The Federal Government has appointed Adeel Aijaz Shaikh as the new Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for IGNITE, the National Technology Fund operating under the Ministry of IT & Telecom.
Adeel Aijaz Shaikh earlier served as General Manager Corporate Affairs of Ignite — which funds startups and innovative projects that utilize the 4th industrial wave tech.
The government started the process of hiring a new CEO after the former CEO, Asim Shahryar Hussain retired, after completing three years of tenure.
The criteria for potential applicants included a minimum of ten years of demonstrated experience, with at least five years in a leadership role within the ICT sector or a funding organization.