Mrs. Akhter Khalid Waheed assumed the role of Chairperson and Chief Executive of Ferozsons in 1992 following the untimely death of her husband Mr. Khalid Waheed, who had established the company from its infancy in 1956. During her tenure as CEO, Mrs. Waheed ably led the company and improved its sales and profitably consistently.

In the period, the Company was awarded the Karachi Stock Exchange’s Top 25 Companies Award six times and developed alliances to expand the company’s role in health care. Mrs. Waheed holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art from the University of Punjab.