Sarfaraz Rahman

Biography

Sarfaraz Rahman is a chartered accountant by qualification and has 30 plus years of professional work experience, mainly in the FMCG industry. He commenced his career with Unilever in 1983 and spent time in Finance, Marketing Services, Management Accounting and Cost Saving projects. Moving on to Smithkline Beecham, he was involved in the Merger and Strategic Planning at the time of the merger. Later, he spent several years abroad with Jardine Matheson/Olayan mainly in Finance and Business Development. He set up the first Logistics Service Provider in the Middle East. Mr. Rahman then moved to PepsiCo, managing the Pakistan/Afghanistan Business Unit. In 2000, he received the Chariman’s Award, whereas under his leadership the company won the Franchise of the Year in 2001. Mr. Rahman launched Engro Foods Limited (EFL) in 2005, and for over six years he was in the position of CEO. The company won the G20 World Top 15 company award in early 2012, as a leader in innovation worldwide. Sarfaraz then moved out of commercial operations into CSR with Dawood Foundation in November 2011. Mr. Rahman moved back to Engro Foods Limited as Chief Executive Officer with the Company winning the prestigious FT/IFC Transformational Business Award 2014 under his leadership. 

Research Interest

Finance, Marketing Services, Management Accounting and Cost Saving