and is also on the panel of environmental experts of Sindh Environmental Protection Agency.
M. Abdul Aleem
Director
M. Abdul Aleem
Director
A Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) (Gold Medalist) and a Fellow Cost and Management Accountant (FCMA). Mr. Aleem has worked for 20 years in the oil refining, petrochemicals and oil marketing business. Between 1990 and 2004, he worked for British American Tobacco, (BAT), including the last ten years as the CEO of BAT operations in Cambodia, Mauritius and Indian Ocean. Since 2004, Mr. Aleem has worked for large GOP owned corporations. His last assignment was as the Managing Director of Pakistan State Oil Limited. Currently, he is the CE/Secretary General of OICCI. Mr. Aleem is also a Director of Meezan Bank Limited, Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance and Chairman of Faysal Asset Management Company.
M. Aliuddin Ansari
Director
M. Aliuddin Ansari
Director
Mr. Ansari is the Chief Executive Officer of Engro Corporation Limited. He previously was Chief Executive Officer of Dewan Drilling, Pakistan's first independent oil & gas drilling company. He has also served as the Chief Executive Officer, AKD Securities and Chief Operating Officer, Emerging Europe for Credit Lyonnais Securities. He started his career as an investment manager at Worldinvest /Bank of America in London. Mr. Ansari is also on the Boards of National Clearing Company of Pakistan and Faysal Asset Management. He holds a BA (Hon.) in Business Administration and Economics, with a major in Finance, from Richmond College, London.
A. Samad Dawood
Director
A. Samad Dawood
Director
A graduate in Economics from University College London, UK and a Certified Director of Corporate Governance from the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance. He is the Chief Executive of Cyan Limited and Dawood Corporation (Pvt.) Limited. He also serves as Director on the Boards of Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited, Dawood Lawrencepur Limited, DH Fertilizers Limited, Engro Corporation Limited, Engro Fertilizers Limited, Engro Foods Limited, Engro Eximp (Pvt.) Limited, International Industries Limited, Inbox Business Technologies (Pvt.) Limited, Pebbles (Private) Limited, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, Tenaga Generasi Limited, and WWF Pakistan Limited. Mr. Dawood is a member of Young Presidents' Organization, Pakistan Chapter.
Shahzada Dawood
Director
Shahzada Dawood
Director
Joined the Board in 1996. He is a Director of Avanceon Limited, Dawood Corporation (Private) Limited, Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited, Dawood Lawrencepur Ltd, DH Fertilizers Limited, Engro Corporation Ltd, Engro Fertilizers Limited, Engro Foods Limited, Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited, Engro Powergen Limited, Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited, Engro Vopak Terminal Limited, Patek (Private Limited) Pebbles (Private) Limited, Sach International (Private) Limited, Sirius (Private) Limited and Tenaga Generasi Limited. He is a member of the Board of Governors of National Management Foundation (LUMS) and also a member of Board of Trustees of Dawood Foundation. He is an M.Sc in Global Textile Marketing from Philadelphia University, USA, an LLB from Buckingham University, UK and a Certified Director of Corporate Governance from the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance.
Parvez Ghias
Director
Parvez Ghias
Director
Parvez Ghias is the Chief Executive Officer at Indus Motor Company Limited, a leading automobile manufacturer in the country of Toyota and Daihatsu brands. He also serves as an independent director on the board of Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Limited and Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited. Prior to joining Indus Motor in 2005, he was Vice President and CFO at Engro Chemical Pakistan Limited where he served as a member of the Board of Directors for several years. Mr. Ghias is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants from England & Wales and member of several faculties of the Institute and holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics and Statistics.
Saad Raja
Director
Saad Raja
Director
Saad Raja is an engineer from UET, Lahore and with an MBA from the London Business School. He joined DFJ ePlant ventures in 2002, prior to which he had worked at senior management levels in the international asset management and investment sector. His diverse experiences have included tenures with Diachi Life Mizuho Asset Management and Industrial Bank of Japan – Asset Management International. He is also a Director on the Board of Engro Corporation Limited. He joined the Board in 2012.