Regulatory Appointments

AIR MARSHAL ARSHAD MAHMOOD MALIK

CEO

Air Marshal Arshad Mahmood Malik is a nominated Director since October 17, 2018. He was subsequently elected as President & CEO on October 26, 2018 and Chairman on December 28, 2018. Before joining PIA, Air Marshal Malik was Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) of Pakistan Air Force (PAF).He joined PAF in 1978 with 76th GD (P) course and was commissioned as a fighter pilot in December 1983. He has flown various trainer and fighter aircraft, including Mirage, F-6, F-7P, and F-7PG. During his illustrious career, he had commanded a fighter squadron, a flying wing, an operational air base and a regional air command. He has also overseen and coordinated the development/manufacturing of JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft. Air Marshal Malik has served as Chairman of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra. His staff appointments include Personal Staff Officer to Chief of the Air Staff, Director Operations Project, Director Operational Requirement and Development, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (OR&D), Chief Project Director JF-17, and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Personnel) at Air Headquarters. He is a graduate of Combat Commanders’ School, Air War College, National Defence University and Air Command and Staff College, United States of America.In recognition of his meritorious services, he had been awarded Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military), Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military) and Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Military). He is Member of PIACL Board Finance Committee, Board HR & Compensation Committee, Board Procurement Committee as well as Board COE Committee.

Mr Khalilullah Shaikh

CFO

Mr Khalilullah Shaikh is a Fellow Chartered Accountant. Prior to joining PIA as Chief Financial Officer in June 2019, he remained associated with K-Electric limited, a vertically integrated power utility for 12 years in various roles – as Director Finance, Head of Supply Chain and as Chief Internal Auditor. He was part of the K-Electric turn-around team which transformed the utility into a successful, customer-centric and profitable entity. Mr Shaikh started his career with A.F.Ferguson & Co., a member firm of PWC. He also worked for a Shell group refinery in Pakistan as Head of Treasury & MIS. Mr Shaikh has been serving as an elected Council member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) for last six years. He has served as Vice President of ICAP and chaired various Committees and Task Forces of the Institute. Mr Shaikh is also a member of global Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Committee of International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). He is ex-officio Director of PIA subsidiaries viz Skyrooms (Pvt) Ltd and Sabre TN Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. He is also ex-officio Trustee of Al-Shifa Trust.

Mr. Muhammad Shuaib

Company Secretary

Mr Muhammad Shuaib is Company Secretary of PIACL since January 13, 2017. Besides first class first MBA, he holds an LLB degree. He is a Certified Director from Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance. He participated in various conferences, and workshops held in Pakistan and abroad. During 2008 to 2012, Mr. Shuaib had served as Corporate Secretary of PIAC – the erstwhile statutory corporation under PIAC Act. As General Manager, he has headed various Divisions in PIA including Industrial Relations, HR Management, Economic Planning, Food Services, and HR Projects. Mr Shuaib has voluntarily served as President PIA Cricket Academy, elected International Commissioner Pakistan Boy Scouts Association and Provincial Commissioner of PIA Boy Scouts Association of which, he is currently the Patron. Mr Shuaib is President of Al-Shifa Trust and for the second stint, the Chairman of Institute of PIA Planetaria. He is Secretary of Board Audit Committee; Finance Committee; Procurement Committee as well as COE Committee. He is also ex-officio Member CSR Committee and ex-officio Secretary Council of Chiefs.

Mr Muhammad Javed Jameel

Acting Chief Internal Auditor

Mr Muhammad Javed Jameel is Acting Internal Auditor of PIACL since July 2019. He is an MBA (Finance) and Certified Internal Control Auditor (CICA) from The Institute of Internal Controls, USA. He has been associated with PIA since 2003. Prior to joining PIACL, Mr Jameel has an experience in Banking as well as Ports & Shipping sectors. He has more than 16 years of airlines exclusive experience in Finance, Internal Audit, Procurement & Logistics and Human Resources. He also worked as Manager Coordination to Chief Executive Officer and later as General Manger HR Governance. Mr Jameel is a Certified Forensic & Audit Analyst (CFrA) from Certified Forensic Practitioners Institute, USA.