Shazia Syed

Shazia Syed is a Pakistani businesswoman who is currently Global EVP - Beverages at Unilever. She was chairperson and CEO of the Unilever Pakistan Limited, in office from November 2015 till February 2020. Prior to that she served as chairperson of the Unilever Sri Lanka from November 2013 to October 2015.

In her 30 years with the organization, she has worked across all departments and divisions of the company.

Education and personal life Shazia was born in a small village of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, in Pakistan. Syed received a master's degree in Business Administration from Clayton State University.

She is married with two children

In December 2000, she moved to Vietnam where she was appointed as Business Unit Leader for Personal Care at Unilever Vietnam. She worked there for three years until December 2003.

Under Syed's leadership, Unilever Sri Lanka saw the business growth. She remained chairperson at Unilever Sri Lanka until October 2015. In March 2016, Syed was given additional charge as the CEO of Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited.

In 2016, The Express Tribune referred to her as one of Pakistan's most recognised personalities in the corporate world.

She serves as a Director of the Pakistan Business Council,

She was elected unopposed as vice-president of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry in February 2018.