What Truly Matters: KOMAL AKRAM,

CEO, Havas PAKISTAN

• I am the CEO of Havas Pakistan. Havas is a multinational advertising and public relations
company My job is to drive a culture of creativity and innovation, and create deeper meaning for
some of the most recognized companies in the world.I’ve been working in the world of
advertising since 2020. I am a firm believer that a strong agency culture has a profound effect on
business results. As a wholehearted leader, my ambition is to enable our people to create the
most meaningful work in their careers. That’s why we are on a journey evolving from a creative
agency to a creative community, and through a purpose-built culture we’re helping our
employees discover new meaning and fulfillment in their careers. For the last two years we’ve
deployed an impactful Creative Consciousness program featuring weekly doses of inspiration
from renowned meditation and wellness coaching experts, sustainable activations like our
weekly organic farmers market, a variety of diversity and inclusion initiatives through employee
led resource groups, self-improvement programs where employees are funded and encouraged
to embrace their side hustles via company resources as a means to better themselves (both at
home and work). Clearly, we are ALL IN on setting the conditions for a creative lifestyle where
employees feel valued, inspired, nourished and supported well beyond their day jobs.