Quentin D'Silva is a Pakistani Christian business executive.
Quentin D'Silva | |
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Born | Karachi |
Citizenship | Pakistani |
Education | MBA |
Alma mater | University of Karachi |
Occupation | Business executive |
Employer | Tarmac Middle East |
Known for | Chairman & Chief Executive, Shell Pakistan Limited |
Board member of | Shell Pakistan Limited Pakistan Refinery Limited Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust Al Dhahira Tarmac SAOC |
Life
editD'Silva was born in Karachi, Pakistan and studied at St Patrick's High School, Karachi.[citation needed] He gained an MBA from the University of Karachi.[citation needed]
After graduating, he worked in marketing and sales with Reckitt Benckiser and Gillette.[1] In 1997, he joined Shell Pakistan Limited.[2] He later spent part of his career with Shell in the Middle East, managing a number of geographic areas and across several business lines, including Shell joint ventures.[1] By 24 February 2000 he had risen to Commercial Manager of Shell.[3]
D'Silva had reached the position of Chief Executive Officer of Shell Middle East and central Asia by 2005. That year he travelled to Dhaka, Bangladesh for the launching of a Ranks Petroleum Ltd. and Shell Middle East's joint venture.[2]
In May 2006, he was elected to the Board of Shell Pakistan Limited and also appointed Chairman & Chief Executive, a position he held till August 2006.[4]
In 2006 he was a trustee of the Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust.[5]
He joined the board of PRL in 2006 and resigned in 2007.[6]
He joined Tarmac Middle East in March 2009 as Regional Director. In 2011, he was also a member of the Board of Al Dhahira Tarmac SAOC, Tarmac Oman Limited and Midmac Tarmac Qatar Company WLL.[1]
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