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Profile of Board of Directors

Mr. Tariq Ikram

Chairman/Director
Alpha Insurance Company Limited,
4th Floor, Building no. 1-B,
State Life Square, off I. I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi

Mr. Tariq Ikram, with a diverse academic background of Sciences, Literature, British & American
Histories, and International Affairs, is a highly accomplished Pakistani business leader and former
Minister of State Government of Pakistan. Mr. Ikram is currently Chairman of Alpha Insurance company,
Member Board of Karachi Council of Foreign Affairs, Managing Trustee of the Board of Trustees of Tasha
Trust, an Independent Director on Boards of Berger Paints and Excel-Lab and Tasha Enterprises Pvt Ltd.
Mr. Ikram began his career with Reckitt Benckiser, and rapidly climbed the corporate ladder to become
CEO at the age of 37 and Regional Head a few years later. During his tenure, the company experienced
compound growth of 22%pa. Mr. Ikram was also President of the OICC&I, Marketing and Management
Associations and founder President of Pakistan Advertisers Society and the Pakistan Research Society.
Known for his integrity, analytical and strategic skills, he has served on numerous boards, both Public
and Private sector enterprises, both within and internationally. Mr. Ikram's achievements include
developing and implementing the first ever export Strategy of Pakistan raising exports from USD 7.8 Bn
in 2000 to over USD 20 Bn in 2008, a 147% increase and spearheading the restructuring of the Export
Promotion Bureau to the present TDAP. For his contribution he was awarded Sitara I Imtiaz by the
President of Pakistan and was honorably mentioned in his book ‘In the Line of Fire’ He is currently
involved in corporate directorships, teaching, and philanthropic endeavors, including his role as
Chairman of Saiya Homes, an orphanage in Pakistan.

Mr. Abdul Shakoor Shaikh

Director
Alpha Insurance Company Limited,
4th Floor, Building no. 1-B,
State Life Square, off I. I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi

Mr. Faisal Mumtaz

Director
Alpha Insurance Company Limited,
4th Floor, Building no. 1-B,
State Life Square, off I. I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi

Mr. Faisal Mumtaz started his career as an Actuarial student at State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan in 1996 and become Fellow of Society of Actuaries, USA in 2006. Having more than 22 years of experience as an Actuary, he has held some of the key positions which include Head of Actuarial Division, Head of Operations & Chief Risk Officer.

Mr. Muhammad Amjad

Director
Alpha Insurance Company Limited,
4th Floor, Building no. 1-B,
State Life Square, off I. I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi

Mr. Syed Shahnawaz Nadir

Director
Alpha Insurance Company Limited,
4th Floor, Building no. 1-B,
State Life Square, off I. I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi

Mr. Faisal Haroon Zai

Director
Alpha Insurance Company Limited,
4th Floor, Building no. 1-B,
State Life Square, off I. I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi

Faisal is a consulting actuary with a wide range of experience spanning
retirement benefits, life insurance, asset management, financial
derivatives and agroclimate. He has worked on projects for various
multinational financial organisations in the UK/EU, Malaysia, Middle East,
Pakistan as well as the UK regulator (Bank of England).

Dr. Ghazal Nafees

Director
Alpha Insurance Company Limited,
4th Floor, Building no. 1-B,
State Life Square, off I. I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi

Dr. Ghazal Nafees Completed MBBS from Dow Medical College, Karachi in 1980 and also completed DCH from Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC), University of Karachi. She retired from State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan in 2006 as a General Manager (Medical).

Dr. Syed Arif Hussain

Chief Executive Officer
Alpha Insurance Company Limited,
4th Floor, Building no. 1-B,
State Life Square, off I. I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi.

Dr. Syed Arif Hussain holds M.B.B.S. and Master’s Degree in Business Administration.His professional experience is spread over 24 years at progressive senior level positions and has the experience of underwriting, reinsurance, claims management and marketing with the State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan, Dawood Family Takaful Limited as a Chief Executive Officer.He also headed Takaful Pakistan Limited a Non-Life Takaful Company and Excel Insurance Company Limited and Head of Takaful of East West Insurance Company Limited.

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