Amir Waheed Ahmed

PROFESSIONAL BRIEF:
Mr. Amir is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), qualified in the year 1992. He is a seasoned professional having served in diverse roles in Pakistan and abroad in the petrochemicals, oil refining, oil marketing, engineering, power/energy and banking sectors and possesses over 30 years of senior managerial experience in both local and international markets.

He started his professional career as banker in the year 1992, headed Back-Office of Treasury of Prime Commercial Bank Limited. In the year 1995, he moved to Asia Petroleum Limited and then Shell Pakistan Limited, at their LPG Project (TERMO/TRANSCO), in the year 1998 before joining ICI Pakistan Limited where he served on various positions, during the years 1998 to 2004, as Internal Audit Manager, Financial Controller (PTA Business), Reporting Manager and Business Analyst.

In November 2004, he moved to Saudi Arabia and joined Farabi Petrochemicals Limited (an Al-Rahji Group Company) as Senior Treasurer and later promoted as Finance Manager.

Amir is no stranger to Cnergyico as he joined Cnergyico Group (formerly Bosicor Pakistan Limited) in December 2006 as General Manager (Corporate Services) in the Chairman’s Secretariat and looked after the Group’s Company Secretarial function. In Cnergyico, he was also entrusted to lead as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Cnergyico Petroleum Pakistan Limited during the financial crisis of 2008 where he played important role and worked closely with Banks to efficiently manage and optimize company’s financial exposures and ensured safeguarding stakeholders interest.

In October 2010, he again moved abroad and joined AL-Waha Petrochemicals Limited (a JV between Al-Zamil Group Company (Sahara Petrochemicals) and Lyondellbasell Industries, USA) as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Company Secretary. On his return to Pakistan in June 2014, he joined Descon Engineer Limited (DEL) as Chief Financial Officer, looking after DEL’s financial operations in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE.

In June 2017, he joined Pakistan’s one of the largest public sector company in the electricity/power segment, National Transmission & Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) as Chief Financial Officer. In February 2021, he left NTDC and decided to start his own consultancy. He is presently engaged with professional firms in advisory capacity and has also joined Cnergyico’s Board as an Independent Director.

He actively participates in professional activities of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and has been amongst the founding members of the ICAP KSA Chapter. and held positions of Chairman Placement Committee, Member Managing and CPD Committees of KSA Chapter. He regularly contributes in various committees of ICAP in Pakistan which includes: Public Sector, Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB), Professional Standards & Technical Advisory, Continuing Professional Development (CPD), Publication and Chartered Accountants Women (CAW) Committees.