Profile of Candidates

Jameel Yusuf S.St. – Chairman

Mr. Jameel Yusuf Ahmed is a businessman by profession and is the Chairman of TPL Corp Ltd. He was the founder Chairman of Citizen-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), and remained its Chairman from September 1989 to March 2003. He is also the Director of Asia Crime Prevention Foundation (ACPF) and is the founding trustee of “PANAH“, a shelter home established for women in distress. Mr. Yusuf is also a member of Advisory Council Fellowship Fund for Pakistan (FFFD) since 2004. He was awarded Presidential Award “Sitara-e-Shujaat“ for gallantry services in August 1992 and was also nominated for the First United Nations Vienna Civil Society Award in 1999.

Muhammad Ali Jameel – Director

Mr. Ali Jameel is the CEO of TPL Corp Limited, Pakistan’s leading and dynamic tech-driven conglomerate and the CEO of TPL Properties Limited.

Presently, Mr. Ali Jameel holds directorial roles on the boards of various entities, including TPL Investment Management Limited, an entity duly licensed by the Abu Dhabi Global Markets; TPL REIT Management Company Limited; TPL Properties Limited; TPL Insurance Limited; and TPL Life Insurance Limited.

He has also held several advisory positions in the Board of Investment, Economic Advisory Council, Pakistan’s information technology and telecommunication sectors, including appointments on the Task Force on Telecom Deregulation, the Fiscal Incentive Group on the IT Commission and the Task Force on Venture Capital. In the past, he has also been associated with the State Bank of Pakistan, TRG Pakistan Limited and Agriauto Industries Limited as a former Board Member.

In addition, Mr. Ali Jameel is also the Founding Sponsor of TRG Pakistan Ltd., which consists of Afiniti and Ibex, TPL Insurance Limited, TPL Properties Limited and TPL Trakker Limited, all of which are listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).

Mr. Ali Jameel holds a B.Sc. degree in Economics from the London School of Economics. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, where he achieved qualification in 1994 at KPMG Peat Marwick in London. He also serves on the Senior Advisory Board of the London School of Economics (South Asia Centre) and the Board of Governors of the Patient Aid Foundation of Jinnah Hospital.

Muhammad Aminuddin – CEO

Mr. Muhammad Aminuddin is the CEO of TPL Insurance and an experienced professional in the field of Global Financial Services. Starting his career with American Express, Aminuddin has served as the CEO of United Bank UK and as Deputy CEO and Executive Director of IGI Life Insurance Limited. He has also held roles of increasing seniority at ABN AMRO and RBS, within the Global Commodity Finance, Financial Institutions and Capital Markets groups. He also headed Trade & Working Capital for Africa for ABSA Bank, Barclay’s African subsidiary bank.
In Jan 2018, Mr. Aminuddin qualified as a Chartered Director which is a corporate governance qualification under Royal Charter and is now a Fellow of The Institute of Directors, UK.

Rana Assad Amin – Director

Mr. Rana Assad Amin has a vast experience gathered over a span of more than thirty five years in public service at key posts in Government of Pakistan. He served as the Auditor General of Pakistan from 2015 to 2017. He holds Masters degree in Project Management from Malardalens University, Sweden and MBA from Bradford University, United Kingdom. In addition, he also possesses degrees in LLB (Law) and M.A. Political Science from Punjab University.
Mr. Amin has also been on boards of various Public Sector Organizations. Mr. Amin has been associated with budget preparation and execution in the Finance Division, Government of Pakistan, and has contributed in financial policy formulation of Pakistan, at the highest level.

Naila Kassim – Director

Naila Kassim is an experienced professional who is serving as the Director on the Board of the Company. She is also a Group Director HR for House of Habib. She had been the Group Head of HR & Communications of Engro Corp where she initiated various human capital development programs that include championing diversity and driving employee engagement to deploy an enabling environment at workplace. Naila worked extensively with the leading giant chip manufacturer – Intel Corporation – to promote technology usage and penetration of IT in Pakistan, Thailand.
Naila worked with the Government of Pakistan and with the Ministry of IT and launched various initiatives to make computers affordable with various financial institutions. Naila holds a Bachelor of Science degree having majored in Marketing from Southeastern University, Washington D.C.

Benjamin Brink – Director

Benjamin Brink has been working in the banking industry in Germany for more than 20 years. As Vice president for DEG he has covered clients in Asia since 2010. He has served as Observer from several investors on Boards in Asia and joined as Board of Director of TPL Insurance in 2021. He has studied Banking & Finance at the University of Applied Science in Cologne.
Over the years Benjamin has gained rich experience in Corporate & Investment Banking and has represented DEG in various forums and international panels in Asia.

Aqueel Merchant – Director

Aqueel Merchant is a professional with a wealth of experience spanning more than 30 years in professional services, mainly consulting, covering Banking and Financial Services, FMCGs, Manufacturing, Development, and Government and Public sector clients in Pakistan, Afghanistan, UK and Middle East. Large projects carried out by him cover Business, IT and HR transformations, Operational Improvements, Governance, Monitoring and Evaluation, Regulatory Compliance, Contract Management and Risk Management. Due to his being the only Senior Partner of EY Ford Rhodes and the founder and Country Leader of the Consulting Business, he is well placed to engage at a strategic level with C-suites and Boards to make a strong contribution to any organization in a leadership capacity.

Ayla Majid – Director

Ayla is a leading M&A and investment professional with high level governance and leadership experience across sectors: large infrastructure, energy and investments. Actively involved in energy transition in emerging market, sustainable finance, decarbonization, climate change, infrastructure and competitive energy market areas. With over a decade of governance experience, Ayla sits on many local and global boards: Government Holdings; Siemens Pakistan Engineering; and Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited. Member of the Board of Governors of The Helpcare Society. Ayla is an Eisenhower Global Fellow 2021 and is also the Vice President of the Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA).