Board Of Directors

Mr. Saquib H. Shirazi

Chairman

Saquib Shirazi is a member of the Atlas Group. He is currently the President & Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Honda as well as the Chairman of Pakistan Auto Manufacturers’ Association (PAMA). He has previously served as Chairman, Harvard Business School’s Global Alumni Board as well as Chairman, Pakistan Business Council. He is currently on the Boards of Pakistan Mobile Communication (Jazz Pakistan), Tri-Pack Ltd and National School of Public Policy. He also serves as an advisor to British International Investment (BII) for Pakistan. In the past, he has served on the Boards of leading national and multinational companies. He graduated from the Wharton School of Finance and has an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Mr. Masuhisa Ito

Director

Mr. Masuhisa Ito has been associated with DID for more than 16 years. He joined Daido Kogyo in 2004 and began his career in Automobile Nagoya Sales Division in Japan. Mr. Masuhisa Ito has experience in the Automobile industry, having worked in planning and sales division. In his previous assignment, he has worked as General Manager in Automobile Planning Sales Department Daido Kogyo Co. Limited, Japan. From June 2019, he has joined Daido Sittipol Co. Ltd, Thailand as President.

Mr. Suhail Ahmed

Director

Mr. Suhail Ahmed is the Group Director Auto Parts of Atlas Group and Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Autos (Pvt.) Limited . He acquired Master’s degree in Economics and thereafter obtained a degree in Law from University of Karachi. He also attended various courses including Advanced Management Program at Harvard University, USA. He has 42 years of experience in General Management, Finance, Investment and Taxation. Currently, his other directorships include Atlas Services Limited, Atlas Power Limited, Atlas DID (Pvt.) Limited, Atlas Engineering (Pvt.) Limited, Atlas GCI (Pvt.) Limited and Atlas Metals (Pvt.) Limited. He is also a member of Group Executive Committee.

Mr. Toshihiro Shimizu

Director

Mr. Toshihiro Shimizu has been associated with DID for more than 16 years. He joined Daido Kogyo in 2004 and began his career in Corporate Planning Office in Japan. Mr. Toshihiro Shimizu has experience in the Automobile industry, having worked in planning and commercial division. In his previous assignment, he has worked as Director in Daido Kogyo Co. Limited, Japan. From June 2017, he has worked as Managing Director in Daido Sittipol Co. Ltd.

Mr. Shakil Mirza

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Shakil Mirza is the Chief Executive Officer of Atlas D.I.D (Private) Limited since July 2021. He has been associated with the Atlas Group since 1983 and since then has worked in different capacities with Atlas Honda Limited and Atlas Autos Private Limited. He is a distinguished professional with over 36 years of diversified experience in management positions and also served as COO of Atlas Autos for over 4 years. He holds rich experience and knowledge of finance, marketing, production and operational planning, supply chain and material management.

He obtained degree in Cost and Management Accountancy from Institute of Cost & Management Accountancy of Pakistan (ICMAP) in 1994. He did Executive MBA from the Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan (LUMS) in 2005 and successfully completed Advance Management Program held at Fontainebleau, France in July 2016 from the Leading Business School of the World, INSEAD. He is also a member of INSEAD Alumni Association of Pakistan.