Press Release

SITECH Leadership Conference 2023

SITECH Leadership Conference 2023, three-day program, with the goal to craft a distinctive experience that not only honored leadership excellence but also cultivated meaningful connections among the leadership teams of our entities, was held in November 2023 in Islamabad.

The program offered three days filled with insightful activities tailored to elevate your leadership journey.

Day 01 – Highlights & Achievements:

SITECH aimed to share highlights and achievements that showcased SITECH’s entities’ accomplishments as it continued its journey of growth and success.

Day 02 – Leadership Workshop:

Participants engaged in a hands-on workshop led by a renowned leadership training expert Ms. Fakiha Imran, our leaders gained fresh perspectives on leadership strategies and skills. Exciting team-building activities were conducted to strengthen bonds and inspire collaboration.

Day 03 – The Finale and Recognition:

The day revolved around revisiting key lessons and insights from the program. It provided a chance to hear directly from the SITECH Leadership Team and gain a deeper understanding of the strategic direction.

Group CEO SITECH:

Group CEO & Group Directors provided valuable insights about SITECH’s future, including its vision, mission, values, and strategic priorities. The collective alignment with SITECH’s vision was emphasized as crucial for its continued success followed by a brief ceremony to celebrate achievements, including the presentation of awards to both individuals and teams who demonstrated excellent performance in the FY 2022-23.

SITECH Leadership Excellence Award EPRF Winning Team

Petroleum Refinery Business Management and staff gathered to celebrate the SITECH Excellence Award 2023 to Petroleum Business Team and awards received by high-achieving employees of the entity. The Managing Director of Petroleum delivered a motivational speech during the event, encouraging and boosting the morale of the staff to strive for excellence and aspire to become high achievers in the coming year and contributed for the progress of Petroleum Business.

Aqeel Ahmed

Group CEO

Mr. Aqeel is a successful business leader with the capacity to steer organizations to the next level, foster lasting transformation, and boost shareholder value by implementing an innovative approach to human resources. He took on this pivotal role in January 2022, having previously served as an Executive Vice President at Siemens.
With a rich background spanning over 25 years in the global engineering and technology sector, Mr. Aqeel boasts a proven track record in business turnaround, stellar performance delivery, and value creation for shareholders.
Mr. Aqeel is a graduate of the prestigious Advanced Leadership Program at Siemens Global Leadership Centre in Germany. His passion for developing and empowering talent, fostering a culture of excellence, and driving customer and stakeholder value underscores his commitment to success at SITECH and beyond.

Sohail Ismail

Group Director Internal Audit and Digitalization

Sohail Ismail, Group Director Internal Audit and Digitalization, is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in all spectrum of business value creation including, but not limited to, Corporate Governance, Enterprise Risk Management, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act Compliance, Internal and External Audits, Due Diligence Reviews, etc. His passion for Digital technologies, dedicated leadership qualities coupled with understanding of finance and Enterprise Resource Planning offerings, has enabled him to digitalize the Corporate organizations he has worked with, in Pakistan and Middle East. He has proven himself to be Big Data Savy and implemented real-time Business Intelligence solutions in various organizations. SITECH is well positioned to deliver its vision of implementing 4.0 Industrial revolution under his leadership.

His friendly demeanor helps cultivate cordial relations with his clients and colleagues, while his commitment to excellence paves the way for his organization to attain desired corporate goals.

Syed Ali Nasir

Group Director Business Development

Mr. Syed Ali Nasir is the Group Director of Business Development at SITECH and has over three decades of experience in business development and strategic planning. With a proven track record of driving growth and profitability in highly competitive markets, he deeply understands the company’s offerings to identify and capitalize on profitable business opportunities while fostering a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. He leads cross-functional teams to nurture sustainable, long-term growth for the organization and collaborates with leadership to shape and execute strategic plans to achieve SITECH’s long-term objectives. He manages key client relationships, builds new ones, evaluates, and selects prospective vendors, and skillfully negotiates contracts to expand SITECH’s customer base and increase revenue streams.

His friendly demeanor helps cultivate cordial relations with his clients and colleagues, while his commitment to excellence paves the way for his organization to attain desired corporate goals.

Nabeel Rafique

Group Director Finance

Mr. Nabeel Rafique is the Group Director Finance & Strategy and a Board Member. With an overall experience of 25 years working in prominent multinational and local companies, he holds expertise in the formulation of business strategy and implementation, business transformation, re-organization, turnaround of businesses, and project management. His significant achievements include transforming loss-making entities into profitable streams, handling multiple organizations simultaneously with multi-cultural stakeholders, deriving long and mid-term financial planning, team development, multi-billion financing and ensuring economic viability for collaboration with stakeholders.

His friendly demeanor helps cultivate cordial relations with his clients and colleagues, while his commitment to excellence paves the way for his organization to attain desired corporate goals.

Muhammad Bilal Yunus

Company Secretary

Mr. Muhammad Bilal Yunus is a thorough professional and skilled leader deputed for secretarial, collaborative and governance roles of Support Industries and Technologies (SITECH). He has command, staff, and operational experience of over 30 years of service in the Army. During his career in diverse roles, he gained multi-faceted experience in functional areas, including but not limited to, human resource development, planning & training, operational and strategic planning.

His friendly demeanor helps cultivate cordial relations with his clients and colleagues, while his commitment to excellence paves the way for his organization to attain desired corporate goals.