Awards & Recognition
★Executive Vice President and Board Member recognition at Mercedes-Benz
★Board Member appointment at Porsche AG
Notable Facts
→Born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1973, graduated from NED University of Engineering
→Served as Chief Technology Officer at Mercedes-Benz from 2015-2021
→Led Mercedes' CASE development (Connectivity, Autonomous, Shared & Services, Electric)
→Instrumental in developing Mercedes MBUX infotainment system and MB.OS platform
→Left Mercedes in 2021 to start a technology venture capital fund
→Appointed to Porsche AG Executive Board as Car-IT head in November 2023
→Previously worked at BMW Group as Vice President for Connected Drive (2011-2015)
→Also worked at Magna and DaimlerChrysler earlier in his career
→Currently leads Porsche's digital transformation and connectivity initiatives
→Internationally recognized expert in automotive software development