Abdul Samad Dawood
(Chairman)
Mr. Abdul Samad Dawood is a Director of the Board of Cyan Ltd. He has had a rich history of involvement in the company, both as a Board member and in an executive capacity when he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Cyan from 2010-2014. Mr. Dawood is also the Vice Chair of the Board of Dawood Hercules Corporation which is the largest shareholder of Engro Corporation.
Mr. Dawood’s rich and diverse experience of management and governance spans 20 years, with a special interest in mergers and acquisitions. He has led more than $4 billion worth of M&A deals, including the Dawood group’s acquisition of HUBCO from National Power International Holdings B.V. in 2012 and the sale of DH Fertilizers to Fatima Fertilizer Company Ltd in 2015.
Sabrina Dawood
(Director)
Ms. Sabrina Dawood is Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Dawood Foundation (TDF). The Dawood family established TDF in 1961 as a part of its efforts to give back to society through the development of communities with education; to this day, it remains the key philanthropic vehicle of the Group.
Sabrina has a passionate belief in building interactive and inclusive spaces for learning. As a result of her efforts, Dawood Public School (founded in 1983), an institution for primary and secondary education for girls in Karachi, has built a culture that fosters diversity, tolerance, inclusion, and character, while providing education to over 2,500 female students. Sabrina has also led the development of TDF Ghar,
Muhammed Amin
(Director)
Mr. Muhammed Amin is a Chartered Accountant. He has over 30 years of experience with reputed FMCGs at senior management positions.
He was CEO of Gillette Pakistan Limited till December 2000 and Regional Business Director, Gillette Middle East and Africa from 2001 to 2003. He headed Mondelez Pakistan Limited as CEO for over ten years till 2014. Later, he established Sunridge Foods in 2015 and headed the company until January 2020.
He has served on the Board of Directors of Engro Foods Limited from 2006 to 2016 and Al Shaheer Corporation Limited from 2016 to 2019. He has also been on the Board of Governors of the British Overseas School, Executive Committee of the American Business Council, Management Committee of the Lasbela Chamber of Industry and Executive Committee of the Pakistan Advertisers Society.
Isfandiyar Shaheen
(Director)
Isfandiyar Shaheen is Founder and CEO at Stablecoin Labs Inc and NetEquity Networks Inc. From 2017 till date his focus has been finding ways to make Internet access affordable for all.
Through NetEquity Networks, Isfandiyar created a partnership with Facebook that involves using a robot to retrofit fiber optic cables on overhead electrical power lines.
Prior to setting up NetEquity Networks Isfandiyar served on the boards of Engro Corporation, Engro Foods and Inbox Business Technologies.
He is a graduate of Franklin and Marshall College and holds a degree in Economics and Mathematics. Isfandiyar lives in San Francisco CA with his wife, two daughters and two dogs.
Zamin Zaidi
(Director)
Mr. Zamin Zaidi joined the Dawood Group in 2016 and has served on various Boards since. He amassed over 15 years of leadership experience in the pharmaceutical sector where he worked as the Executive Director of Novins International, a leading producer and distributor of essential medicines. Mr. Zaidi has also worked on data storage and management software platforms at EMC Corporation in Boston, USA. He possesses extensive experience in renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, healthcare and technology startups, and has previously served as interim CEO of Engro Enfrashare (Pvt) Ltd.
Sikander Hazir
(Director)
Mr. Sikander Hazir brings over 16 years of extensive human resources experience to the Board of Cyan, specializing in transforming the resource management capabilities of large and mid-sized organizations. Having spent a significant amount of time in Engro Corporation and Frontier Works Organization, he managed HR innovation programs to enhance productivity and significantly reduce operating costs. In his current role, he oversees HR-related matters of the Dawood Group while performing other key duties.
Mohammad Shamoon Chaudry
(CEO)
Mohammad Shamoon Chaudry is the Chief Executive Officer of Cyan Limited since March 15, 2022. He currently serves on the Boards of Cyan, Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited, Dawood Lawrencepur Limited, Empiric AI (Private) Limited, Inbox Business Technologies (Private) Limited, and Pebbles (Private) Limited.
Mr. Chaudry has more than 27 years of progressive and diverse experience in the financial sector, including financial control and governance. Mr. Chaudry started his career in investment banking within Corporate Finance and Advisory in Pakistan. He then moved to New York selling listed equities to funds investing in emerging markets. Subsequently, shifting to development finance, helping Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). During this time, Mr. Chaudry worked at the government and policy level, industrial sector, and with individual enterprises. He was in the GCC region for twelve years, working primarily in Islamic investments, asset management, and financial control.
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