Company Profile and Overview

The vision and hard work of Mr. A. Sattar Akhai (Founder & Chairman Martin Dow) gave rise

to Martin Dow Group. Since 2000, Martin Dow Ltd. is the bench mark for excellence in

pharmaceutical industry, expanding with more than 1000 employees countrywide. Martin

Dow has excelled in world class branded generics for half a decade and now growing in

emerging markets. It markets world-class branded generics which are developed,

formulated and manufactured at their C.G.M.P. (Current Good Manufacturing Practices) &

S.H.E. (Safety Health & Environment) compliant manufacturing facility.

In 2010, it acquired the manufacturing facility of Roche Pakistan, with the state of the art

technology, certain brand licenses, and highly capable technical team. This acquisition by

Martin Dow was a leap towards attainment of its goal to become the next emerging,

premium and globally recognized generic brand in the pharmaceutical industry. Its four

strategic partners are RIEMSER Pharma GmbH- Germany, TEIJIN Pharma Limited - Japan,

MEDA Pharma GmbH – Sweden, & F. Hoffmann - La Roche Ltd - Switzerland. It aims to have

a strong presence in the global pharmaceutical market with a vision to be amongst top ten

pharmaceuticals in Pakistan.1

In 2011, Martin Dow was ranked as the fifth fastest growing company in Pakistan by

ALLWORLD Networks; a US based global organization that gauges the growth of dynamic

companies globally. Martin Dow produces 111 products under six major categories:

Cardiovascular, Gynecologist, Antipsychotic, Anti-infective, oncology & pain-killers. Top

seven products generate annual sales of 1.6 billion rupees and the overall annual sales

revenue accounts for 3.6 billion rupees.2

Martin Dow is among the few companies who are focusing and introducing “Biotechnology”

in Pakistan. It has signed an exclusivity agreement of high-tech-biological products in

Pakistan and for other countries.

1 http://martindow.com2 See Exhibit 1

Martin Dow believes in promoting ethical business and CSR (corporate social responsibility).

In recognition to its contribution to promote education to the under privileged sections of

society, it was awarded the CSR business excellence award 2012 by NFEH (National Forum

for Environment & Health), in collaboration with the UNEP (United Nations Environmental

Program).

Martin Dow has a fairly healthy organizational culture and an interactive working

environment that is achieved by the aid of corporate values like respect, equality, social-

responsibility, integrity, team work, continuous learning & growth. It takes care of the

training and development needs of its employees. It knows well the art of sensing the

sensitivities of its employees. Every employee's birthday is celebrated. All share the same

canteen for meal and tea. Annually, Martin Dow family devotes a full day in an out-door

event, for recreation and prize distribution activities. And, the journey of every member,

here, ends decently with a memorable farewell party.