Junaid Iqbal, the man or woman behind the success of Careem in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia will be taking on a new position as Managing Director of Careem PAY as the agency pronounces a trade in leadership. Zeeshan Hasib Baig will be searching over operations as General Manager, Careem Pakistan.
Junaid will be accountable for the improvement and increase of Careem’s repayments business, which is anticipated to announce its first product launch towards the cease of 0.33 quarter 2019. Careem PAY is a digital payments platform that will serve as a basis for Careem’s imaginative and prescient of organising a Super App, a cellular platform combining all elements of a consumer’s world from transport, deliveries and payments into a single app. Alongside that, He will proceed to serve on the Board of Careem Pakistan and remain concerned in key advocacy initiatives with regulatory authorities to help in addition the motive of Online Marketplaces in Pakistan.
With Uber’s acquisition of Careem this year, almost 300 company personnel have became into millionaires despite the reality that the largest opposition in the ride-hailing segment was once eliminated. Careem has a widespread chunk of market share in Pakistan and for Uber, this acquisition intended having whole control of the Middle East and South Asian market.
In regards to Zeeshan, he has taken on the role of General Manager Pakistan tremendous August 2019. Zeeshan is a LUMS alumni and an ex-management consultant, joined Careem in 2017 as Operations Manager, leading multiple cities and spearheading new market expansions, progressing to Country Director Operations, Pakistan.