Waheed A. Shaikh Email & Phone Number

With a distinguished career spanning over four decades, I have developed unparalleled expertise in all facets of the Downstream Oil and Gas Industry, including acquisition, integration, and turnaround of both private and state-owned companies. A Mechanical Engineer from UET, Lahore, and an MBA from the USA on an East-West Center scholarship, my career began with notable contributions at Pakistan International Airlines and Pakistan Burmah Shell (PBS).During his early career at PBS, I was part of the management team that transformed PBS into one of Pakistan's leading Oil Marketing Companies. I held key roles in Shell Pakistan as Supply & Transport Manager and Retail Manager before being recruited as CEO of a struggling lubricant company in Saudi Arabia. Under my leadership, the company experienced a successful turnaround, and he spearheaded the acquisition of Petromin from Aramco, merging the two businesses.As an Executive Board Member of Petromin Corporation, the largest downstream oil business in Saudi Arabia, I played a pivotal role in conceptualizing and developing PetrominExpress, a lube change retail business that has grown into the fifth-largest network in the world today. This remarkable transformation is documented in the book "Omnipreneurship" by Amr Al-Dabbagh (2016). Following this success, I was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Dabbagh Group in Saudi Arabia.My expertise extends beyond the Oil & Gas industry.I have served as a former Board Member of Supreme Foods, the sole supplier of processed chicken to Burger King in the Middle East, and Red Sea Housing Company, a supplier of prefabricated housing solutions for oil exploration companies and armed forces across 55 countries. Additionally, I was a Board Member of Greif Plastic, the largest flexible packaging company, with manufacturing plants in Turkey, Ukraine, Romania, and the UK.

Listed skills include Visionary Thinking, Operations Management, Strategic Planning, Organizational Effectiveness, and 30 others.