Our Team
When recruiting our key focus is on the learning potential, experience, communication skills and top-notch ethics. We never compromise when it comes to hiring talent and keep positions opened until all criteria are fully met. Even at entry level, senior management is fully committed to the interviewing process.
Board of Directors
The Board comprises 7 [seven] directors. In terms of strict independence 5 [five] out of 7 [seven] directors are fully independent.To ensure that the Board is independent and fully informed about corporate strategy and risks, Avanceon has adopted corporate governance policy in November 2012. The Board of Directors at Avanceon monitors how management serves the interests of the shareholders and other stakeholders.
Khalid Hameed Wain
Khalid Hameed Wain
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Position: Chairman of the Board
Experience: 38 years of international sound expertise in electrical engineering, cost engineering, project management and business strategy to the Avanceon board of directors. Contact: Linked in |
| Khalid brings over 38 years of international sound expertise in electrical engineering, cost engineering, project management and business strategy to the Avanceon board of directors. Khalid is the founder of H&G Control, which he owns and operates in Canada. H&G Control designs and manufactures customized electrical control panels. He is also the co-founding partner and director of Innovative Pvt. Ltd in Pakistan. Khalid graduated in electrical engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, in 1976. His entrepreneurial acumen led him to drive business in South Asia, the Middle East, the United States and now Canada. Khalid Wain was selected as Chairman of the board for his international business knowledge and extensive experience of companies in the technological sphere. |
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Chairman of the Board
Bakhtiar Hameed Wain
Bakhtiar Hameed Wain
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Position: Founder & CEO
Experience: Over 28 years of exemplary leadership. |
| Bakhtiar brings over 28 years of exemplary leadership. An engineer with experience within leading global companies such as Exxon Chemicals, Fauji Fertilizer and ICI Ltd. He founded Avanceon in 1984 and holds the position of Chief Executive Officer today. His entrepreneurial drive found its roots in his faith towards the educated and technically qualified human resources of Pakistan. At the onset, he wanted to build a company that could capitalize and promote this conviction globally, which he has implemented successfully ever since. Appointed CEO by the Board of Directors, he has spearheaded Avanceon towards market leadership in Pakistan and beyond. |
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Founder & CEO
Tanveer Karamat
Tanveer Karamat
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Position: President
Experience: 28 years of international business experience. |
| Tanveer brings a wealth of international business experience to Avanceon. 20 out of 28 years were spent in selling automation solutions to the oil and gas sector. After receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Dawood School of Engineering and Technology, he embarked on his career as an Application Engineer at Zelin PVT Ltd in 1986. Developing his sales, management and business skills at key industry companies such as Wartsila NSD as well as Honeywell where he held the position of Country Head, Tanveer joined Avanceon in 2003 as Regional Manager. Tanveer transformed the South Region revenues in less than three years with wise strategic counsel, capitalizing on a dormant customer base and an internal reshuffle. He was promoted to GM Operations in 2006 before becoming COO in 2011. In January 2020, Tanveer Karamat was appointed as the President of Avanceon Ltd. Over the past decade, Tanveer’s leadership has been a major contribution towards building company value. In addition, he is also a member of the Board of Directors to help make informed decisions. |
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Amir W. Wain
Amir W. Wain
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Position: Director
Experience: 25 years of international expertise within the information technology and payments industries. |
| Amir brings over 25 years of international expertise within the information technology and payments industries. Amir is founder and CEO of i2c, a global provider of payment processing and emerging commerce solutions, where he is responsible for defining the company’s vision and strategic direction. After graduating from the University of Texas with a Computer Science and Engineering degree, Amir founded Innovative Private Limited in 1987. Propelled by the success of Innovative, he founded i2c in 2001 to bring next-generation processing solutions to the payments industry. Under Amir’s guidance, i2c has expanded dramatically and brought a number of industry firsts to market, including card-linked offers, event-driven account holder communications and gift card voice personalization. Today, as market opportunities for payments & emerging commerce expand at a dramatic rate, Amir is leading i2c’s continued push to innovate the enabling infrastructure and solutions that transform commerce. He was appointed to the Avanceon Board of Directors to advise on innovation and business strategy. |
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Director
Mohammad Shahid Mir
Mohammad Shahid Mir
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Position: Independent Director
Experience: Over 32 years of international business acumen Contact: mir-shahid@hotmail.com |
| A senior management professional with 32 years of experience in Corporate and Commercial banking, Risk Management, Credit Administration and Trade Finance. Over the last sixteen years, Mr. Mohammad Shahid Mir has held senior positions in Wholesale Banking and Risk Management. On the business side he has a proven track record of growing business and exceeding budgets whilst ensuring portfolio health remained within accepted parameters. Mr. Mir has strong knowledge of Economy & Banking in Pakistan and the GCC region. |
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Independent Director
Hanan Darwish
Hanan Darwish
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Position: Board of Directors – Independent
Experience: 25 Years’ Experience in Management & HR Consulting and Leadership Development Contact: LinkedIn |
| Hanan Darwish is a C-Level Executive Thought Leader in global energy with a history of driving growth and profitability through consult to execution approach. She is skilled in establishing and growing executive and other strategic partnerships. Her senior-level people management experience and skill in launching new sites and ventures will add value to the Avanceon Board. Hanan has previously served in senior-level strategic positions for Schneider Electric and Procter & Gamble. She is a graduate of the American University of Cairo in Human Resource Development and has a master’s from INSEAD. Her expertise in leading through acquisitions and other transitions with strong change management aptitude will bring a new perspective to the Avanceon Board. Her role within the Board will be to perform independent, quarterly, and HR policy reviews to ensure strategic decisions are aligned with Avanceon’s objectives and key results. | |
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Independent Director
Omer Iqbal Khan
Omer Iqbal Khan
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Position: Board of Directors – Independent
Experience: 20 Years’ Experience in Consultation and Financial Industry Expertise Contact: LinkedIn |
| Omer Iqbal Khan brings over 20 years of consulting and financial industry expertise, with a focus on corporate finance and business strategy. He has established networks and contacts in both corporate and financial institutions in the Middle East and North Africa region. As a business entrepreneur, he set-up AnZ Management Consulting based in Dubai, establishing and growing relationships with both corporate and financial institution clients in the Middle East and Pakistan. Omer’s expertise focuses on support for M&A (buy-side and sell-side) due diligence and executions, structuring and executing corporate loans, carrying-out enterprise valuations, and building and adapting corporate business strategy. He has previously been a part of the Citi Group where he served as Head of Trade Finance and Risk Distribution. Omer has a bachelor’s degree from the London School of Economics and a master’s in development economics from Oxford University. Omer will bring financial perspective into Avanceon’s management accounting and reporting and advise on new angles and touch areas. | |
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Management
Senior Executives: Avanceon’s management brings over a century of combined business & technological acumen
Bakhtiar Hameed Wain
Bakhtiar Hameed Wain
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Position: Founder & CEO
Experience: Over 28 years of exemplary leadership. |
| Bakhtiar brings over 28 years of exemplary leadership. An engineer with experience within leading global companies such as Exxon Chemicals, Fauji Fertilizer and ICI Ltd. He founded Avanceon in 1984 and holds the position of Chief Executive Officer today. His entrepreneurial drive found its roots in his faith towards the educated and technically qualified human resources of Pakistan. At the onset, he wanted to build a company that could capitalize and promote this conviction globally, which he has implemented successfully ever since. Appointed CEO by the Board of Directors, he has spearheaded Avanceon towards market leadership in Pakistan and beyond. |
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Founder & CEO
Tanveer Karamat
Tanveer Karamat
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Position: COO
Experience: 28 years of international business experience. |
| Tanveer brings a wealth of international business experience to Avanceon. 20 out of 28 years were spent in selling automation solutions to the oil and gas sector. After receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pakistan he embarked on his career as an Application Engineer at Zelin PVT Ltd in 1986. Developing his sales, management and business skills at key industry companies such as Wartsila NSDas well as Honeywell where he held the position of Country Head, Tanveer joined Avanceon in 2003 as Regional Manager. Tanveer transformed the South Region revenues in less than three years with wise strategic counsel, capitalizing on a dormant customer base and an internal reshuffle. He was promoted to GM Operations in 2006 before becoming COO in 2011. In January 2020, Tanveer Karamat was appointed as the President of Avanceon Ltd. Over the past decade, Tanveer’s leadership has been a major contribution towards building company value. In addition, he is also a member of the Board of Directors to help make informed decisions. |
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President
Sarmad Mahmood Qureshi
Sarmad Mahmood Qureshi
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Position: President (Middle East & Africa)
Experience: 20 years of solid experience in industrial automation & Process control MEA and SEA markets. |
| Sarmad has been spearheading and building the Middle Eastern markets for Avanceon since 2003, in ME he first established Avanceon FZE in Dubai and that now is the GCC wide recognized leader. His 20 years of solid experience at Avanceon in Industrial automation and process control have both been recognized regionally and internationally in shape of business numbers, visibility in the GCC arena and by virtue of the strong foothold with large conglomerates in the region. Technological selling is his strength and he is the most valuable pillar of the International business for Avanceon, his entrepreneurial skills has given Avanceon a vast edge in the market in a shortest possible timeframe. Within less than a decade, he has been helpful in pushing the sales & projects in the Middle Eastern market from zero account to an impressive portfolio of more than 100 customers including: Saudi Aramco, Qatar Rail, Hamad Port, RTA, KOC Dubai Government, ADNOC, Asghal, Kahramaa, Lusail etc. to name a few. His key focus is building, growing and improving the profitability, performance and value of the organization – especially in this particularly dynamic, changing and highly competitive situations of the Middle East. Sarmad started as a trainee electrical engineer at Avanceon in 1998 and rapidly he became the most precious leader of all, he has s demonstrated brilliance is showing his ability to gain the trust and to oversee the success of most valuable blue chip clients in the Pakistani market pitch, to name a few are EPC’s like Descon, PDIL, DDFC, HMC, also Distilleries, many end users like OGDCL, POF and improved the company’s geographical coverage to other far away locations, he has always exceeded company goals and targets which had also given him an immense experience of handling the business in overseas. In January 2020, Sarmad Mehmood Qureshi was appointed Vice President Operations for the Middle East region.In 2022, Sarmad Mahmood Qureshi was elevated to the role of President (Middle East & Africa). He now oversees both regions P&L and Expansion. |
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President (Middle East & Africa)
Junaid Mushtaq Paracha
Junaid Mushtaq Paracha
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Position: President (Pakistan Region)
Experience: 20+ years of solid experience in industrial automation & Process control SEA markets. |
| Junaid has been leading the South Asia Region since July 2009 when he became Country Sales Manager for Avanceon, responsible for achieving targets of over PKR1 billion. Avanceon is part of Junaid’s DNA and vice versa as he has been part of the world’s leading automation and process control company almost since day one, joining then-named Innovative PvT Ltd in 1995. In this role he expanded sales by 400% and continued to excel as Sales Engineer then Sales Manager. In 2002 Junaid’s career advanced and saw him joining IAEL, a subsidiary of Engro Chemicals, as Business Manager, handling two departments and doubling sales per representative under his supervision. After successive promotions, Junaid was brought into Avanceon as Regional Manager of South Asia Operations from July 2006. This was the beginning of a ten year period of exceptional success for Avanceon with his distinct hands-on leadership delivering stellar financial rewards for his team. Junaid holds a BE Electrical Engineering from UET Lahore and an MBA Marketing from Punjab University.In January 2020, Junaid Mushtaq Paracha was appointed Vice President Operations for the South Asia region. |
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Deparment of Human Resources
Your performance as an Avanceoner can only be nurtured in an enabling work environment committed to socially responsible policies and practices.
Hussain Ahmad
Hussain Ahmad
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Position: Corporate Manager HR
Experience: Over 9 years of talent management experience. |
| Hussain brings over 9 years of talent management experience. After receiving a Masters degree in Human Resource Management & Industrial Relations from the University of Western Sydney he embarked on his career as Manager of Human Resources in June 2007. Over the past years Hussain has brought about some important corporate advancements, including: Introducing sturdy assessment processes and utilizing social media to the fullest for maximum penetration in the talent market to attract the very best from around the world. Benchmarking the compensation structure of the company with the top tier organization by consistently participating in Hay and Mercer remuneration surveys to establish and run a fair pay system for the company. Creating and managing a learning environment in the company by engaging and encouraging associates from the very beginning of their Avanceon career, linking assignments and project opportunities to best fit their learning curve. |
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Corporate Manager HR
Ali Saqib Khan
Admin & Finance Executive
Department of Finance
The department focuses on financial planning, activities and reporting including annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
Saeed Ullah Khan Niazi
Saeed Ullah Khan Niazi
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Position: Chief Financial Officer
Experience: Over 15 years’ experience corporate investment, treasury, accounting and audit. |
| A reference in the world of finance, Saeed Niazi comes with over 15 years’ experience corporate investment, treasury, accounting and audit. His professional career began at a world renewed chartered accountancy firm, before joining the Lahore Stock Exchange for 5 years. Joining Avanceon in 2008 as Group Manager for General Accounting across the global operation, he was promoted to Financial Controller and Company Secretary in 2012 before taking the title of CFO in April 2014. Saeed was central to the smooth execution of the IPO, successfully issuing 25 million shares in November 2013 and ensuring all necessary legal and financial documentation were prepared in advance. Renowned for his sense of integrity and his commitment towards transparency and commitment, Saeed oversees treasury, financial planning, Accounting, Payroll, Taxation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Procurement and all other areas with financial and statutory implications, implementing many company enhancements during his tenure, including tax savings, mark-up reductions, ERP implementation with centralized accounting and online treasury functions and maintaining low outgoings by running an efficient and timely department. Apart from excelling in his role as CFO, Saeed is a dedicated manager who ensure the growth of his team. Saeed Niazi is also the founder of the Avanceon Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. |
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Chief Financial Officer
Muhammad Laiq
Manager Supply Chain & Finance
Ahsan Khalil
Ahsan Khalil
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Position: Company Secretary / Business Manager [ERP]
Experience: 12-years experience in Finance Accountancy and Corporate Affairs across diversified sectors. |
| Ahsan comes with 12-years experience in Finance Accountancy and Corporate Affairs across diversified sectors. Ahsan began his Avanceon journey in 2004 as a Senior Accounts Executive with major responsibility of leading the accounts department, advancing to Accounts Manager in 2005 and recognized as a permanent member of Avanceon’s core team. Ahsan was entrusted with managing the Finance Department in 2006 where he was responsible for the financial management reporting and fulfilling the financial arrangements of the company including and not limited to banks/ financial institutions/ project based financing/ leasing. In 2009 Ahsan oversaw the implementation of Avanceon’s ERP (enterprise resource planning) business information processing platform Microsoft Dynamics GP, and ensured a smooth and continuous improvement of the system to this day. Ahsan also helped implement the ERP system (Net-suite) of Avanceon LP in 2011 in association with Avanceon Ltd in Pennsylvania USA. Ahsan was appointed Company secretary in 2014 being an Associate member of Pakistan institute of Public Finance Accountants (PIPFA) and in final stage of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Pakistan (ICAP). Ahsan is currently spearheading the Corporate Affairs division for Avanceon Limited. Ahsan has also been the core trustee and treasurer of Avanceon Limited Employees’ Provident Fund and has played a major role in managing the fund portfolio while maintaining a steady return for the employee’s postretirement benefit fund for the last 10 years. |
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Company Secretary
Saqib Rauf
Manager contracts & Int’l Procurement
Our Sales Team
Adeel Khalid
Adeel Khalid
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Position: Sr. Business Manager-AMS
An industrial automation & process control expert in aftermarket solutions, Adeel comes with a 10-year experience in engineering across several verticals including Oil & Gas, Power and other the process industries.
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| Adeel joined the engineering operations department in 2008 as a senior engineer where he worked on numerous critical large-scale projects for customers such as Mari Gas, OGDCL and Atomic Energy. Based on his expertise and experience, Adeel joined the Aftermarket Solutions department in 2010 as a manager. By 2013, Adeel took over responsibilities for the entire department. From 2014, after a successful handover period for which he received an Excellence Award, Adeel was appointed head of the department with a significantly larger scope covering both the MEA and SEA markets. Our champion of cross-cultural management currently spearheads three geographically distributed teams with distinct functions servicing prestigious customers such as Serco for the Dubai Metro, Qatar Petroleum, BHP Billiton, Nestle & Procter & Gamble. Adeel graduated in electrical engineering at the UET, Lahore.. |
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Muhammad Akmal
Muhammad Akmal
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Position: Regional Manager Sales -South Pakistan
Akmal started his engineering career in 1998 when he joined Avanceon as a trainee engineer, quickly trusted to work on several critical projects. During the past 17 years he has developed significant expertise across key verticals including Oil & Gas, Power, Cement, Sugar and other process industries, including building management systems. |
| Transferred to Karachi in 2006 after company recognition of his application engineering and experience in project management, Akmal was tasked with establishing a skilled & a vibrant engineering operation team to develop the regional business. By 2010, Akmal took over responsibilities for the entire region becoming Regional Manager, winning an innovative and secured complete DCS project from PRL during his first year in the role. He continued to grow the business with successful projects from BP Pakistan, Unilever, various distilleries and a landmark ISOM safety project from PRL in 2014. Akmal is very well connected across all industrial sectors such as PPL, UEP, Exterran, Sugar Industry, Distillery and Cement, and combines this strong network with complete knowledge of plant and industrial application-based solutions. Akmal is known for his relationship-building skill with clients. He has added valuable business segments to the South Pakistan operations, especially Tank Gauging Systems and EPC turn-key solutions for industrial waste water management. Akmal is an engineering graduate from NED, Karachi. |
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Regional Manager Sales -South Pakistan
Adeel Haider
Syed Adeel Haider
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Position: Sr. Business Manager-Systems & RPS
Adeel has been leading the System business for Avanceon since 2011. With more than 12 years of experience in Control Business, he has a solid grip on DCS, ESD, SCADA, TLAS and Turnkey E&I solution for O&G industries.. He joined Avanceon as a Trainee Sales Engineer in the System Department and has been able to significantly increase the volume of the System business.
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| Awarded with the Corporate Excellence Award, Adeel is highly qualified to be subject matter expert on control system, TLAS & E&I solution for the Oil & Gas Industry. He is a specialist across a wide range of industries including oil and gas, chemicals, and manufacturing. He is passionate about his sales role and is enthusiastic about meeting new customers everyday, growing his network and enhancing his industry knowledge. Besides holding an Chemical Engineering degree from Punjab University, Adeel also holds extensive international trainings program on technical and commercial contracts. |
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Sr. Business Manager-Systems & RPS
Omer Javed
Omer Javed
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Position: Business Manager
Omer has been leading the product business for Avanceon since 2011. With almost 10 years of experience in Power and Control Business he has a solid grip on motor and VFD technologies covering both LV & MV. He joined Avanceon as a Trainee Sales Engineer in the Energy Management Solutions Department and has been able to significantly increase the volume of the product business. |
| Twice-awarded the Corporate Excellence Award, Omer is highly qualified to be subject matter expert on VFD (LV &MV). He is a specialist across a wide range of industries including oil and gas, food and beverage, power generation, chemicals, automotive, and manufacturing. He is passionate about his sales role and is enthusiastic about meeting new customers everyday, growing his network and enhancing his industry knowledge. Besides holding an Electronics Engineering degree from GIKI, Omer also holds an MBA from University of South Wales. |
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Business Manager
Augustus Jalal
Augustus Jalal
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Position: AMS Sales Coordinator
Augustus began his Avanceon journey in 2003 as a core support team member of the Karachi office. After 9 years being responsible for all administrative and logistical duties, he joined the growing After Market Solutions team as Sales Coordinator and has enhanced his skillset in a vital business growth area for the company, ensuring excellent customer service across all aspects of finance, warranty, invoicing and general sales support.
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| Prior to Avanceon, Augustus developed his keen administrative eye at New Arts Outdoor Advertising, Group Associated Engineers and Honeywell. Augustus is a reliable member of the behind-the-scenes team, allowing his sales colleagues to achieve targets with his full support. He is well-trained in AutoCAD, MS Office, Photoshop and Illustrator and holds a Bachelors in Commerce from Karachi University. |
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AMS Sales Coordinator
Maria Urooj
Maria Urooj
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Position: Sales Manager
Maria joined Avanceon in 2008 as a Management Trainee Engineer in the After Market Solutions team with responsibility of being support coordinator. After completing her first year with the company, Maria joined the Project Execution team where she specialised in hands-on commissioning at customer sites. Then, based on her deep experience & technical knowhow, she was selected to join the core team sales in 2012, assigned the task of growing the new customer base and being key account holder of various important customers from different industrial verticals across oil & gas, power, chemical and FMCGs.
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| Maria’s 8 years of dynamic experience enabled her to develop her sales expertise and, as a result, she was appointed Manager of Sales department in 2014, Avanceon MEA’s first ever female manager. She completed a degree in Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering from NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi in year 2008. |
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Sales Manager
Nasir Ali
Nasir Ali
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Position: Manager Products & ABS-Sales
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| Nasir Ali has been leading the Application Based Solution Business & Product for Avanceon since 2003. With more than 15 years of experience in industrial automation and process control business he has a solid grip on PLC / DCS application solutions, SCADA, Energy Dashboard, Terminal Automation System TAS, Electrical harmonics analysis, Non-contact online measurements, Track & Trace applications and Intelligent Motor Control Center IMC. He is passionate about the next generation automation solutions based on virtualization, cloud computing, Industrial IoT, OEE and plant level data for process & financial improvements. He is a specialist across a wide range of industrial sectors like food and beverage, FMCG, power, chemicals, fertilizers and OEMs. Nasir holds Master of Science from Punjab University. |
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Manager Products & ABS-Sales
Arif Shuja
Arif Shuja
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Position: Manager Business Development
With more than 13 years of business development, strategic corporate initiatives and sales growth experience, Arif brings a great deal more than just his unique character and charm to Avanceon. An industrial automation and advanced solutions specialist, his greatest desire is to ensure the very best customer solution possible with a firm foundation on market leading technology. |
| Arif began his Avanceon journey in 2008 as a Business Manager for the High End Solutions Department across both the South Asia and Middle East regions, successfully developing MPC, controller performance tuning and large-scale multi-vendor PIMS capabilities. His expertise in advanced data management and maintenance, working with the latest solutions available from Rockwell Automation and Honeywell have allowed him to generate sustainable growth and new ventures. Prior to Avanceon, Arif was Team Leader of Software Solutions at Engro, and he has a broad experience as Software Engineer from several companies including Vroom Technologies, Sales Commission and ServiceWerx. He holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from UET, Lahore and is a member of the ISA, IEEE and PEC. |
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Manager Business Development
Our Engineering Team
Hassan Sultan Goraya
Hassan Sultan Goraya
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Position: Head of IX Operations
Hassan has been Technical Manager at Avanceon since March 2012. He joined Avanceon after completing a B.E. In Mechatronics and Control Systems from UET Lahore in 2007 to become an Application Engineer, before accepting promotion to be Senior Application Engineer in 2010. Hassan’s key responsibilities include leading the project design teams across control panels, PLC/DCS and HMI/SCADA and being the focal point between all project stakeholders to ensure smooth installation and commissioning. |
| Hassan has a highly developed skillset and is classed as a company expert in Rockwell, Wonderware and SCADA technologies. Hassan plays a major technical role in many projects, most recently the SCADA design and installation of the Rockwell IDC running on VMWare vSphere as part of the Empower Command and Control Center.In January 2020, Hassan Sultan Goraya was appointed Head of IX Operations. |
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Head of International Execution (IX) Operations
Imran Ashraf
Imran Ashraf
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Position: Software Solutions Architect
Imran has 12 years of experience in engineering commercial software applications, specializing in software design, since joining Avanceon in 2003. Imran became Head of Software in 2012 as recognition of his deep technical knowhow demonstrated through developing technical skill set resources and efficient overall resource planning.
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| Imran began his Avanceon journey in 2003 as software engineer where he developed software web applications, interfacing with OSI Soft PI system, for International Power GDF SUEZ serving the power sector in the United Kingdom and across Europe. Based on his expertise and experience Imran was appointed Manager in 2009. Imran had also been heavily involved in Avanceon’s intellectual product development line using Microsoft tools and technologies, such as SharePoint and Dashboards. He helped provide key insights to optimize energy solutions, serving customers such as Nestle, Engro Foods Limited, LalPir Power and Century Paper Mills. Imran played a significant role in implementing MS CRM in lieu of achieving Avanceon’s corporate goals, to be used by Avanceon’s geographically spread sales force, projecting the sales pipeline. Imran is a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), graduated in Computer Science at UCP, Lahore and holds a Masters from NUCES FAST, Lahore. |
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Software Solutions Architect
Masood Kareem
Masood Kareem
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Position: Manager Engineering Operations (Pakistan, UAE & Africa)
Masood has been Manager of Engineering Operations for Pakistan since 2012, spearheading overall engineering executions in the country. He brings over 12 years of experience in automation and process control, from both a technical and project management perspective. Masood started his career as an instrument and control engineer at Ibrahim Fibers Limited- the largest PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) producing plant in Pakistan. He joined Avanceon in 2005 as application engineer and has grown with the company ever since. |
| In his current role at Avanceon, Masood oversees engineering operations, providing technical leadership for implementing solutions, project management, enforcing quality and standards compliances. He takes great pride in maintaining and developing the resources technical skillset and system knowledge, resource planning and seamlessly delivering in excess of 40,000 man-hours per year.
In January 2020, Masood Kareem’s role was expanded to include UAE and Africa regions. |
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Manager Engineering Operations (Pakistan, UAE & Africa)
Muhammad Saad
Muhammad Saad
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Position: Project Manager Muhammad began his Avanceon career in January 2011, joining as Project Manager as an integral part of the Engineering Operations department. A seasoned subject matter expert across Yokogawa and Rockwell Automation technologies , Muhammad has been a key project driver across large industrial automation projects across oil and gas, chemical, power and FMCG clients such as Pakistan Refinery, Engro, Unilever and Nestle. Prior to joining Avanceon, Muhammad spent 4 years as Lead System Engineer at Yokogawa Pakistan. |
| Aside from being renowned for achieving optimum results within allocated budgets and timeframes, Muhammad’s strength lies in his strong interpersonal skills and his ability to successfully manage multi-functional cross-cultural projects. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Computer Engineering from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology and PMI accreditation.. |
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Project Manager
Omar Bin Abdul Aziz
Omar Bin Abdul Aziz
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Position: Chief Technology Officer
In the field of industrial automation & control for more than sixteen years, Omer has been working with both OEMs and system integrators. Having worked in almost all verticals including infrastructure, F&B, O&G, water & waste water, petrochemicals and pharmaceuticals gives me a rich flavor of automation landscape in various industries. Omer is passionate about the next generation automation & control solutions based on virtualization, cloud computing, Industrial IoT and utilization of manufacturing and plant level data for process & financial improvements. It is interesting to see how IT and control layers (OT) are merging to provide these benefits |
| Apart from the worldly pursuits, Omer enjoys astrophysics, astro-photography, cosmology and observational astronomy. Building a small home come observatory perched high in the scenic mountains ranks highest on my retirement plans list! President and founder of an amateur astronomy association since 1994, He also actively pursues outreach for general public to increase their awareness on the cosmos.
In January 2020, Omer Bin Abdul Aziz was appointed Chief Technology Officer. |
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Chief Technology Officer
Salahuddin Munis
Salahuddin Munis
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Position: Manager IX
Salahuddin is an engineering professional with 9 years of experience specifically in Industrial Automation. He has major experience in the USA and Middle East Regions, specializing in project executions, core automation design, development and engineering implementations.Joining Avanceon in 2007, Salahuddin started his Avanceon journey as a trainee engineer. |
| With his high competence to resolve technical hitches and timely commissioning of different projects, he was soon recognized as an emerging talent and received the Best Engineer Award 2009. In 2010 he became one of the few certified developers of Invensys Systems in Pakistan. In the same year he was given an international assignment and travelled to the USA to work as a Senior Controls Engineer for Fortune 500 companies such as General Mills Inc. After successfully closing three projects stateside, he joined Avanceon FZE Middle East as Technical Manager leading mega automation projects of the Middle East such as SCADA Integration of Lusail City in Doha, Qatar as well as turnkey projects for QP, Maaden Gold and ADNOC. Salahuddin now holds the title Middle East Manager of Projects, leading and inspiring a team of more than 10 engineers. |
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Manager IX
Sohaib Naveed
Sohaib Naveed
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Position: Project Manager Sohaib has been Technical Manager at Avanceon since May 2012. His professional career was born at Avanceon, joining in March 2006 as a Trainee Application Engineer and growing with the company ever since, becoming Application Engineer, Staff Application Engineer, Senior Application Engineer before his present role. |
| Sohaib’s responsibilities are key to project success, including planning, budgeting, ordering parts, designing systems, dealing directly with clients, vendors and subcontractors as well as leading technical training sessions. Sohaib counts Empower District Cooling and Lusail as key projects under his technical management. His dependable working style makes him an indispensable member of the senior technical team, with in-depth knowledge across Allen Bradley, Wonderware, Schneider and Honeywell technologies. | |
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