Board of Directors


Yutaka Arae

Designation Chairman, Agriauto Industries Limited
Chairman, CEO, Agriauto Stamping Company (PVT) Limited
Education MBA, University of Suzuoka, Japan,1962-66.
MBA, University of Nebraska, USA,1967-69.
Experience Toyota Tsusho Corporation,Japan, 1969-1996
Indus Motor Co., Ltd., Pakistan, 1996-2010
Agriauto Industries Ltd.,Pakistan,2010-2012
Contact 5th Floor, House of Habib, 3-JCHS, Block 7/8, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi


Fahim Kapadia

Designation Chief Executive Officer
Education Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Chartered Accountant (FCA). Bachelor of Science -Accounting. Attended the AVIRA: Awareness, Vision, Imagination, Role, Action program by INSEAD
Experience Mr. Kapadia is the CEO of the Company since January 2010. He has over 35 years of experience in the field of Finance, General Management and Business Development in Pakistan and abroad. He has been associated with the House of Habib for the last 21 years having served as Chief Financial Officer of Thal Limited and prior to this as General Manager Finance and Deputy Managing Director of Agriauto Industries Limited. He was been serving on the Board of Agriauto Industries Limited since 2002 and a member of the Board of Agriauto Stamping Company (Private) Limited and AuVitronics Limited.
Contact 5th Floor, House of Habib, 3-JCHS, Block 7/8, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi


Hamza Habib

Designation Non-Executive Director
Education Bachelor of Science in Business Management, 2005 – 2009
Experience Hamza Habib was appointed as a Director of Agriauto Industries Limited in October 2018. He has over 14 years of banking experience and is currently the Head of Corporate Banking at Habib Bank AG Zurich (HBZ) in Dubai, UAE. He has held various positions within the HBZ Group, including Alternate Chief Executive at Habib Bank Zurich (Hong Kong) Ltd, prior to which he was an Area Head with HBZ in the UAE. He also worked with Standard Chartered Bank in Geneva and London.

He graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts (USA), with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. He is also a Certified Director from the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance.
Contact 5th Floor, House of Habib, 3-JCHS, Block 7/8, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi


Sohail P. Ahmed

Designation Director
Education B.E. Mechanical; INSEAD, France
Experience He has been the Chief Executive of Naya Daur Motors and Mack Trucks, under Ministry of Production and of Allwin Engineering, Agriauto Industries Limited, and Thal Limited in the private sector. He is also the Chairman of Vocational Training Centre for Women, Korangi. He has been a Director on many Boards in public & private including PIDC, Pakistan Steel, BOI etc. He has been a member of the Senate of Dawood College of Engineering & Technology, Syndicate of NED University Karachi, Executive Committee of Engineering Development Board. Trade & Professional Bodies
  • Fellow of Institution of Engineers.
  • Member of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
  • Founder President of “Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers” (PAAPAM).
Awards He was recently conferred the prestigious award by the emperor of Japan “the Order of the Rising Sun, Golden Rays with Neck Ribbon” for promoting business relations between Pakistan and Japan.
Contact 5th Floor, House of Habib, 3-JCHS, Block 7/8, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi


Salman Burney

Designation Non Executive Director
Salman Burney joined the Board in August 2017 as a Non-Executive Director. He began his professional career with ICI Pakistan in Sales and Marketing, holding various roles both in Pakistan and at ICI plc, London. He later served as General Manager of ICI’s Agrochemicals & Seeds Business. In 1992, he joined SmithKline Beecham and was appointed Managing Director in 1997, with additional responsibility for Iran and the Caspian Region. Subsequently, he was CEO of GlaxoSmithKline’s pharmaceutical operations in Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan as Vice President/Area General Manager.

He holds a degree in Economics from Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UK. He has also served as President of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) and as Chairperson of the MNC Pharma Association, where he led the industry’s engagement with the government on key issues. In addition, he has been a member of the Privatization Commission and has served on Various Boards such as P.I.D.C. and N.T.D.C.
Contact 4th Floor, House of Habib, 3-JCHS, Block 7/8, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi


Ayesha Tammy Haq

Designation Independent Director
Education LLB, LLM, Barrister at Law
Experience Ayesha T. Haq is a Barrister-at-Law and, for 13 years, was a media personality. She has practiced law in the UK, Pakistan, the Philippines and the USA and has worked on several international projects. A member of the Vision 2020 think tank of the Government of Pakistan, she has worked on policy and governance matters.

She hosted 24Seven on Business Plus, where she has interviewed presidents, prime ministers, political leaders and policymakers. She wrote opinion pieces for several publications and hosted a radio show.

She has been the CEO of Fashion Pakistan and organized Pakistan’s first ever fashion week in 2009. At present, she heads Pharma Bureau, the association of the research-based multinational pharmaceutical companies operating in Pakistan.
Contact 5th Floor, House of Habib, 3-JCHS, Block 7/8, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi


Aqueel Merchant

Designation Independent Director
Education FCA –ICAP
Experience Aqueel Merchant is a professional with a wealth of experience spanning more than 30 years in professional services, mainly consulting, covering Banking and Financial Services, FMCGs, Manufacturing, Development, and Government and Public sector clients in Pakistan, Afghanistan, UK and Middle East. Large projects carried out by him cover Business, IT and HR transformations, Operational Improvements, Governance, Monitoring and Evaluation, Regulatory Compliance, Contract Management and Risk Management. Due to his being the only Senior Partner of EY Ford Rhodes and the founder and Country Leader of the Consulting Business, he is well placed to engage at a strategic level with C-suites and Boards to make a strong contribution to any organization in a leadershipcapacity.
Contact 5th Floor, House of Habib, 3-JCHS, Block 7/8, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi


Shaharyar Ashraf Khan

Company Secretary

Yutaka Arae

Chairman

Syed Nasruddin

Information Technology
General Manager

Saeed Ahmed

Senior General Manager Technical

Faisal Muneeb Khan

Head of sales and marketing, business development and strategy

Fahad Tariq Rafi

Chief Financial Officer

Fahim Kapadia

Chief Executive

Yutaka Arae

Designation Chairman, Agriauto Industries Limited
Chairman, CEO, Agriauto Stamping Company (PVT) Limited
Education MBA, University of Suzuoka, Japan,1962-66.
MBA, University of Nebraska, USA,1967-69.
Experience Toyota Tsusho Corporation,Japan, 1969-1996
Indus Motor Co., Ltd., Pakistan, 1996-2010
Agriauto Industries Ltd.,Pakistan,2010-2012
Contact 5th Floor, House of Habib, 3-JCHS, Block 7/8, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi