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. He also played a leading role in the merger of Engro Foods into global dairy giant, Royal FrieslandCampina N.V., based on the convergence of their values, goals and abilities to address Pakistan’s nutritional challenges; he has since served as the Chair of the Board of FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan. In addition to this, Mr. Dawood is an active director on the board of Pakistan Business Council, a pan-industry advocacy group that promotes easing of barriers to enable Pakistani businesses to compete in regional and global arenas.