National Refinery Limited

New CUIN Registration number 0001747 NTN-No 0711325-7

Board of Directors

DIRECTORS' PROFILE


Mr. Laith G. Pharaon

A businessman and an international investor who has financial and trading interests in Pakistan and other parts of the world in various sectors like petroleum, power generation, chemical, real estate and cement etc. Mr. Laith holds a graduate degree from the University of Southern California. He is also Director on the Board of various Companies including The Attock Oil Company Limited, Attock Cement Pakistan Limited, Attock Petroleum Limited, Pakistan Oilfields Limited, Attock Gen Limited and Attock Refinery Limited.


Mr. Wael G. Pharaon

A businessman and an international investor who has financial and trading interests in Pakistan and other parts of the world in various sectors like petroleum, power generation, chemical, real estate and cement etc. Mr. Wael holds a graduate degree. He is also Director on the Board of various Companies including the Attock Oil Company Limited, Attock Cement Pakistan Limited, Attock Petroleum Limited, Pakistan Oilfields Limited, Attock Gen Limited and Attock Refinery Limited.


Mr. Shuaib Anwar Malik - Chairman

Mr. Shuaib A. Malik has been associated with Attock Group of Companies, one of the largest conglomerates in the Country having diversified interests in Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Cement, Information Technology, Renewable Energy, Medical Services and Real Estate Development etc., for more than four decades. He served in different Companies in the Group at various times with the responsibility to supervise and oversee the operations and affairs of these Companies. He became the youngest Chief Executive of the Group Holding Company, “The Attock Oil Company Limited” on September 01, 1995. With his hard work, dedication, business acumen and professional abilities, he eventually rose to the highest management position in the Group and was appointed as Group Chief Executive of “Attock Group of Companies” in July 2006. He has exhaustive experience and in depth knowledge related to various aspects of upstream, midstream and downstream petroleum business and it was due to his visionary leadership that the Attock Group was able to grow leaps and bounds and diversify into various trades and industries. In addition to holding the position of Group Chief Executive of the Attock Group of Companies, presently, he is serving as Chairman & Chief Executive of Pakistan Oilfields Limited, Chairman of Attock Refinery Limited and National Refinery Limited, and Chief Executive Officer of The Attock Oil Company Limited and Attock Petroleum Limited besides being the Director on the Board of all the Companies in the Group including listed and unlisted public/private limited Companies.

In recognition of his outstanding and visionary leadership, Mr. Shuaib A. Malik has been conferred upon the Sitara e Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan.


Mr. Sajid Nawaz

Mr. Sajid Nawaz has over 30 years of work experience in service with Government of Pakistan at various management posts both within country and abroad. Due to the nature of posts and assignments he carries considerable experience of working in different environments. He has attended various management courses abroad and in Pakistan, including one month course on International Petroleum Management at Canadian Petroleum Institute, Canada. He is presently holding position of Managing Director of Pakistan Oilfields Limited (POL) and has almost 14 years of work experience with the Company in Senior Management positions. He has also served as Director on Boards of Attock Petroleum Limited, Attock Refinery Limited and Attock Cement Pakistan Limited.


Mr. Abdus Sattar

Mr. Abdus Sattar is a fellow member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP) and has over 35 years of Financial Management experience at key positions of responsibility in various Government organizations / ministries and commercial organizations including Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources, Government of Pakistan and Mari Gas Company Limited. Besides, he has also served as Director on a number of boards like OGDCL, PPL, SNGPL, SSGCL, PSO, PARCO, ARL, POL, PMDC etc, as a nominee of Government of Pakistan for about seven years. He has attended many advanced financial management courses and trainings from institutions of international repute in Pakistan & abroad. Presently, he is on the Board of Attock Refinery Limited, Pakistan Oilfields Limited, Attock Petroleum Limited and Attock Cement Pakistan Limited.


Mr. Shamim Ahmad Khan (Independent Director)

After joining Civil Service of Pakistan, Mr. Shamim Ahmad Khan served in senior positions in the Government, particularly in the Ministry of Finance and retired as Secretary, Ministry of Commerce. For ten years, he worked in Corporate Law Authority, regulatory body for the corporate sector as Member and later as Chairman. He restructured it as Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and became its first Chairman. Presently, he is serving as director on the Boards of IGI Holdings Limited, Pakistan Oilfields Limited, Attock Refinery Limited and Attock Cement Pakistan Limited. He is also Chairman of IGI Life Insurance and IGI General Insurance. Mr. Khan has also undertaken a number of consultancy assignments for Asian Development Bank, World Bank and DFID.


Mr. Khondamir Nusratkhujaev (Independent Director)

Mr. Khondamir Nusratkhujaev has more than 20 years of diversified working experience in the areas of Auditing, Internal Controls and Financial Controls (COSO), Budgeting and Islamic Banking. He is a Chartered Certified Accountant, UK and also holds Master’s degree in Business Administration. Besides he is also a Certified Islamic Public Accountant. Mr. Nusratkhujaev has been associated with top international accounting firms including Deloitte Russia, Ernst & Young Kazakhstan & PWC Uzbekistan in the areas of Auditing and Accounting Advisory. Currently he is associated with Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah as Manager accounting and reporting division and manages full financial and management reporting cycle. He also author of many international publications on Islamic Finance and Banking.


Mr. Babar Bashir Nawaz – Alternate Director for Mr. Wael G. Pharaon

He has an illustrious career span of over 40 years with the Attock Group of Companies. During this period he has held various positions in Finance, Marketing, Personnel &General Management, before being appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Attock Cement Pakistan Limited in 2002. Mr. Bashir holds a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from the Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad. At present, he is serving as a Director on the Boards of all the listed companies of the Attock Group in Pakistan. Being a seasoned professional, he has attended various courses, workshops and seminars in Pakistan and abroad on the business management and carries enormous knowledge of the cement industry in Pakistan. Currently, he is the Vice Chairman of All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA).


Mr. Shahid Waheed Khwaja - Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Shahid Waheed Khwaja, Chief Executive Officer of the Company possesses more than five decades of extensive experience in the Petroleum and Chemical Sectors. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering (1970) and has done Masters in Business Administration -Marketing (1989). His career began in 1970 in the Chemical Sector, and he later joined National Refinery Limited in 1978. His extensive experience led to his elevation to the position of General Manager (Commercial and Procurement) within the Company.

The Board of Directors appointed him as the Chief Executive of the Company with effect from July 26, 2024 due to his experience and knowledge of industry.