Former President – Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Member Board of Directors EPZA
Abbas Sayeed
Trustee
CEO “Sayeed International
Provides service-oriented packaging solutions to clients
Furqan Habib Qureshi
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.
Taha Naseem
Accounts Manager
Pursuing Chartered Accountancy.
Over 3 years of experience in accounting and reporting at GEAR.
Currently working as Accounts Manager.
Neha Bilal
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.
Mohammad Zafrullah
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.
Irfan Mohsin Tayebali
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).
Farooq Hyder Shaikh
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.
Mrs. Nafees Salma
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.
Muhammad Ekhlaque Ahmed
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
