Mr. Saifuddin N. Zoomkawala, Managing Director EFU General Insurance Limited has become member, Advisory Council of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi. He had been invited by the IBA to give his consent to serve as a member of the Council so that the Institute can benefit from his counsel and guidance. Mr. Saifuddin has agreed to join the council. IBA, nowadays, is engaged in a program of up gradation of its physical facilities, technology and faculty. At the same time it is expanding its outreach to the community at large. In this connection an IBAAdvisory council consisting of prominent citizens of Pakistan has been formed to assist the IBA in mobilizing resources and also advise IBA management on a regular basis. The Council is headed by Mr. Tariq Kirmani, prominent alumni and former Chief Executive of Pakistan's largest oil marketing company Pakistan State Oil Company and national carrier PIA. Mr. Saifuddin N. Zoomkawala, Managing Director, EFU General has been nominated as an additional member for executive committee of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the year 2010-11 by the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry. 03 Mr. Saifuddin N. Zoomkawala has been unanimously elected President of Pakistan German Business Forum and Mr. Razzak Bengali, Vice President at the Annual General Meeting of (PGBF). The outgoing President, Mr. Salahuddin Ahmed, presented the Annual Report and welcomed the old and new members. The election was conducted under the supervision of Syed Khurshid Pervez in a very peaceful atmosphere. The new Board consists of: Mr. Saifuddin N. Zoomkawala of Allianz EFU Health President Mr. Razzak H. M. Bengali of Baluchistan Wheels Ltd. Vice President Mr.Abdul Baqay Khan of Merck Pakistan Member Dr. Islam Hamid of Delta Pharma Member Mr. Khuwaja Jahanzeb of Zeb Travels Member Mr. MasudAkhtar of KSB Pumps Member Mr. MianAbrarAhmed of Cuckoo Industries Member Syed NadeemAli Kazmi of Siemens Pakistan Member Mr. Noordin Karim of Shermah Enterprises Member Mr. Qazi SajidAli of BASF Member Mr. SalahuddinAhmed of Universal Business Equipment Member Mr. Wasim Mirza of Pakistan Specialty Chemicals Member After the election proceeding Mr. Saifuddin N. Zoomkawala thanked all the members for their confidence reposed in him and promised to try his level best to promote the affairs and aims / objectives more vividly of the PGBF locally and internationally. Group photograph of the newly elected Board members of PGBF From left to right: Mr. Salahud Din Ahmed (Outgoing President), Mr. Razak Bengali, Mr. Qazi Sajid Ali, Mr. Saifuddin N. Zoomkawala (Incoming President), Dr. C. Brecht (Consul General of Germany in Karachi), Mr. Wasim Mirza, Mr. Noordin Karim, Mr. Nadeem Kazmi & Mr. Abdul Baqay Khan. 04