Dr. Iram Afaq - Founder

Dr. Iram Afaq is a Post graduate Medical Doctor who joined the Pharmaceutical Industry in the Year 1993 carrying a rich experience. She started her career from Wellcome Pakistan Ltd, as Visiting Research Fellow in the Medical, regulatory and scientific information unit. With the merger of two giant companies, she worked for Glaxo Wellcome Pakistan for 3 years, including as Head of Medical & Regulatory Department.

Dr. Iram joined Barrett Hodgson Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited, Karachi, a leading Pharmaceutical Company in the year 2000 as Business Development Director. She pushed BHP and gave a record growth to the company with the never ending launch of new products in the shortest possible time. This was made possible because of the coordinating activities of Marketing, QA, Finance, Production, Engineering, IT, PP&C and other departments to enable the Sales Team to hit the market within the agreed time frames. She strongly believes that, “speed is the essence of business,” and, “the direction has to be right with a positive attitude.”

She worked as MD & CEO of Barrett Hodgson Pakistan. She also shouldered the responsibility as Deputy Chairman of the Company. In this capacity, other than the routine business functions, her top priority is to grab new business avenues, ensuring the compliance of the existing company policies and most importantly providing equal opportunities to all the employees.

Dr. Iram is also the Founding Member of The Salim Habib Education Foundation, ensuring the utilization of Funds available in the Foundation, to be strictly complied with the Memorandum & Article of Association that is to establish “Not for profit” Educational Institutions all over Pakistan. The TSHEF has completed three projects with pride and dignity solely through the earnings of the company. Along with her team, she is determined to take this mission forward, more than ever before. She is also the Founder & Chancellor of Salim Habib University in Karachi.