Ghias Khan

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NationalityPakistani
Education Master of Business Administration in Finance
Alma mater Institute of Business Administration
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Ghias Uddin Khan is a Pakistani businessman and entrepreneur. Khan was the 4th President and Chief Executive Officer of Engro Corporation.

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Education

Khan received his early education in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his O-Level from St. Michael's Convent School and A-Level from St Patrick's High School, Karachi. [1]

Khan earned a Masters of Business Administration (Hons) in Finance from the Institute of Business Administration in December 1998. [2] [1]

Career

Khan began his career with Intel Pakistan Corporation as Management Associate. He then joined Indosuez W. I. I. Carr Securities, [1] as a financial consultant in 1999 [3] where he worked for a year and a half. [4]

In 2001, Khan co-founded Inbox Business Technologies Private Limited and later served as its CEO. [2] The company Inbox grew from a small computer assembler to one of Pakistan's largest technology company. [3] He joined Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited in 2005 after Dawood Hercules acquired a 51 percent stake in Inbox. [4] [5] He remained associated with the Inbox until 2015. [2]

He became the Chairman of Elixir Securities in 2011 where he served until 2014. [5] From April 2014 to March 2017, he served as a Non-Executive Director of Cyan Limited. [2]

He joined the Board of Engro Corporation Limited in 2015 [5] and served as its Director from February 2016 to March 2017. [2]

He served as a Director of Dawood Lawrencepur Limited from November 2015 to January 2017. [2]

Khan was the 4th Chief Executive Officer and President of Engro Corporation Limited from December 2016 until April 2024. [2] [6]

He served as a Non-Executive Director of Engro Foods Limited from December 2016 to April 2018. [2]

In December 2016, he was appointed as a Director of Engro Polymer and Chemicals Limited and Engro Fertilizers Limited. In March 2017, he became Chairman of Engro Polymer and Chemicals Limited. [2]

He served as a Director of Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited until March 2017, and also served as a Director of Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company and Jupiter Marine Services. [2]

Under Khan's leadership, all subsidiaries of Engro Coportation saw business growth. [7]

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