Mr. Ayaz Abdulla joined UDPL Board more than a decade ago, in addition, he also serves as Chief Strategy and E-Commerce Officer at Khaadi. He began his journey in Khaadi as Chief Financial Officer, overseeing all the financial affairs of the company. Later, in his new role, Ayaz now heads Khaadi’s strategy department and the e-commerce portfolio, which is a core part of the Company’s future. In addition, he is responsible for streamlining spearheading the growth strategy for Khaadi and will continue to oversee Financial Planning and Analysis.
Prior to joining Khaadi, Ayaz was appointed the group CFO in 2016, after leading organizational transformation efforts at IBL group a company he joined over a decade ago. In his time there, he served also as CEO of International Franchises (QSR) among other C-suite roles at Searle Pharmaceuticals. He served on the boards and board audit committees of several publicly listed corporations. His areas of expertise include corporate finance and strategy, business management, and financial analytics.
Ayaz holds a bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Mechanical engineering from the University of Rochester, NY. He is a certified Director from the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Pakistan.