Yutaka Arae
Chairman
Fahim Kapadia
Chief Executive
Fahad Tariq Rafi
Chief Financial Officer
Wajahat Hussain
Head of Technical
Saeed Ahmed
Senior General Manager Technical
Rhonda Cecilia fernandes
Head of Human Resource
Syed Nasruddin
Information TechnologyGeneral Manager
Shaharyar Ashraf Khan
Company Secretary
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 | Fahim Kapadia is the CEO of the Company since January 2010. He has over 40 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 27 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 has been serving on the Board of Agriauto Industries Limited since 2002 and is 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 |
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 | With an illustrious career spanning decades, Mr. Yutaka Arae has left an indelible mark on the automotive sector through his transformative leadership and strategic insights. His journey began at Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan, where he played a pivotal role in propelling the company to new heights of success. His visionary approach continued at Indus Motor Co., Ltd., Pakistan, where he led the organization to become a market leader known for innovation and operational excellence. As a director at Agriauto Industries Ltd., Mr. Arae’s influence further optimized operations, cementing his reputation as a driving force in the industry. His extensive experience and proven track record have solidified his position as a revered figure in the global automotive landscape, inspiring generations to come. |
| 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 | Sohail P. Ahmed has been the Chief Executive of Naya Daur Motors and Mack Trucks, under Ministry of Production and of Allwin Engineering, Agriauto Industries Ltd and Thal Limited in the private sector. He is the Chairman of Pakistan Auto Sector Skill Development Company and Vocational Training Centre for Women, Korangi. He is a Director on many Boards in public & private sectors having served on Boards of PIDC, Pakistan Steel etc. He has been a member of the Senate of Dawood College of Engineering & Technology and Syndicate of NED University Karachi. He is the Founding Chairman of “Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers” (PAAPAM). The Government of Japan has conferred the prestigious decoration, The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon to Sohail P. Ahmed, in recognition of his dedicated contributions for strengthening economic relations and mutual understanding between Japan and Pakistan. |
| Contact | 5th Floor, House of Habib, 3-JCHS, Block 7/8, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi |
Muhammad Tayyab Ahmad Tareen
| Designation | Non-Executive Director |
| Experience | Mr. Muhammad Tayyab Ahmad Tareen has more than 30 years of experience mainly with multinationals and private equity, covering areas of business turnarounds, transformations, and entrepreneurial experience in general management, financial management, and business acquisitions.
He served as Chairman of the Board of K-Electric, having previously led the company as CEO and, earlier, as CFO and Chief Strategy Officer. He spearheaded K-Electric’s operational turnaround, returning it to profitability after 17 years of losses. Prior to K-Electric, he served in private equity, having global operations and investments in different sectors. He also held senior finance leadership positions within Coca-Cola, including CFO of Coca-Cola Pakistan and CFO of its managed bottling operations in the UAE and Oman, where he helped drive a successful turnaround, delivering sustained profitability within two years.
He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a member in good standing of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales since 1994. |
Aqueel Merchant
| Designation | Independent Director |
| Education | FCA –ICAP |
| Experience | Aqueel E. 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 leadership capacity. |
| Contact | 5th Floor, House of Habib, 3-JCHS, Block 7/8, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi |
Ms. Aliya Saeeda Khan
| Designation | Independent Director |
| Education | Honours Degree in Law, University of Cambridge; Barrister-at-Law, Gray’s Inn, London |
| Experience | Aliya Saeeda Khan (also known professionally as Aliya Yusuf) is a Partner at the firm of Orr, Dignam & Co. Karachi, one of the oldest and most well-respected law firms in Pakistan. She holds an honours degree in law from the University of Cambridge and is Barrister-at-Law from Gray’s Inn, London. During her career she has advised on a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial matters including complex cross border mergers and acquisitions and landmark transactions such as the first major employee buyout in Pakistan, and the first major cross border acquisition as well and a number of LNG related matters. She has been ranked as a leading lawyer in international publications such as Chambers Global and Asia Pacific Guides and Legal 500.
Along with her legal practice, for more than two decades, Aliya has held independent directorships across diverse companies, developing synergies between her governance and professional practice roles with learning from each informing the other. |
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 |