Board of Directors

Aslam Hayat Piracha– Chairman | Non Executive Director

50 years of business experience with core specialty in import and export sector. He is keenly involved in system and controls of business of Airlink which shows in long term competitive advantage in its relevant industry.

A result driven, self-motivated and resourceful personality with a proven ability to develop and strengthen management teams in order to maximize company profitability and efficiency. Possessing excellent communication skills and able to establish sustainable and profitable relationships with customers, suppliers, which will make best use of skills and experience and also further my personal and professional development.

Muzzaffar Hayat Piracha– CEO | Executive Director

An entrepreneur with 25 years of multifaceted leadership experience in textile, tourism, real estate and telecom sector with role of managing large and focused teams, setting up units with challenging targets and managing and achieving output within assigned risk reward parameters.

Carrying huge exposure of the European market, my telecom journey started from Italy. For the last decade, I have worked laboriously to excel in Pakistan’s telecom market and move it forward by providing superior services and at least in the formative years thinking beyond the concept of profitability as a primary goal. Consequently, with my humble contributions and steadfast leadership, our company has attained a highly respectable and reliable status in the telecom business and has successfully become Gold Partner for Huawei and recently was awarded the Most Reliable Partner Award for 2017. In addition, the company in recent months has become the Tier One Partner for SAMSUNG. We now look forward to more challenging roles to take the overall Smartphone market in the country to new heights. I travel extensively abroad for business and pleasure which has given a cosmopolitan approach to my business working and relationships.

Mrs. Rabiya Muzzaffar– Non Executive Director

Mrs. Rabiya Muzzaffar did her Masters in Business Administration from NUST University, Islamabad. Her core specialty is in Marketing and Human Capital Management. She is keenly involved in Human Resource efficiency improvement of Airlink which shows in long term retention and satisfaction of human resource employed by the Airlink. She also looks into the outdoor media and marketing campaigns of the Airlink with the objective of deep penetration and access to real consumers of Airlink’s Products. She believes in continuous training and development of Human Resource in order to make them compatible for the emerging era.

She attended various conferences, seminars of human capital management of the emerging era, which does not merely to get things done, but also exploring true potential of human resource competencies currently employed.

Mr. Sharique Azim Siddiqui– Independent Director

Mr. Sharique is the CEO of Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited (PIBT). PIBT is Pakistan's first bulk terminal for handling cement, clinker and coal set up at a cost of USD 305 million. He led the team for the bidding of the PIBT terminal in 2007 and was instrumental in the planning and execution of the project. He joined Marine Group of Companies in 1997 and was involved in various Group Ventures. He served as Project Director and Chief Operating Officer at Pakistan International Container Terminal Ltd. from 2002 till 2012 and was in-charge of container terminal's project planning, coordination and implementation. He also served as CEO of Marine International Container Terminal - an inland Container Depot project with Railways connectivity in Lahore. He did his Bachelors and Masters of Arts in Economics from Tufts University, Boston, USA.

MR. HUSSAIN KULI KHAN– Independent Director

Mr. Khan is an accomplished professional with substantial and diversified managerial and leadership experience in the manufacturing sector. He has served as President and Vice- President of Landhi Association of Trade and Industry (LATI) Karachi. Prior to that, he held Executive Finance & Executive Director Finance positions from 1997-2006 at JDM Textile Mills Ltd. In 2003, he was elected as the Chairman of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Vice Chairman APTMA Central Body. Inheriting key leadership and entrepreneurial skills and attributes from his family, Mr. Khan is in receipt of Business Administration qualification from Gettysburg College, USA and attended several professional programs in Europe. Mr. Khan is also a Certified Director from Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance.

Mr. Aqdus Faraz Tahir– Independent Director

Mr. Tahir is an established telecom procurement consultant who played an instrumental role in procurement, logistics and implementation of the PTCL and Ufone telecom network as per international best practices. .

He has served as Advisor to PTCL Procurement for implementation of succession setup. Prior to that, he held Executive Vice President (Group Procurement) position at PTCL & Ufone where his responsibilities included heading procurement, logistics and implementation of transformation of procurement setup as recommended by McKenzie. Moreover, he supervised merger of traditional turnkey and supply sections based on latest technologies.

He did his Masters of Technology Management from Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.

Syed Nafees Haider– Executive Director

Mr. Haider began his career in 2003 and has been associated with Air Link Communication since its inception.

He is involved in formulating and implementation of the circle distribution strategy, in consultation with the Sales Head. Provides input to the overall circle sales strategy with in-depth market analysis to drive profitability of the distribution channel. He sets forth strategic and operational plans for achieving sales targets by the distribution network. He plans new product launch in the distribution channel with the sales and marketing heads. He also coordinates and liaisons with Principal about new development in market dynamics and its implications.

Prior to Air Link, Mr. Nafees was associated with stock brokerage and tourism industry.

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