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'''Javed Ahmed''' (born 10 February 1960) is a [[Pakistani American]]<ref>https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/chsfYEsytXRidW2O7_dhpBGih9E/appointments</ref> businessman. He was chief executive of [[Tate & Lyle]] plc, a British-based multinational [[agribusiness]] beginning in 2009, and is to retire in April 2018.
'''Javed Ahmed''' (born 10 February 1960) is a [[Pakistani American]]<ref>https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/chsfYEsytXRidW2O7_dhpBGih9E/appointments</ref> businessman. He was chief executive of [[Tate & Lyle]] plc, a British-based multinational [[agribusiness]] from 2009 to 2018.


==Early life==
==Early life==
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He started his career with [[Procter & Gamble]], then spent five years with [[Bain & Co]], before joining [[Reckitt Benckiser]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-business-on-javed-ahmed-tate--lyle-2016403.html| title=The Business On... Javed Ahmed, Tate & Lyle |work=The Independent|date=2 July 2010 |accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref>
He started his career with [[Procter & Gamble]], then spent five years with [[Bain & Co]], before joining [[Reckitt Benckiser]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-business-on-javed-ahmed-tate--lyle-2016403.html| title=The Business On... Javed Ahmed, Tate & Lyle |work=The Independent|date=2 July 2010 |accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref>


Ahmed became CEO of Tate & Lyle on 1 October 2009, replacing Iain Ferguson. On 16 January 2018 Gerry Murphy, Chairman of Tate & Lyle, announced the retirement of Ahmed effective 1 April 2018, and named current Chief Financial Officer [[Nick Hampton]] as CEO designate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tateandlyle.com/news/nick-hampton-appointed-chief-executive-tate-lyle-plc| title=Nick Hampton Appointed CEO |work=Tate & Lyle Press Release |date=16 January 2018 |accessdate=21 January 2018}}</ref>
Ahmed became CEO of Tate & Lyle on 1 October 2009, replacing [[Iain Ferguson]]. In January 2018, the retirement of Ahmed effective 1 April 2018 was announced, and chief financial officer [[Nick Hampton]] was named CEO-designate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tateandlyle.com/news/nick-hampton-appointed-chief-executive-tate-lyle-plc| title=Nick Hampton Appointed CEO |work=Tate & Lyle Press Release |date=16 January 2018 |accessdate=21 January 2018}}</ref><ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/01/16/former-pepsico-exec-lead-tate-lyle-boss-javed-ahmed-departs/</ref><ref>https://www.independent.ie/world-news/new-chief-executive-for-tate-lyle-as-javed-ahmed-steps-down-36493431.html</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 23:21, 8 April 2018

Javed Ahmed
Born
Javed Ahmed

(1960-02-10) 10 February 1960 (age 64)
NationalityAmerican
EducationWilliams College
Stanford Graduate School of Business
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1984–present
TitleFormer CEO, Tate & Lyle
Term2009–2018
PredecessorIain Ferguson
SuccessorNick Hampton

Javed Ahmed (born 10 February 1960) is a Pakistani American[1] businessman. He was chief executive of Tate & Lyle plc, a British-based multinational agribusiness from 2009 to 2018.

Early life

Ahmed graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1982, and received an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1984.[2]

Career

He started his career with Procter & Gamble, then spent five years with Bain & Co, before joining Reckitt Benckiser.[3]

Ahmed became CEO of Tate & Lyle on 1 October 2009, replacing Iain Ferguson. In January 2018, the retirement of Ahmed effective 1 April 2018 was announced, and chief financial officer Nick Hampton was named CEO-designate.[4][5][6]

Notes

  1. ^ https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/chsfYEsytXRidW2O7_dhpBGih9E/appointments
  2. ^ "tate & lyle plc". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  3. ^ "The Business On... Javed Ahmed, Tate & Lyle". The Independent. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Nick Hampton Appointed CEO". Tate & Lyle Press Release. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/01/16/former-pepsico-exec-lead-tate-lyle-boss-javed-ahmed-departs/
  6. ^ https://www.independent.ie/world-news/new-chief-executive-for-tate-lyle-as-javed-ahmed-steps-down-36493431.html