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Hamid Farooq

MD | CEO | Board Member | Chairman
32.3 yrs experience
Jan 2026

The move

MoveTCS Private Limited TCS Corporate Governance Board
TitleChief Executive Officer Chairman
LocationKarāchi Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Pakistan United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE2.2
Total experience32.3 years

Career arc

  1. ChairmanJan 2026 — Present
    TCS Corporate Governance Board· Full-time
  2. Chief Executive OfficerDec 2024 — Dec 2025
    TCS Private Limited· Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan· Full-time
  3. Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Support OfficerMar 2024 — Dec 2024
    TCS Private Limited· Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan· Full-time
  4. Chief Business Support OfficerMar 2023 — Dec 2024
    TCS Private Limited· Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan· Full-time
  5. Member Board of DirectorsApr 2015 — Present
    VPL Limited· Lahore
  6. Managing DirectorDec 2014 — Jul 2022
    Pakistan Telecommunication Employees Trust (PTET)· Islamabad, Pakistan· Full-time
  7. Member Board of DirectorsMay 2014 — May 2019
    Oil & Gas Development Company Ltd. Pakistan· Islamabad
  8. Chairman of the BoardAug 2012 — Feb 2015
    U Microfinance Bank Limited· Pakistan
  9. Member Board of DirectorsAug 2012 — Oct 2018
    U Microfinance Bank Limited· Islamabad
  10. Chief Business Development OfficerApr 2010 — Dec 2014
    Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd· Islāmābād, Pakistan· Full-time
  11. Managing Director (Telecom Division)Jan 2008 — Apr 2010
    Catalyst Managerial Group· Dubai, U.A.E
  12. Founding CEOMay 2004 — Nov 2007
    Warid Telecom· Pakistan
  13. EVP, Chief Financial Officer & Company SecretaryNov 1993 — May 2004
    Mobilink· Pakistan
  14. Present

Education

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