Amir Waheed Ahmed
20+ years in financial consulting, PPP advisory, dispute resolution, and strategic planning across Pakistan and emerging markets. Sector experience spans water, energy, infrastructure, fintech, and public-private partnerships.
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Senior advisors based in Pakistan.
Founding members of the ContexAi network based in Pakistan — senior advisors with deep sector expertise across banking, finance, infrastructure, energy, and corporate advisory in the Pakistani market.
Chemical engineer with 45+ years in Pakistan's oil sector, including 25 years in top leadership roles. Former Chairman & CEO of Cnergyico Pk Limited (Byco Petroleum) and Deputy Managing Director at National Refinery Limited (NRL). Led refinery capacity expansion at Cnergyico from 15,000 BPD to 155,000 BPD, established a nationwide oil marketing company with ~500 petrol pumps, and spearheaded Pakistan's first offshore oil import facility on a Single Point Mooring (SPM) system. Began his career at Saudi Aramco; now a Certified Independent Director (PICG) consulting on refinery upgrades, midstream infrastructure, and energy-sector M&A.
- Refinery strategy, upgrades & capacity expansion
- OMC build-out, retail network & storage logistics
- Midstream infrastructure (SPM, subsea pipelines, terminals)
- Petrochemicals, oil trading & M&A
- Corporate governance & PICG independent directorship
Mechanical engineer with 35+ years across project management, mega-infrastructure delivery, and enterprise systems. As Chief Technical Advisor / Chief Monitoring Officer at Pakistan's Ministry of Water & Power (2014–2024), established a real-time Primavera-based monitoring framework and oversaw national power, hydro, coal, LNG, solar, wind, and CPEC projects — helping take Pakistan's grid capacity from 9,000 MW to 30,000 MW. Earlier executive roles include Byco Petroleum (Incharge Commercial), Pakistan Refinery Limited (Head of Materials & SAP Implementation Team Lead), Descon Engineering Qatar, Herbion USA, ADNOC (BPR consultant), and HMC Taxila. Multi-certified across SAP ERP (Germany/Malaysia), CPP & CPM (USA), Primavera P6 EPPM (Singapore), and ISO 14001 / OHSAS 18001 (Canada).
- Mega project monitoring & delivery (power, hydro, CPEC)
- SAP ERP implementation & business process re-engineering
- Commercial operations, procurement & supply chain
- Plant construction (cement, chemical, refinery, power)
- Government & regulatory advisory at federal level
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Canadian Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) and Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with 30+ years across Canadian Natural Resources, WorleyParsons, Qatar Petroleum, and Saudi Aramco. Specialises in oil & gas FEED and EPC projects, sustaining capital programmes, and multi-million-dollar infrastructure delivery.
- Oil & gas project & facility management
- FEED & EPC capital project delivery
- Long Range Planning & capital budgeting
- Risk management & resource optimisation
- Mechanical engineering (rotating & static, piping)
CPA (AICPA), CA (ICAP), FCIS, and 20-year Chief Financial Officer at AION Partners — a New York-based real estate investment firm covering commercial, residential multi-family, land development, and construction. Earlier roles in internal audit (407 ETR), financial analysis (Richmond Hill Hydro), and KPMG audit practice. Now Principal Consultant at The Pro Consultants, advising on US and cross-border real estate finance.
- Real estate CFO & portfolio finance
- Construction & property accounting
- Tax planning (1031 like-kind exchange, recapitalisation)
- Funds structuring & project financing
- Internal audit, SOX & risk-based controls
Chartered Accountant (FCA, ICAP) and senior investment professional with 25+ years across M&A, private investments, and financial leadership. Most recently Director — M&A and Ventures at Tawazun Holding (UAE), managing transactions with investment budgets exceeding USD 1B. Prior Chief Investment Officer at Emaar Industries & Investments, and Financial Controller at Dubai Investments PJSC. Executive education at Harvard, Wharton, and INSEAD.
- M&A deal lifecycle (evaluation to exit)
- Private investments & asset allocation
- Strategic acquisitions & portfolio exits
- Investment strategy across the GCC
- Financial leadership & capital structuring
Chartered accountant (ICAP, CPA Canada) with 30+ years across SGS Group (Director Finance — Canada and Pakistan), Canacre, and EY audit practice. Specialises in integrated finance leadership, multinational consolidation under IFRS and US GAAP, and finance-led business transformation.
- IFRS & US GAAP financial reporting
- FP&A, budgeting & forecasting
- Multi-entity consolidation & intercompany
- SOX, internal controls & audit readiness
- ERP & finance systems (Oracle, Hyperion, Deltek)
Senior IT business leader (PMP, ITIL, COBIT, Salesforce certified) with 30+ years leading enterprise technology functions at Hyundai Canada, Toys R Us Canada, Gulf Cryo (Dubai), Weir Engineering Services, and as founder of Gaboo Systems. Industries span retail, automotive, manufacturing, oil & gas, and distribution across North America and the Arabian Gulf.
- ERP implementation (Oracle, SAP S/4HANA, D365)
- Digital transformation strategy
- Cloud architecture & migration (Azure, OCI)
- Cybersecurity & IT governance (NIST, ITIL)
- Business intelligence & analytics
Credit Institute of Canada professional (ECCP, CGCE, CCP) with 30+ years across Shell (13 years, including Cluster Credit Manager Middle East & South Asia covering 12+ countries with US$2bn exposure), Chubb, Brenntag Canada, Samuel Son & Co, and currently Regional Head of Credit & Collections at Nouryon. MBA in Finance & Accounting. Vice President & Treasurer of the Toronto Chapter, Credit Institute of Canada. Frequent speaker at international credit and finance forums.
- Credit policy & risk strategy
- DSO reduction & working capital optimisation
- Cross-border credit operations (Americas, EMEA)
- AI & automation in credit and finance
- M&A credit integration & transformation
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), Certified Director, and 30-year cement industry leader with executive roles across Holcim/Holderbank (Switzerland, Indonesia, USA), Saudi Cement Company, PSCL, and Christian Pfeiffer. Co-founder and President of CEMTREC Solutions; currently Vice President Operations at Bridge Gap Engineering Canada. Specialises in cement plant operations, grinding technology, and ESG-led industrial transformation.
- Cement plant operations & optimisation
- Cement grinding technology (VRM, ball mills)
- Health, safety & ESG leadership
- Industrial cost reduction & productivity
- Cross-border cement & mining consulting
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