Board of Directors
Hafiz Farooq Ahmad
Hafiz Farooq Ahmad is the Chairman, Board of Directors of Ghani Global Glass Limited. He has an exceptional academic career and did his Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA, during 1996. He worked for a period of six years with Applied Materials America, which is the biggest semiconductor’s capital manufacturing company in the world.
Mr. Farooq has a patent in his name with the government of the USA for the manufacturing of CBD cobalt chips. He also holds a patent for cobalt deposition in the US Department of Justice from Applied Materials.
During 2003, he returned to Pakistan when Ghani Group decided to set up the first coated, reflective float glass plant in Pakistan, equipped with the latest state-of the art technology. He joined as director of Ghani Float Glass Limited. He was the main person involved in the commissioning of 1st Float Glass Plant in Pakistan. He managed to commission the plant during 2005 and brought it into production in a very short time. Thereafter, during 2006 this company merged into Ghani Glass Limited. Thereafter, Mr. Farooq was appointed as Chief Operating Officer of this project. Mr. Farooq managed to introduce superior-quality clear, green, and brown float glass colors from 2mm to 12mm range which were very much appreciated in glass market.
Under his leadership and excellent entrepreneurial skills and management qualities, the float glass project attained the best possible production efficiency and produced a superior-quality product mix in shortest possible period. In the result Ghani Glass Ltd. showed continuous growth and earned millions as foreign exchange for exporting this unconventional item.
During October 2007, Mr. Farooq along with his brothers formed Ghani Global Group and setup a state-of-the art industrial and medical gases manufacturing project near Lahore in the name of Ghani Gases Limited (Now Ghani Chemical Industries Limited and Ghani Global Holdings Limited).
Ghani Global Glass Limited was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company on October 04, 2007 as Ghani Tableware (Private) Limited under the repealed Companies Ordinance, 1984 (now the Companies Act, 2017). Ghani Global Glass Limited (the Company) was listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited (PSX) in 2015. The company is principally engaged in the manufacturing and sale of glass tubes, glass-ware, vials and ampules and chemicals.
Hafiz Farooq Ahmad is certified director in pursuance to code of corporate governance.
In addition to Ghani Global Glass Limited, Hafiz Farooq Ahmad is the Managing director of Ghani Global Holdings Limited and Chief Executive Officer of Ghani Chemical Industries Limited.
Atique Ahmad Khan
Mr. Atique Ahmad Khan is a qualified Mechanical & Electrical Engineer. Being a successful industrialist, he has a diversified experience of more than 28 years of Glass, Textile, Industrial and Medical Gases and Automobile Sectors. He has frequently traveled to Europe, America, Canada, China and Gulf countries to select machinery, get himself updated on the latest development in the industry, and gain a lot of technical, production and marketing experience. He also serves as a director in other Ghani Global Group companies. Mr. Atique has a seasonal personality and participated in many international and national fairs, business conferences and seminars. He has excellent entrepreneurial skills and management qualities. Mr. Atique Ahmad Khan is a certified director in pursuance of to code of corporate governance.
Abdullah Ahmad
Mr. Abdullah Ahmad is a highly talented and proactive member of the Board of Directors of Ghani Global Glass Limited. He is Certified Director in pursuance to Code of Corporate Governance. From last few years, he is engaged in business of Ghani Global Group.
Syed Sibtul Hassan Gilani
Syed Sibtul Hassan Gilani is an accomplished professional with 29 years of diverse industry experience. He Holds an MBA Finance degree from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Punjab University, Lahore. He has made significant contributions to pharmaceuticals, electronics and medical and industrial gases & glass manufacturing industries. He has strategic insights and extensive knowledge for the company’s growth and innovation.
Asim Mahmood
Mr. Asim Mahmud is a seasoned professional with over twenty-five years of diverse experience and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP). As a Certified Director committed to the Code of Corporate Governance, he plays a pivotal role in the group, specializing in strategic corporate planning, corporate structuring, and financial management.
His expertise extends to securing both short-term and long-term financing from Islamic banks/windows, overseeing working capital, and ensuring optimal cash flows.
Mr. Asim excels in presenting comprehensive financial positions and performance reports to the Board of Directors, while also diligently supervising all accounting functions, external audits, and accounts preparation within the organization.
Saima Shafi Rana
Ms. Saima Shafi Rana is an Independent Director on the board of Ghani Global Glass Limited. She holds MBA (Finance) degree from Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan. She is having 12 years of working experience with Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan and a couple of years with Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute Of Science and Technology (SZABIST).
She extensively worked on the regulations & framework of the demutualized stock exchange, the revamping of rules of market intermediaries, and enforcement actions, including conducting inspections and investigations under various securities laws.
She worked closely with the Financial Market Governance Program (FMGP) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on the Second Tranche Conditions of ADB’S Financial Market (Non-Bank) Governance Program: Loan 1955-PAK.
Sheikh Muhammad Saleem Ahsan
Muhammad Saleem Ahsan is an accomplished finance professional with an experience of more than three decades in the field of financial accounting and project financing. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and Certified Director in pursuance to code of corporate governance.