Quentin D'Silva
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Quentin D'Silva is a Pakistani Christian business executive.
Life
D'Silva was born in Karachi, Pakistan and studied at St Patrick's High School, Karachi.{{Citation needed|date= June 2018}} He gained an MBA from the University of Karachi.{{Citation needed|date= June 2018}}
After graduating, he worked in marketing and sales with Reckitt Benckiser and [[Gillette (brand)|
Gillette]].[http://www.tarmacme.com/contacts-team.html Tarmac website Accessed 14 March 2015] In 1997, he joined Shell Pakistan Limited.[http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/05/19/d50519050751.htm Daily Star 19 May 2005] He later spent part of his career with Shell in the Middle East, managing a number of geographic areas and across several business lines, including Shell joint ventures. By 24 February 2000 he had risen to Commercial Manager of Shell.[http://www.pakistaneconomist.com/issue2000/issue10/announce.htm Pakistan & Gulf Economist 6 March 2000]
D'Silva had reached the position of chief executive officer of Shell Middle East and central Asia by 2005. That year he travelled to Dhaka, Bangladesh for the launching of a Ranks Petroleum Ltd. and Shell Middle East's joint venture.
In May 2006, he was elected to the Board of Shell Pakistan Limited and also appointed Chairman & Chief Executive, a position he held till August 2006.[http://paktribune.com/business/news/SHELL-PAKISTAN-LIMITED-Year-Ended-30-06-2006-1325.html Pak Tribune 6 October 2006]
In 2006 he was a trustee of the Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust.[http://lrbt.org.pk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/AnnualReviews2006.pdf Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust Annual Report 2006]
He joined the board of PRL in 2006 and resigned in 2007.[http://www.prl.com.pk/downloads/annual2007.pdf Pakistan Refinery Limited Annual Report 2007]
He joined Tarmac Middle East in March 2009 as Regional Director. In 2011, he was also a member of the Board of Al Dhahira Tarmac SAOC, Tarmac Oman Limited and Midmac Tarmac Qatar Company WLL.
References
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Category:Pakistani Roman Catholics
Category:Pakistani corporate directors
Category:Businesspeople from Karachi
Category:St. Patrick's High School, Karachi alumni
Category:University of Karachi alumni
Category:Pakistani people of Goan descent
Category:Institute of Business Administration, Karachi alumni
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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