Javed Ahmed


Javed Ahmed is a Pakistani American businessman. He was the chief executive of Tate & Lyle plc from 2009 to 2018.

Early life

Ahmed graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1982, and received an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1984.

Career

He started his career with Procter & Gamble, then spent five years with Bain & Co in London and Boston, before joining Reckitt Benckiser, where he worked for 17 years.
Ahmed became CEO of Tate & Lyle in October 2009, replacing Iain Ferguson. In January 2018, the retirement of Ahmed, effective from 1 April 2018 was announced, and chief financial officer Nick Hampton was named CEO-designate.
In December 2018 it was announced that Ahmed would become a non-executive director of CF Industries.

Personal life

He is married to wife, Talat, and they have two daughters, Ayesha and Sara.