Mr. Abrar Hasan is the Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at National Foods Limited (NFL) and has been a Director on the Board of NFL since 2000.

In 1993, Mr. Hasan joined NFL as Plant Director; in 1997, he was elected Deputy Managing Director, and shortly after as CEO. He has steered the company to deliver steady growth year on year, from PKR 200 million in 1993 to a PKR 50 billion leading multi-category food company in Pakistan, with over 250 different products, marketed in Pakistan and exported to 40 countries.

The company currently holds Global Food safety BRCGS, HALAL, Social Compliance SEDEX, QMS ISO 9001, Food Safety Management System 22000, Environment, Health and Safety 45001 and 14001 certifications, along with Laboratory accreditation by PNAC, reflecting NFL’s commitment to exceptional quality, food safety, ethical practices, workplace safety, and environmental sustainability.

Recognizing the vital role of Technology, under Mr. Hasan’s leadership, NFL became the first local food company to put in an ERP system (Scala), which was subsequently upgraded to SAP ERP system, in a record six-month deployment. NFL has recently upgraded SAP Systems to S/4HANA on Cloud.

Mr. Hasan has played a pivotal role in NFL’s "Seed to Table" initiative in partnership with major seed, nutrition and crop protection companies, progressive farm management companies and agri-tech startups to revolutionize food crop farming through advanced agritech solutions, enhancing production, and implementing scalable, responsible practices to promote self-sufficiency goals.

He is also a Director at National Foods DMCC (NFDMCC), a wholly owned subsidiary of NFL; a Director at National Epicure Inc. Canada (NEI) and National Foods Pakistan UK Ltd., and a Director at A-1 Bags & Supplies Inc. Canada, a subsidiary of NEI.

Since 2018 he has been an Independent Director on the Board of Cherat Cement Company Ltd. Other Directorships Mr. Abrar Hasan currently holds are at:

ATC Holdings (Pvt) Ltd.
ATC Technology Consultants (Pvt) Ltd.
Associated Environment & Energy Solution (Pvt.) Ltd
Epicure DMCC
National Epicure USA Inc.
Associated Textile Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd.
Pakistan Business Council

Mr. Abrar Hasan studied Industrial Management and Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, Indiana, USA, and is a Certified Director from the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance.