Experience

Kaizen Paint

• United Arab Emirates
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Growth Officer

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  Leading Group Marketing, Brand Development, Business Growth Initiatives & B2C e-commerce for a mutinational Automotive, Architectural & Engineering coatings company operating in MENA & Pakistan. Leading Group Marketing, Brand Development, Business Growth Initiatives & B2C e-commerce for a mutinational Automotive, Architectural & Engineering coatings company operating in MENA & Pakistan.



TechAccess

• United Arab Emirates
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Apr 2015 - Dec 2021

  Expanded responsibilities include Marketing, Finance, Logistics Distribution, Human Resource Management, IT/Administration & Strategic Business Planning for New Business Ventures.

• Senior Vice President - Marketing & Business Planning

  • Jan 2010 - Apr 2015

  Head of Marketing and Business Planning for Middle East North Africa in a B2B IT Channel distribution environment. Member of the Executive Team.Responsible for all Regional Channel Marketing activities on behalf of global IT giants such as Oracle-Sun, Hitachi Data Systems, Symantec and NetApp in the MENA Region.Group Communications & StrategyProduct and Geo Business Planning & IT Business IntelligenceProject Management - Support launch of new group business ventures across industry verticals i.e. Media & Energy



ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

• Netherlands
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President - Credit Cards

  • Jul 2007 - Jan 2010

  Heading the Cards Business in terms of Card Acquisitions, Products, Portfolio and Strategic Alliances in the U.A.E based out of Dubai. Also responsible for proactive cost management across Retail Products. Heading the Cards Business in terms of Card Acquisitions, Products, Portfolio and Strategic Alliances in the U.A.E based out of Dubai. Also responsible for proactive cost management across Retail Products.



MTV Pakistan

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jun 2003 - Jun 2007

  Head of MTV Pakistan reporting to the CEO of Indus Network in Pakistan with a dotted line to the President of MTV International based in London.Led a successful transition from the local Indus Music Brand to MTV Pakistan. Launched nation-wide joint marketing campaigns with Citibank and McDonalds to highlight MTV’sreach and appeal as a youth brand. Developed customized on-air promotions to attract key brands to MTV Pakistan on a long-term basis. Launched key Music Award show properties with leading brands such as Mobilink, Coke and Motorola worth $2MM+ per annum which is a record-breaking sponsorship deal in the Pakistan TV Market.



American Express

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager - Delta SkyMiles Card Acquisition - U.S Cards Strategic Alliances Business

  • Apr 2002 - Jun 2003

  Main Card Acquisition liason with Delta Airlines - responsible for acquiring 100,000 cards per annum through Delta Airlines card Acquisition Channels

• Senior Manager - Pricing & Business Development Asia & US

  • Feb 1998 - Apr 2002

  Led key merchant acquisition and card acceptance pricing deals in the Asia Pacific region and the US i.e. Pricing for global US Airlines, Retail chains, Hotels and related T&E industries and new industry penetration strategy across regional markets. Focus on protecting merchant fee margins for Amex.

• Manager - Finance J/APA

  • Jan 1997 - Feb 1998

  As a part of the regional merchant profitability program, successfully developed a transactional costing analysis for key regional markets while based at the Asia Operations Centre in Sydney, Australia. This analysis currently forms the basis for all AmEx profitability analyses required for network and proprietary card deals in the region.



American Express

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Lead

  • Apr 1996 - Sep 1996

  Successfully developed an activity based merchant profitability analysis for key European Airlines based on activity based costing principles. This analysis was used in discount fee negotiations with various European airlines including British Airways and Lufthansa. Wrote a thesis based on this project as an MBA requirement. Promoted to Manager and transferred to Hong Kong. Successfully developed an activity based merchant profitability analysis for key European Airlines based on activity based costing principles. This analysis was used in discount fee negotiations with various European airlines including British Airways and Lufthansa. Wrote a thesis based on this project as an MBA requirement. Promoted to Manager and transferred to Hong Kong.



American Express

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Analyst &Assistant Manager – Finance & Business Planning

  • Dec 1991 - Aug 1995

  As the Business Planning Head for Pakistan managed two MBA direct reports and was responsible for assisting senior management in managing all investments within the strategic quality planning framework and preparation of annual budgets for Card, Travel and Traveler Cheques products. As the Business Planning Head for Pakistan managed two MBA direct reports and was responsible for assisting senior management in managing all investments within the strategic quality planning framework and preparation of annual budgets for Card, Travel and Traveler Cheques products.