Muhammad Idrees is currently working as the Chief Commercial Officer at Engro Polymer & chemicals Limited. Prior to this he was leading the Business Development department at Engro Energy Limited where he was responsible for scoping and developing new business opportunities for the energy vertical ranging from investments in renewables to cultivating opportunities in allied industries.

Idrees joined the Engro group in 2003 in the fertilizers business where he served in multiple roles gaining rich experience in project management, business development, human resources, and engineering amongst other departments. He has also worked as General Manager Construction projects at the mega-scale open-pit mining project of Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) where he was responsible for providing cost and governance oversight for the USD 845 million mine project.

During his tenure at SECMC, Idrees was also instrumental in developing various ancillary projects that were critical to the success of the Thar coal project such as the construction of the water resource management plan; construction of the resettlement village at New Senhri Dars in Thar (Sindh); development of the school and hospital network in Thar and other such key development initiatives.

Idrees also serves on the Steering Committee of the United Kingdom’s most prestigious conference – Nitrogen & Syngas of CRU and the Industry Advisory Board at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He is also a published author in 11 international publications. In his free time, he likes to remain physically active and is a fitness enthusiast who likes to run and cycle.