Mr. Thomas Mielke

Director & Editor,
OILWORLD ISTA, Germany

Thomas Mielke is Executive Director of ISTA Mielke GmbH in Hamburg (Germany), OIL WORLD, a leading research organization that provides global supply, demand and price analyses, statistics and forecasts for all the major oilseeds, vegetable oils & animal fats and oilmeals as well as for biodiesel and other products with clients in 100 countries.
 
Two times a week a market report is also released in Mandarin. Thomas Mielke joined the OIL WORLD team in the mid-1970s, after studying economics. He was a member of the Program Advisory Committee of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board for 15 years. In 2014 Thomas Mielke received a Lifetime Excellent Award of the Malaysian industry in recognition of his contributions and commitments.

OIL WORLD was founded in 1958 and it is recognized worldwide for its independent, authoritative and unbiased information. The WEEKLY and daily FLASH reports can be obtained from the Internet at www.oilworld.de.

Dr. Mohamad Fadhil Hasan

Senior Economist and Head of Foreign Affairs,
GAPKI, Indonesia

Dr. Fadhil Hasan is Senior Economist and Head of Foreign Affairs Division of Indonesian Palm Oil Association / GAPKI.

Dr. Fadhil Hasan held various positions previously among other as Executive Director of GAPKI from 2009 to 2017, Director of the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF), Director of Standardization and Smallholder Development of Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC), Member of National Committee for Economy and Industry (KEIN), Chairman of Supervisory Board of Indonesian Bank Central and Director of Corporate Affairs Asian Agri Group.

Dr. Fadhil Hasan graduated from Bogor Agricultural University, and earned Master of Science from Iowa State University, USA and Ph.D from University of Kentucky, USA majoring in Agricultural Economics.

Dr. Julian McGill

Managing Director & Founder, Glenauk Economics

Dr Julian McGill is the Managing Director and Founder of Glenauk Economics. Glenauk is an advisory firm focusing on the economics of crops, agricultural commodities and their value chains.

Based in Kuala Lumpur, Dr McGill’s main focus is on palm oil and the lauric oils as well as their many downstream derivatives in food, specialty fats, feed, biofuels and oleochemicals.

A globally recognized authority on the economics of the oil palm, Dr McGill also has a longstanding interest in yield intensification in tropical oil crops. He is a member of the Incorporated Society of Planters and council member of the Malaysian Estate Owners Association (MEOA).

Prior to founding Glenauk Economics, Dr McGill started his career with LMC International where he established the Kuala Lumpur office.

Dr McGill holds an M.A. (Honours) in Economics from the University of Edinburgh and completed his PhD at the University of Oxford

Mr. Rasheed Janmohammed

Chief Executive Officer
Pakistan Edible Oil Conference (PEOC) –
Westbury Group

Mr. Abdul Rasheed Janmohammed is Master of Law and Commerce Graduate. He is presently Chief Executive of Westbury Group, Mapak Edible Oils (Pvt.) Limited (Edible Oil Refinery+Solvent Plant), FWQ Enterprises (Pvt) Limited (Edible Oil Jetty + Edible Oil Storage Terminal), Mapak Qasim Bulkers (Pvt.) Limited (Edible Oil Terminal) (Joint Venture Projects between Pakistan & Malaysia-Port Qasim). He is also the Director of Dalda Foods (Pvt) Limited, Bulk Management (Pakistan) Pvt. Limited, Westbury (Private) Limited, Trading Enterprises (Pvt.) Limited, Shakoo (Private) Limited F&B Bulk Storage (Pvt.) Limited and Rotary Club, Karachi.

Mr. Rasheed Janmohammed is President of Bin Qasim Association of Trade & Industry (BQATI). He is Chairman of Pakistan Shippers’ Council of FPCCI, President, Association of Port Terminal Operators (APTO). He is also Member of Managing Committee of Kharadar General Hospital. He is also Chief Executive of Pakistan Edible Oil Conference (PEOC) which organized five consecutive Global Edible Oil Conferences in Pakistan and Member of Rotary Club of Karachi.

Previously, He was Chairman of Pakistan Edible Oil Refiners Association (PEORA), Executive Committee Member of FPCCI, Committee Member of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP), Executive Committee Member of All Pakistan Solvent Extractors Association APSEA.  He was also Member of Prime Minister’s Task Force for the supply of Palm Oil from Indonesia.

Mr. Rasheed Janmohammed has been a regular speaker in International Edible Oil Conferences, including, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and UAE.

Mr. Shakil Ashfaq

C.E.O., Shujabad Agro Industries (Pvt.) Limited
Past Chairman, APSEA.

Shakil Ashfaq has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Eva Foods (Pvt) Ltd. (formerly Shujabad Agro Industries (Pvt) Ltd.) since its establishment in 2000. The company is engaged in oilseed crushing and the production and marketing of cooking oil and ghee under the Eva and Maan brands. In addition to its core operations, Eva Foods is also involved in flour milling, grain trading, and grain-related cargo handling at the port through its associated ventures.

Mr. Ashfaq currently holds the position of President of the Bin Qasim Association of Trade and Industry (BQATI). He has served as President of the All Pakistan Solvent Extractors’ Association (APSEA) for the 2019–2020 term and on the Executive Committees of the Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers’ Association (PVMA) and the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI).

He holds a Bachelor of Science (1991) and a Master of Science (1993) in Electrical Engineering from Wichita State University, USA.

Office: 10-L Block-6 PECHS, Karachi, Pakistan Ph: +92-21-3453 1210, 34540242, Fax: 3438 0389
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