Nasir Ali Shah Bukhari

Nasir Ali Shah Bukhari is the Chairman of the KASB Group of companies [KASB Group website pointer]. KASB (Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari) Group was established in 1955 and is one of the largest groups in Pakistan’s financial sector (visit KASB site and introduction shown below). Nasir is one of the most accomplished and respected Pakistani Entrepreneur. Has an experience of over 25 years in local and international financial markets and with his extensive market knowledge have developed KASB into a full-scale financial services group.

Nasir has demonstrated great vision over the years and KASB Group has enjoyed substantial growth under his leadership. He enjoys strong relationship with senior Government of Pakistan (GOP) members and has served as Member on Board of Investment, Government of Pakistan. Nasir has also served as Chairman Privatization Commission, Govt of Sindh. He was a member of the “Task Force on Thar Coal Development” and the “Overseas Pakistanis Task Force” that were set up by the Ministry of Finance. He is also a member of IT & Telecommunication Commission and Banking Commission of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Nasir is also a very active member of the international Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and has served as the Chapter Chair. He recently organized a very successful international YPO event in Pakistan that attracted heads of several international organizations to Pakistan, and generated substantial goodwill for the country.

Nasir attended various professional courses at leading international institutions including The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania, Yale School of Management and MIT. He is also involved in several philanthropic projects across the country and is much respected for his generosity.

Syed Wamiq Abrar Bokhari

Syed Wamiq Bokhari is a senior international petroleum executive who has worked on various projects in five continents.  He attained his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Petroleum Engineering from University of Texas.  He has attended several technical and management courses, including advance management course in Oxford.

Wamiq started his career with US based ARCO (Atlantic Richfield Company) in US, working with them in the Gulf of Mexico, Permian Basin, Alaska, South America, Yemen, North Sea and Far East.  At ARCO he worked in Operations, Projects, Reservoir Engineering and New Ventures.  His last assignment for ARCO was as New Development Team Leader for Southern North Sea, where his team completed the Waveney project in a record time from discovery to first gas.

Wamiq later joined LASMO (later acquired by Eni) and served as the Operations Manager in Pakistan, and was involved extensively with the green field developments of Bhit, Zamzama, Miano and Sawan fields.  He later moved to Nigeria to head Eni’s Partner Operated Business Unit that was responsible for an annual net budget of US$ 250 million and net production of around 100,000 BOEPD.  In Nigeria he was involved with several giant projects including the world’s largest FPSO (Floating Production, Storage & Offloading facility) development that was located in deepwater.  Lately, he was assisting Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Company (KUFPEC) in managing the Exploration & Production activities in the Far East & Australia Region that is almost entirely offshore and included several green field projects.

Wamiq has acquired broad based industry knowledge (technical & managerial) through a life time of Exploration & Production work.  In addition, he has established credibility with several multinationals and has a vast professional network in the international as well as regional petroleum sector.

Wamiq is the current Chairman of Pakistan Association of Petroleum Geoscientist, an affiliation of AAPG. He is on the Board of “Pakistan Petroleum E&P Companies Association” (PPEPCA) and is also the President of its Technical Committee. Wamiq is also on the Board of Society of Petroleum Engineers Pakistan and has authored several technical papers.  As the conference Chairman, he organized the first ever Oil & Gas show in Pakistan in 2002 which was very successful attracting several international companies despite the environment generated by 11^th September 2001 event. 

Wamiq is a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Texas, USA (Registration # 69998).