Lifting Orphans – Lighting the
Way Forward

Trustee

• CEO Anjum Asif (Pvt) Ltd.
• Vice Chairman – Businessmen Group
• Former President – Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Member Board of Directors EPZA

Trustee

• CEO “Sayeed International
• Provides service-oriented packaging solutions to clients

Trustee

• MBA. Design & Innovation Consultant, brings 40+ years of expertise in sales & marketing, business & digital transformation. Certified from MIT in Design Thinking.
• From a systems engineer and salesman at IBM to a Chief Commercial Officer at PTCL ending his career with a USD 500M sales target achievement. Thrives on his drive for perennial learning.

Accounts Manager

• Pursuing Chartered Accountancy.
• Over 3 years of experience in accounting and reporting at GEAR.
• Currently working as Accounts Manager.

Manager Digital Media Marketing, Secretary to the Board of Trustees

• Pursuing her Doctoral studies at Technical University of Berlin (Germany), Neha is conducting research on facilitating sustainable Pakistani women micro-businesses through microfinancing support.
• Completed her MBA from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, Pakistan (Batch 2021).
• Has over 7 years of experience in executing diploma programs and mentoring/training more than 1,000 women entrepreneurs across Pakistan.
• Currently serves as the Manager of Digital Media Marketing and Secretary to the Board of Trustees at GEAR Trust (Generating Employment Alternatives for Self-Reliance).
• Responsible for strategizing and executing digital media and marketing campaigns to enhance the organization’s visibility and engagement.
• Facilitates communication between board members and manages key documentation in her role as Secretary to the Board.

Settlor

• FCA (ICAEW), MBA, the CEO of Anwaar Consulting, Dubai.
• With extensive senior management experience, he has held key roles such as Vice President and GM of GSK for the GCC and Levant region, and Vice President Finance for GSK Middle East Africa, based in London.

Trustee

• BBA Hons, MBA & LLB, Advocate High Courts.
• Senior and Managing Partner at Mohsin Tayebaly & Co., Barristers and Advocates, (one of Pakistan’s leading law firms).

General Secretary & Trustee

• Founder & CEO, Babelfish Consultants
• Global Marketing, Management and Business Development Consultant
• Over 30 years of Business Management Local and International experience
• Diversified experience of working in FMCG, Pharma, Telecom and Retail Sector.

Trustee

• Master’s in Psychology from KU
• Served for 25 years at United Bank Limited, holding key roles in Finance, Branch Banking, and Training Management.

Chairperson, Settlor, & Trustee

• Brain behind the startup of GEAR Trust in 2009
• Professor of Practice – Salim Habib University
• Former Assistant Professor & HOD Marketing – Institute of Business Management
• Former General Manager Marketing & Sales – Phillips Lighting Pakistan
• Former Director Operations – Rajby Industries