Board of Directors
Since April 2006, the Board has comprised of five executives and five non-executive
Directors who had the collective responsibility for ensuring that the affairs of Engro are
managed competently and with integrity. The non-executive Directors are independent
of management and free from any business or other relationships that could materially
interfere in the exercise of their judgment.
An independent non-executive Director, Mr. Hussain Dawood, chairs the Board and the Chief Executive Officer is Mr. Asad Umar.

A Board of Directors meeting calendar is issued annually that schedules the matters reserved for discussion and approval. The full Board meets at least four times a year and, in addition, devotes two days for a meeting on longer term planning, giving consideration both to the opportunities and risks of future strategy.

All Board members are given appropriate documentation in advance of each Board meeting. This normally includes a detailed analysis on businesses and full papers on matters where the Board will be required to make a decision or give its approval.
Hussain Dawood
Chairman

Is Chairman of Engro Chemical Pakistan Limited, Dawood Hercules Chemicals Limited, Central Insurance Company Limited and Dawood Lawrencepur Limited. He is a Director on the Board of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, Shell Pakistan Limited and Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy.

His Social responsibilities include Chairmanship of the Board of Directors of the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund, which is one of the largest World Bank financed social funds globally. He also serves as a Director of the Pakistan Business Council, Beacon House National University & Institute of Strategic Studies, is a Global Charter Member of The Indus Entrepreneurs and a member of the World Economic Forum in Davos. He is the Honorary Consul of Italy, in Lahore.

He is a MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA, and a graduate in Metallurgy from Sheffield University, UK. He joined the ECPL Board in 2003.