Government appoints 10-member SEPCO board under SOEs law

The federal government has constituted a 10-member board of directors for Sukkur Electric Power Company (SEPCO) in line with requirements under the State-Owned Entities law.

According to a notification, Ghulam Mustafa Leghari has been appointed as chairman of the board.

Private sector members include Faraz Sheikh, Sanam Inam Sheikh, Imran Hussain and Naween Mangi.

The board also includes one representative each from the Finance Division, the Power Division and the Central Power Purchasing Agency, along with the chief executive officer of Sukkur Electric Power Company.

The appointments were approved by the federal cabinet and the cabinet committee on state-owned entities.

The government has previously stated that boards of state-owned entities would be constituted on a merit-based basis under the revised governance framework.