Parvez Ghias is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales and holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Statistics.

He was Chief Executive Officer at the Habib University Foundation, a not-for-profit organization engaged in the promotion of higher education through its flagship project the Habib University from 2017 to 2022.

Prior to that, Parvez Ghias was the Chief Executive Officer at Indus Motor Company from 2005 to 2016, a joint venture between the House of Habib, Toyota Motor, and Toyota Tsusho Corporation engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of Toyota brand automobiles.

His earlier career spanning 25+ years was at Exxon Chemical Pakistan Limited, where he undertook various assignments in Pakistan, Hong Kong, and Canada, including Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Corporate Affairs and served as a board member of the Company and its subsidiaries.

Parvez Ghias currently serves the boards of Shell Pakistan, Ravi Autos Sundar, and HRSG as an independent director, and is a member of the Advisory Board at Al-Karam Textile Mills Ltd.

Earlier, he served the boards of Standard Chartered Bank, Dawood Hercules, and Stylers International as an independent director. His initiatives in social development areas are well recognised at both domestic and at UN COP level internationally.