Ahad is a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and a California (United States) Board Licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with membership of the prestigious American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
With finance and accounting foundation honed in the assurance practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers in both Pakistan and in the United States and cross functional Finance leadership experience with Fortune 500 corporations in the United States including Unilever, Ahad joined British American Tobacco (BAT) in the fall of 2014 and went on to hold Finance Leadership Positions in several international businesses of the BAT Group including Controllership roles in Pakistan, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer for BAT Myanmar, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer for BAT Middle East and most recently Area Operations Finance Controller for the Asia Pacific & Middle East & Africa West (APMEA-West).
Ahad has been instrumental in driving transformational initiatives in line with group’s priorities, navigating businesses to unlock sustainable value for the shareholders under challenging external environment while continuously building Finance talent for the future.
Ahad has been appointed as Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer/Finance Director of Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with effect from April 2025. In the new role, Ahad’s rich experience will be pivotal in enabling the sustained growth of Pakistan business.