Asad S. JafarChairman & CEO Philips Pakistan Limited
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About the Chief Guest
Asad Said Jafar, who is presently the Chairman & CEO of Philips Pakistan, a role he was appointed to in 2009, has been a part of the company for the past two decades. Over the course of his professional career at Philips, Asad has held senior leadership positions across the Philips world, in Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore.
Asad is responsible for managing the company, formulating, executing long-term strategies, and ensuring emergence of the company as a robust market leading solutions provider. He brought to the forefront, the company’s global mission of creating meaningful innovations for people which served as a driver of success in business.
A veteran supply chain professional, Asad was serving as Director, Supply Chain Management (SCM) for the ASEAN region for Philips before he took on the role of CEO for Philips Pakistan. As the Supply Chain Director, he implemented various modern SCM strategies that streamlined cumbersome business processes. He was responsible for the setting up of the ASEAN Luminaries Supply Group in Bangkok, Thailand which propelled a massive turnaround in the business. During his expatriate postings, he was also the Head of Supply Chain Management at Philips Indonesia.
In addition to his responsibility as the Country Leader for Philips Pakistan, Asad is associated with various prestigious external organizations. He was the president of Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) for the year 2014. He serves on the Board of Directors of Engro Fertilizer. He formerly also served on the Board of Directors of Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG) and Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited. He is a member of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Corporate Leaders Advisory Board (ICLAB) and also mentors MBA students as part of the Karachi School of Business & Leadership (KSBL) CEO Mentorship programme.
Asad’s career began as a Management Trainee at ICI Pakistan Limited in 1988. His eight years at ICI allowed him to work in diverse engineering, manufacturing, project management and planning related roles. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from NED University, Karachi and an MBA degree from Imperial College Business School, London, UK where he studied as a Britannia Chevening scholar.
Asad continues to consider learning a priority and has completed many management development programmes including the Leading a Business’ program of Ashrides Business School, UK. He attended the ‘Philips Simplicity Brand 1000’programme at Chicago Graduates School of Business as well as a Business Marketing Strategy program at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA. He is often invited to address business professionals and student audiences at corporate and academic events.
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