Kaleem Ahmad, Advisor to the Management

Kaleem Ahmad

Advisor to the Management

Ekon Endüstri İnşaat ve Ticaret A.Ş

Location
Türkiye - Ankara
Education
Bachelor's degree, law
Experience
21 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 8 Months

Advisor to the Management at Ekon Endüstri İnşaat ve Ticaret A.Ş
  • Türkiye - Ankara
  • My current job since December 2013

Ekon is the largest company within the Prokon Ekon Group which has 1, 500+ employees, and offices in Turkey, Europe and North
Africa. Ekon mainly builds integrated industrial plants on a turnkey basis. The Group also has a steel fabrication facility, an
engineering design house, a power generation unit, a specialized software development company, and an insurance brokerage business.

at Engro Corporation Limited
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2010 to January 2013

Engro has a market capitalization of $ 2bn+ and it operates in Pakistan, the Middle East, Europe and North America through the
following four verticals: Food & Agriculture, Energy & Related Infrastructure, Petrochemicals, and Telecommunication
Infrastructure. The two listed companies below are direct subsidiaries.

Head of Legal at National Investment Trust Limited
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2008 to January 2010

Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited
Responsibilities: Handling legal, regulatory, governance and compliance matters. Advising 8 large domestic and
overseas group companies in the Middle East, Europe, and North America through a team of 5 lawyers and 3
support staff. Oversight of local and international external counsel.
Selected Achievements: Successfully advised; (i) on the multi-billion Dollar gas allocation dispute between the
fertilizer sector and the Pakistan Government, (ii) the fertilizer industry association of Pakistan against proposed
Government controls, and (iii) on the anti-competitive behavior inquiry against the Pakistan fertilizer sector.
Amicably settled $100m claim against the

Head
  • January 2004 to January 2008

Boutique corporate law firm with a focus on

Senior Associate at Hafeez Pirzada Law Associates
  • January 1998 to January 2000

The Chambers of one of Pakistan’s finest Constitutional lawyers, and the author of the Constitution of Pakistan.
Orr, Dignam & Co., Islamabad Office.

Education

Bachelor's degree, law
  • at University of Punjab
  • June 1995

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Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Imperial College, University of London
  • June 1990

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High school or equivalent, Mathematics and physics
  • at St. Paul’s School
  • June 1987

courses: UK, ‘A’ Levels & S.T.E.P. Level

Specialties & Skills

Governance
Risk Management
Commercial Disputes
Construction Law
International Work
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
DRAFTING
strategy
dispute resolution
EPC type contracts
legal risk management
contstruction law
governance

Languages

English
Expert
Punjabi
Intermediate
Turkish
Intermediate
Urdu
Expert

Hobbies

  • Golfing
    Played competitively during school years. Was also on the St. Paul's School team. Now, a weekend golfer.