Meet The PTC Team
PTC Board comprises of some of the most dynamic leaders in Pakistan’s textile and apparel sector
Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal
CEO
Iqbal has worked as a business executive in senior leadership positions, as head of finance, as chief executive officer of significant companies and later as a consultant. He has over 30 years of increasingly more responsible management experience with leading local business houses and multinationals working in Pakistan. Textiles, food, IPPs, Renewable Energy are some of the domains he has worked as a senior executive and in some cases as a consultant. He has worked as General Manager, Finance, Nishat Mills Ltd and as the Financial Controller of GAM Corp (Pvt) Ltd, one of the McDonalds’ JV for Pakistan. He has worked twice for AES Corp, USA, first as CFO for its two IPPs, AES Lalpir and AES Powergen and then as its Country Director for Pakistan. He has also worked on IPP development in Kenya. Iqbal fondly remembers his stint with local newspapers and would still like to pursue this course. He calls himself an environmentally conscious citizen and has volunteered for organized charities to try and repay debts owed to the society. He also brings in extended experience of dealing with the government agencies in his previous management roles. Iqbal has an MBA from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and an M.Sc, Botany, from Government College, Lahore.
Sarah Javaid
Research Associate
Sarah Javaid is a Research Associate at PTC and holds an MS Economics from LUMS. Her work at PTC revolves around International Trade and Diplomacy. She has worked with policy think tanks including SDPI and PRIME where she was responsible for producing quarterly reports on macro-economic outlook, full reports, briefs, articles, and business proposals. Her main expertise includes policy analysis, data analysis and report writing. Her research has focused on Pakistan’s trade and specifically trade with the EU and FTA partners. She is the author of the report “Pakistan and the EU under GSP+” which was well received by the relevant audience. She has also carried out analyses of Federal Budgets, Monetary Policy, Trade Policy, SME Policy, Housing policy, and Mobile Manufacturing Policy of Pakistan. She has worked as a Research Analyst in World Bank’s project on “Impact of GST and Property Tax on Women Taxpayers in KP”. She was also part of the monitoring team for USAID’s Pakistan Regional Economic Integration Activity (PREIA) and Small Medium Enterprise Activity (SMEA).
Aqsa Gull
Research Associate
Aqsa Gull serves as a Research Associate at PTC. Prior to joining PTC, she has accumulated over 7 years of experience of teaching economics, undertaking policy and strategy analysis across diverse development sectors. She possesses in-depth knowledge of national economic policies particularly the maritime economy of Pakistan, Regulatory Frameworks, and sustainable development. She has worked as a research associate with PIDE, NIMA and Reenergia, producing project-based reports, policy briefs, and project proposals. She has also undertaken research roles at Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, (Norad), Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives. Beyond her role as a researcher, Aqsa is a published Op-ed writer for leading newspapers, an avid reader, an art enthusiast and holds an MPhil Economics degree from Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE).
Shanzeh Salman
Research Associate
Shanzeh Salman is a Research Associate at PTC with an MS in Management Studies from Duke University and a BSc Hon in Accounting and Finance from LUMS. She will leverage her prior experience in the textile industry to enrich her role at PTC. She has worked as Operations Execution Lead at Levi Strauss and Co, where she managed development and production at US Apparel and Soorty Enterprises. Her background also encompasses positions at PepsiCo and Deloitte. She has developed a diverse skillset including strategic planning, stakeholder management, project management, and New Product Initiative (NPI) development.
Zohaib Naseem
Finance Manager
Zohaib Naseem, serves as a Finance Manager at PTC. He is experienced in conducting external and internal audits of more than 30 companies including public, private, NGOs and NPOs, with one of the leading audit firms; Riaz Ahmad and Company, Chartered Accountants (Nexia International). It has provided him with experience and knowledge of various aspects of accounts, audit, and financial management across diverse industries and understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs), International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), business/ corporate processes and systems including internal controls.
Eman Ahmed
Senior Research Analyst
Eman Javaid
Senior Research Associate
Saad Umar
Senior Research Associate