Basit Humayun

Senior business and finance leader with nearly three decades of leadership experience across Southeast Asia and Pakistan. Proven track record of successfully turning around regional operations, instituting sustainable and positive change in multinational organizations and delivering on strategic and operational KPIs. High level expertise in corporate finance, business transformation, restructuring, growth and strategic planning across education, FMCG, aviation, technology and manufacturing.

Trusted by CEOs, Boards and shareholders on performance improvement, governance, capital structure, operating models and business expansion.

Regional Director – South East Asia at BEACONHOUSE SCHOOL GROUP (2022-11 – Present)

• Provide regional leadership and strategic direction across South East Asia, working with senior leadership on growth, performance and regional business priorities. Managing a student body of close to 10,000 students spread across three countries and 18 campuses.
• Executive oversight across regional interests with emphasis on operating discipline, business development and strategic execution.
• Business development: Extensive market exploration across SEA in markets such as Vietnam and Cambodia pushing various opportunities across the various stages of the transaction pipeline
• Successfully lead operations across three countries in the SEA region (Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines) over 4 years delivering student number growth, EBITDA improvement on existing operations, consolidation of preschool operations in Malysia and the establishment of BH’s first and only Tier 1 international school in Malaysia (Reigate Grammar School, Kuala Lumpur, a partnership between Beaconhouse and Reigate Grammar School UK).
• Lead massive improvements in technology integration in schools, leadership changes at multiple schools in multiple countries and infra improvements at schools making our schools more competitive and raising the bar for education across the group.
• Lead the implementation of software systems at the school level as well as corporate office level bringing efficiency to education operations, sales and marketing, Human resources and financial management
• Lead the initiative of takeover of management control by the Beaconhouse School Group of its Thailand based JV Company, B-Yes Co., Ltd spanning a duration of 18 months leading negotiations with the local partners in Thailand, successfully closing the revised SHA in August 2025 along with renewal of rental contracts of school properties for an additional period of 10 years on extremely attractive commercial terms

Chief Financial Officer at B-YES COMPANY LIMITED (2014-12 – Present)

• CFO for a Beaconhouse Group / Yamsaard Group Thailand joint venture; advise the CEO and shareholders on strategy, performance, systems and growth.
• Strengthened management infrastructure through an online treasury platform, Balanced Scorecard, monthly Management Committee reviews, financial modelling, LOAM and e-approval workflows.
• Supported Thailand and South East Asia expansion, acquisition opportunities and franchise development, including a longer-term Singapore IPO objective.
• As CFO, supported approximately 100% top-line growth and more than 300% EBITDA growth over a 7–8 year period.

Chief Operating Officer at GULSHAN WEAVING MILLS LIMITED (2014-03 – 2014-12)

• Led operational and business performance priorities with focus on planning, execution and cross-functional coordination.

CFO & Company Secretary; Director Supply Chain at HALEEB FOODS LIMITED (2012-02 – 2013-10)

• Led a major financial turnaround from five years of losses to profit in FY2013 and drove more than 30% fixed-cost reduction.
• Restructured approximately PKR 2.5 billion of debt across eight banks and strengthened planning, reporting, controls and performance management.
• Introduced financial modelling, Balanced Scorecard, LOAM and e-approval processes; supported Board and Audit Committee governance.
• As CFO, led a turnaround from five consecutive years of losses to profit in FY2013, with more than 30% fixed-cost reduction.
• As CFO, restructured approximately PKR 2.5 billion of debt across eight banks and strengthened financial planning and performance governance.

Financial Controller / Acting GM Fuel at PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (2011-02 – 2012-02)

• Led finance teams supporting fuel, flight operations, engineering, procurement and logistics, managing qualified accountants and a wider support organisation.
• Oversaw fuel payments of approximately PKR 4.5 billion per month, fuel hedging, EU ETS and global taxation matters.
• Managed pension/provident fund investment policy work exceeding PKR 30 billion; secured a PKR 1.5 billion PSO credit line and participated in negotiations for a US$100 million CitiBank Dubai facility.
• oversaw fuel payments of approximately PKR 4.5 billion per month, fuel hedging and EU ETS; secured a PKR 1.5 billion PSO credit line.

Chief Operating Officer at SUBLIME TECHNOLOGIES (2007-11 – 2011-01)

• Led strategic planning, operations, business plans and budgets, business analysis, functional design and process re-engineering.
• Built organizational capabilities and coordinated delivery across Pakistan and the UK.

Chief Operating Officer at SIGMA GROUP (2004-08 – 2007-10)

• Led finance and operating priorities across FMCG and technology activities, including businesses associated with Unilever Pakistan and Nestle Milkpak Limited.
• Developed feasibility studies and investment cases covering profitability, cash flow, payback and NPV; strengthened reporting, financing, liquidity, tax and audit management.

Controller Finance & Systems at SIGMA GROUP (2001-08 – 2004-07)

• Managed finance and systems responsibilities spanning reporting, controls, planning, liquidity, taxation, audit and business analysis.

Audit Supervisor / In Charge at FORD RHODES SIDAT HYDER & COMPANY — MEMBER FIRM OF ERNST & YOUNG (1997-08 – 2001-07)

• Managed external and internal audit assignments across banking, electricity, textile, seed, pharmaceuticals, contractors, home appliances, LPG, food, importers and cargo businesses.
• Delivered management consultancy and systems analysis, including work related to the corporatization and unbundling of Pakistan Railways.

CFA Charterholder – CFA Institute (2002 – 2006)

Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) – Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) (1997 – 2001)

BSc – Government College University Lahore (1993 – 1995)