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People directory

Meet the people behind local businesses and our community.

313 people in the PCBO community

313 people

  • Salman Arshad

    Media and TV host; marketing and public relations

    PCBO role: Media and TV Host

    Salman Arshad is a media and TV host on the executive team of the Pakistan Canada Business Organization (PCBO). His PCBO business directory listing, under Media Services, links to Canada One TV, a Pakistani channel. The listing describes him as the channel’s Marketing and Public Relations Manager and as a TV host with Mein Hoon Pakistan.

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  • Saad Mahmood Khan

    Insurance and financial advisor

    PCBO role: Regional Head, Settlement Services (Guelph)

    Saad Mahmood Khan is the founder and CEO of Royal City Financial, an insurance and financial services firm in Guelph, Ontario, and has worked in the financial industry since 2011. His PCBO directory listing describes him as a CLU and LLQP holder. With the Pakistan Canada Business Organization, he is regional head of Settlement and Integration Services for Guelph and is listed as an advisory board member.

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  • Puja Suri-Lof

    Financial Advisor and Mutual Fund Investment Specialist

    PCBO role: Executive Member

    Puja Suri-Lof is a Financial Advisor and Mutual Fund Investment Specialist with Co-operators, working from the Suri Insurance and Investments Incorporated office in Hamilton, Ontario. She offers insurance products underwritten by Co-operators General Insurance Company and Co-operators Life Insurance Company, and mutual funds through Co-operators Financial Investment Services. She is listed as an executive member on the Pakistan Canada Business Organization’s 2024 roster.

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  • Sohail Yasin

    Managing director and instructor at a math and chemistry tutoring centre

    PCBO role: Chair, Advisory Board

    Sohail Yasin is managing director and instructor at Math Learning Center, a Hamilton tutoring centre for students in grades 6 to 12 that specializes in math and chemistry. The centre’s website lists him as a professional engineer (P.Eng.) with a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering and more than 15 years of classroom teaching experience. He chairs the PCBO Advisory Board.

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      Sohail Yasin

      Education & tutoring · Hamilton, Greater Hamilton

  • Noor Akhtar

    Barrister and solicitor (as listed in PCBO’s business directory)

    PCBO role: Barrister; Secretary, Advisory Board

    Noor Akhtar is secretary of the PCBO Advisory Board. PCBO’s business directory lists Noor Akhtar as a barrister and solicitor.

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  • Javed Awan

    Automotive service technician and service manager

    PCBO role: Advisory Board; Gold Sponsor

    Javed Awan (spelled Javid Awan on the shop’s website) is CEO and service manager of Golden Auto Service, an automotive repair shop in Hamilton that has served the community since 2007. The shop’s website lists Javid Awan as a licensed Red Seal technician with over 20 years of diagnostics and service management experience. Javed Awan is a member of the PCBO Advisory Board and a PCBO Golden Sponsor.

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  • Naveed Ashraf, MRICS | CICCM | CCE

    PCBO role: Chair, PCBO Business Advisory Council

    Naveed Ashraf is a business executive with over 25 years of international experience across construction, real estate development, and the Gulf region’s oil and gas sectors. He brings extensive experience in high-rise buildings, major commercial developments, and complex projects, with expertise in business development, strategic planning, procurement, and contract management. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, Naveed leads business initiatives through 360 Ontario Building Materials and Bidlume Advisory Inc. His international background and entrepreneurial approach inform his commitment to helping businesses identify opportunities and build lasting partnerships. As Chair of PCBO’s Business Advisory Council, he aims to support entrepreneurs, promote collaboration, and strengthen business connections between Pakistan and Canada.

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