The board of directors of K-Electric (KE) on Friday elected Ikram Sehgal as their new chairman with immediate effect, read a statement issued by the power company.
Ikram Sehgal succeeds Tayyab Tareen who resigned from his post earlier in the day.
The KE board “expressed its fullest appreciation to Tareen for his constructive leadership and contribution to the company’s successful turnaround”.
With more than 40 years of business experience, Ikram Sehgal is the chairman of Pathfinder Group Pakistan which employs several thousand people in 50 towns and cities across Pakistan, read the statement.
Ikram Sehgal has authored several books and has served on the boards of many firms, including Bank Alfalah for 16 years.
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Danish
Jan 18, 2019 10:55pm
Question is will he improve the performance of sinking K-electric.
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tbiqbal
Jan 18, 2019 10:57pm
Just to add to his expertise, he is a major retired.
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tbiqbal
Jan 18, 2019 11:04pm
He is also currently Chairman, Pathfinder Group Pakistan, which includes two of the country's largest private security companies.
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SHAHID SATTAR
Jan 18, 2019 11:19pm
And we thought you were on the side of the suffering millions. But then, one has to keep on earning money as much and as long as possible by all means even if it requires siding with the crooks.
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My Comments
Jan 19, 2019 02:00am
Lets hope this new fellow does some good work. (1) Stop electricity thieves (2) Invest in electrical generation and transmission system with modern updated hardware (3) Make efforts to improve the customer service (4) Charge only for electricity supplied. If 100 hours load shedding in a month than reduce you electricity bill for 100 hours. Do not rip off people by charging for services not rendered. (5) If you cannot do a good job, resign before you get blamed for doing a poor job. Good luck.
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Meesaq Zaidi
Jan 19, 2019 02:08am
Names hardly matter. It is the elite class privilege to run the country from K-Electric to PIA & WAPDA. Don’t expect results. But he is an honorable man.
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aisha
Jan 19, 2019 02:49am
Excellent choice.
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Khan
Jan 19, 2019 03:55am
Ikram Sehgal is the Great choice,The man of principals and competent person He will fix the KE problems as long as no ones interfere.
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Zak
Jan 19, 2019 04:26am
Now k electric will succeed, as mr seghal is an honest man.
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Saeed
Jan 19, 2019 04:29am
He has no education background for this post
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Lutera
Jan 19, 2019 07:27am
Good choice.
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JR
Jan 19, 2019 08:23am
Crooks are surfacing again!!
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Ejaz
Jan 19, 2019 08:52am
The result will be same as experienced by Hassan Askari .
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SHAHID SATTAR
Jan 19, 2019 10:04am
It is easy sailing now for K-Electric and its Chinese buyers. But then the question remains about the lot of pending cases for reducing the electricity charges against which K-Electric has obtained stay orders during the past and which remain pending as per its desire never to resolve any issues which are meant to benefit its customers. The buyer company could do well by demanding that these cases should be resolved before the buying process is completed in their favor and all benefits which are due to the customers be passed on to them without any further delays by the seller company.
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Asad Mahmud
Jan 19, 2019 10:33am
Good! He has beaten the system,due consistent effort's.
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Yakoob Dadabhoy
Jan 20, 2019 09:57am
Great News. Ikram Sehgal Is A Very Intelligent & Qualified Person To Be The Chief Of K-Electric. Will Surely Turn Out To Be An Asset For The Company.
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