Shan Foods appoints Mr Tahir Malik as its first Global Chief Executive Officer, consolidating the company’s global operations, spread across more than 70 countries, under a unified leadership structure. Shan Foods is a leading global player in the food industry, with on-ground operations in North America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, and Australia and a global manufacturing footprint. It commands market leadership in key markets in the company’s core categories.
The incoming Global CEO, Tahir Malik, brings over 30 years of international experience in two blue-chip consumer goods companies – Procter & Gamble and Reckitt. He has worked in global leadership roles across Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. He has extensive knowledge of leading Developing and Developed Markets across the globe. In the past ten years, Tahir served as Regional President of Latin America, Asia, and most recently, Africa and the Middle East.
Chairman of the Board, Mr. Sikandar Sultan, commented, “We are delighted to welcome Tahir as our Global Chief Executive after an extensive global search process. Tahir is a true visionary leader with extensive international experience and an excellent track record of driving transformations, fostering innovation, building world-class organisations, and delivering breakthrough results. Inshallah, the Board looks forward to Tahir unleashing the full global potential of Shan Foods as we transform this business for the next 50 years.”
Commenting on his appointment, Tahir Malik remarked, “I am excited to have been appointed to lead Shan Foods globally when the company is looking at major transformations to win globally in a big way. It is a business with an impressive global footprint, a strong brand portfolio deeply rooted in providing superior product solutions, and an enviable position in the hearts and minds of consumers with its unmatched brand equity. This role is very close to my heart as it will allow me to put a Pakistani-rooted company to the challenge of becoming a global multinational. I am thrilled to lead Shan Foods in its next chapter, up our ambition and deliver a step up in performance, delighting more and more consumers across the globe every day!”
