KARACHI: The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), which is being run by acting managing directors for over year, intends to hire services of head hunting firm, for assistance in recruitment of the managing director and chief executive officer.

SSGC has invited firms having extensive experience, to participate and submit their profiles. The scope of work includes advertising and circulating the position in leading newspapers, social media platforms, and as well as head-hunt top quality and seasoned professional while adhering and complying with all applicable rules & regulations.

In February 2019, the board of directors of Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) appointed Muhammad Waseem as new acting managing director – the third in less than two months. Waseem was working as deputy managing director operations in the company and assumed the charge of acting managing director after his senior Imran Farookhi stepped down from the post.

Farookhi was appointed as acting MD on January 11, 2019 after the federal government removed Amin Rajpoot from the post. Rajpoot was looking after the company’s top job as acting MD and had returned to his original assignment of chief financial officer (CFO).

SSGC is Pakistan’s leading integrated gas company engaged in the business of transmission, distribution and sale of natural gas, besides construction of high pressure transmission and low pressure distribution systems. It is operating in its franchise area comprising provinces of Sindh and Baluchistan.