Draft:Dawood Pervez
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Dawood Pervez | |
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| Nationality (legal) | British |
| Education | Eton College, University of Manchester & Oxford University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Managing Director of Bestway Wholesale |
Dawood Pervez (born 1975) is a British businessman known for being the Managing Director of Bestway Wholesale, part of his family-owned business, Bestway Group.[1] He is also the Chairman of Federation of Wholesale Distributors.
Biography[edit]
Pervez is the son of Sabiha Qasim and Sir Anwar Pervez. Pervez attended Eton College, received his Bachelor's of Arts degree in Politics and Modern History from University of Manchester and studied law at Oxford University.[2] He subsequently worked as a lawyer for international mergers and acquisitions at Linklaters.[3][4]
Pervez joined Bestway in 2002 overseeing legal, human resources, property and marketing operations. He later looked into the export and trading operations leading the group to win the Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade for its export activities in 2012.[5] Since 2018, he is the managing director,[6] and has headed the group in acquisitions including the acquisition of Costcutter.[7][8]
In January 2022, he was appointed as the Chairman of Federation of Wholesale Distributors.[9][10] He is also a Trustee of Grocery Aid and The Bestway Foundation.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Fish, Isabella (8 August 2023). "Bestway boss gives wholesale support to vital local shops". The Times.
- ^ Hegarty, Ronan (6 November 2020). "How Dawood Pervez is steering Bestway through the pandemic". The Grocer.
- ^ Staff. "From a different world". Asian Trader. No. 893. p. 25.
- ^ "The Bestway forward: Exclusive interview with Bestway Wholesale MD Dawood Pervez". Neighbourhood Retailer. 8 February 2022.
- ^ Brooks, Beth (28 April 2012). "Bestway seals Queen's export award". The Grocer.
- ^ Leyland, Adam (18 September 2018). "Martin Race to be replaced by Dawood Pervez as MD of Bestway". The Grocer.
- ^ Staff writer. "The Bestway Forward". Neighbourhood Retailer. p. 44.
- ^ Miller, Robert (8 August 2023). "Costcutter shops changing hands". The Times.
- ^ Badger, James (16 November 2022). "Bestway MD Dawood Pervez to take over as FWD chairman". The Grocer.
- ^ Staff (25 November 2022). "Bestway boss Dawood Pervez to raise the profile of wholesale while chairman of FWD". Better Retailing.
- ^ "Bestway Wholesale raises funds to help Pakistan". FWD. 7 September 2022.