Unity Foods Limited is excited to announce appointment of Lt Gen (Retd) Omar Mahmood Hayat as new Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Belonging to one of the most respected military families of Pakistan, he brings with him over 40 years of experience, most of it in important positions in the military and as Chairman on the Board of Directors of various companies of Wah Nobel Group, Pakistan Ordinance Factory, National Disaster Management Authority, ERRA and Pakistan Humanitarian Forum.

A logistician by profession, Mr Hayat is a humanitarian at heart. He also served as Chief of Staff in the Special Support Group for IDPs, overseeing the management of close to 4 million IDPs from Swat and SWA.

Working as the head of Pakistan’s largest public sector enterprise (Pakistan Ordinance Factories), he was able to significantly enhance organisational performance by doubling commercial sales and exports.

He is currently also the Chairman Board of Trustees of Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (a collective of 40 International NGOs).

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