Mr. Abdul Samad Dawood is the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Engro Holdings (formerly known as Dawood Hercules Corporation). Engro Holdings is the holding company of Engro Corporation and the investing platform for the Engro enterprise.
Mr. Abdul Samad Dawood’s experience of management and governance spans 20+ years with a special interest in mergers and acquisitions. He has led multi-billion-dollar M&A deals, including Engro Holdings’ (formerly Dawood Hercules Corporation) acquisition of The Hub Power Company from National Power International Holdings B.V. in 2012 and the sale of DH Fertilizers to Fatima Fertilizer Company in 2015. He was also given the responsibility to lead the merger of Engro Foods (a subsidiary of Engro Corporation) into global dairy giant Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. based on the convergence of their values, goals, and abilities to address Pakistan’s nutritional challenges; he has since served as the Chair of the Board of FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan. These efforts are a culmination of the values advocated by Group Chairman, Mr. Hussain Dawood, who believes a strong code of values builds the foundation for effective problem-solving and human prosperity.
His corporate governance journey spans various organizations in line with his interests; he is the Chairman of Cyan and FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan and a member of the Boards of Engro Holdings, Engro Corporation, The Dawood Foundation, Dawood Lawrencepur, Khaadi Corporation, Karachi Education Initiative, Karachi School of Business and Leadership, Dawood Corporation (Pvt), Dawood Investments (Pvt), Reon Energy, Endeavour Pakistan, and the Pakistan Business Council. In the past, he has served on the Boards of The Hub Power Company and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines. He has also previously served as Chief Executive Officer for Cyan and is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization.
Mr. Abdul Samad Dawood has a keen interest in music and plays the piano and guitar. He is a graduate in Economics from University College London, UK and a certified director of corporate governance from the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance.
