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Overall management of the ICA is exercised through the Managing Director by the Board of Directors. The Directors are elected annually.
The Associate Directors are especially appointed to represent the interests and concerns of international members of the ICA and the principal overseas cotton producing and consuming regions.
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Mr. Mohomed Bashir joined the Board of Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited in 1982. He is a fellow member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), United Kingdom. Mr. Mohomed Bashir has a very rich and extensive experience in commerce and industry. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited. He is also serving on the Boards of the following organizations:
▪ Gul Ahmed Energy Limited
▪ Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited
▪ GTM (Europe) Limited – UK
▪ Gul Ahmed International Limited (FZC) – UAE
▪ GTM USA Corp-USA
▪ Habib University Foundation
▪ Education Fund for Sindh
▪ Gul Ahmed Holdings (Private) Limited
▪ International Cotton Association Limited (ICA)
▪ International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF)
Presently his honorary Government, Trade & Industry and Consular positions include;
▪ Honorary Consul General of Sweden – Sindh / Baluchistan
▪ Chairperson, Apparel, Made-Ups and Technical Textile Council, Ministry of Commerce.
▪ Member, Sindh Doing Business Reform Council
▪ Member National Export Development Board (NEDB)
▪ Member Pakistan China Business and Investment Forum
▪ Member of The Prime Minister’s Council of Business Leaders, Government of Pakistan, Ministry of
Commerce and Textile.
▪ Member on the Task Force on Textile Policy, Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Commerce and Textile.
▪ Member, Pakistan France Business Council
▪ Member, Pakistan German Business Council
▪ Member, Pakistan Swedish Business Council
Previously, he has also held the following honorary Government and Trade & Industry positions;
▪ Chairman, Pakistan Business Council – 2014 – 2015
▪ Founder Director, Pakistan Business Council – 2005 – 2022
▪ President, International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) (2010 – 2012)
▪ Member, Tax Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance (2014-2016)
▪ Member, Tax Advisory Council, FBR (2014-2016)
▪ Founder, Trustee, Fellowship Fund For Pakistan 2003 – 2013
▪ Member, Advisory Committee, Federal Tax Ombudsman, Government of Pakistan (2011 – 2014)
▪ Member, Economic Advisory Council, Government of Pakistan (2001 -2003 / 2008-2013)
▪ Member, Export Promotion Board, Government of Pakistan (2002 – 2007, 1995 – 1997)
▪ Member, National Strategy on Textiles (2006 – 2007)
▪ Chairman, Pakistan Britain Advisory Council (2002 – 2005)
▪ Chairman, All Pakistan Textile, Mills Association (1989 – 1990)
▪ Vice Chairman, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (1982 – 1985)
▪ Chairman, Pakistan Swiss Trade and Industry Committee (1981– 2000)
▪ Governing Board, Pakistan Design Institute (1981 – 2000)
▪ Member, Advisory Board of CPLC, Government of Sindh (2010)
In recognition of his services he has been awarded Sitara‐e‐Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan in 2006 and was also conferred with Justice of Peace. On April 7, 2017 he was awarded with the Grade d’ Officier in the National Order of Merit by the President of the French Republic. On 19 February 2020, Mr. Bashir was awarded the Knight of King, Northern Star Order, first class by the King of Sweden, Mr. Carl Gustaf
Head of Cotton for Europe, Louis Dreyfus Company
Pierre began his career at ECOM as a trainee in the US. Thereafter, he settled with Dunavant SA in Geneva to become a board member of the company while assuming the role of Trading Director. In 2010, he joined LDC in Geneva, before relocating to Singapore to lead the Cotton Platform there. In 2018, Pierre returned to Geneva as Head of Cotton for Europe & Black Sea. He holds a Masters in Economics from the University of Geneva and obtained a USDA Classing Certificate while attending Memphis Cotton School. As a board member of both the Better Cotton Initiative and the International Cotton Association, Pierre contributes to the sector at large through his insights and leadership.
During her 30 years’ experience as an International Marketing Manager in the Australian cotton industry, Eimear managed cotton lint sales, trade finance and all export supply chain activities.
Eimear has served as a director for the Australian Cotton Shippers Association (ACSA) and the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA). As one of the first female Directors of the International Cotton Association (ICA), Eimear is a founding member of Women In Cotton (WiC) initiative that aims to improve diversity and the role of women in the global cotton industry. Recently appointed as the ICA’s representative to the PSAC Merchants Committee for the ICAC, she works to serve the cotton community to promote knowledge sharing and innovation. Her passion lies in connecting global buyers to a sustainable and traceable cotton supply chain and to promoting the good cotton story for the benefit of all.
Kim began her career in cotton in 1982 as a secretary at Edward T. Robertson & Son Ltd. While raising 5 children, she learned the industry and rose to the position of USA operations manager. When E.T. Robertson was purchased by Wakefield Inspection Services, she continued leading Wakefield’s USA office until 1999. In 2000 Kim co-founded a new international cotton controlling company, TransGlobal Inspections, where she continues to serve as the Chief Executive Officer.
In 2019 Kim was elected to the ICA Board of Directors where she is currently the Chairperson of the Controllers Working Group, a member of the Rules Committee, a founding member of the Women in Cotton initiative and an advocate to the ICAspire Program. Kim also serves as an advisor to the ACSA, WCSA and TCA Foreign Affairs Committees.
