Parvez Ghias is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants from England & Wales and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Statistics.

He was Chief Executive Officer at Habib University Foundation, a not-for-profit organization engaged in promotion of higher education through its flagship project the Habib University from 2017 to 2022. Prior to that Parvez Ghias was the Chief Executive Officer at Indus Motor Company from 2005 to 2016, a joint venture between the House of Habib, Toyota Motor and Toyota Tsusho Corporations, engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of Toyota brand automobiles.

His earlier career spanning 25+ years was at Engro Corporation (formerly Exxon Chemical Pakistan, an Exxon Mobil affiliate), where he undertook various assignments in Pakistan, Hong Kong and Canada, including CFO and Vice President Corporate Affairs and served as a board member of the Company and its subsidiaries.

Parvez Ghias currently serves as an independent director on the boards of Shell Pakistan, Ravi Autos Sundar and HRSG and as a non-executive director on the board of Dawood Hercules Corporation. He is also a member of the advisory board at Al Karam Textile Mills Ltd.