Javed Ahmed | |
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Born | Javed Ahmed 10 February 1960 |
Nationality | American |
Education | Williams College Stanford Graduate School of Business |
Occupation | Businessman |
Years active | 1984–present |
Title | Former CEO, Tate & Lyle |
Term | 2009–2018 |
Predecessor | Iain Ferguson |
Successor | Nick Hampton |
Spouse | Talat Ahmed |
Javed Ahmed (born 10 February 1960) is a Pakistani American [1] [2] businessman. He was the chief executive (CEO) of Tate & Lyle plc from 2009 to 2018. [3]
Ahmed graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1982, and received an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1984. [4] [1]
He started his career with Procter & Gamble, then spent five years with Bain & Co in London and Boston, before joining Reckitt Benckiser, [5] where he worked for 17 years. [6]
Ahmed became CEO of Tate & Lyle in October 2009, replacing Iain Ferguson. In January 2018, the retirement of Ahmed, effective from 1 April 2018 was announced, and chief financial officer Nick Hampton was named CEO-designate. [7] [8] [9]
In December 2018 it was announced that Ahmed would become a non-executive director of CF Industries. [6] [10]
He is married to his wife, Talat. [11]
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