Leadership

The people accountable

A family business is only as good as its word, and a word belongs to a person. These are the people who give it.

Jan Abdul Rahman Mohtisham — Chairman

Chairman

Second generation

Jan Abdul Rahman Mohtisham

Second generation, and one of the four sons of the founder. With his brother Jan Abdul Qadir Basha he established Jan Bros in Dubai in 1967, while their brothers Abdul Gaffar and Ismail Mohtisham continued M. M. Joofri & Sons in Bahrain. He is quoted in the company's own history describing the earliest years serving the transiting dhows.

Thank you all for being a part of Jan Bros' community. Here at Jan Bros, I am much delighted to serve you and remain to serve you better. Over the years our customers', employees' and other stakeholders' continuous support has made it possible for us to be where we are today.
It is my pleasure to welcome you to Jan Bros' community. The small fruit and vegetable shop that Joofri Mohtisham started in Bahrain in 1930 is now a ninety-year-old company. Our ninety years of rich history reflects the strength that Jan Bros people have used to constantly transform the company to where it stands today. Our brands have touched the lives of millions throughout the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
Jan Bros people share a common commitment: integrity, honesty, teamwork and continuous improvement — the values that Jan Bros was built on from the very beginning. At Jan Bros our objective is to provide high quality products at reasonable prices. Quality for Less is what we stand for.
As one of the respected and leading non-food consumer products enterprises, we are committed to bringing in quality goods and serving them to our consumers without hurting their wallets. We are focused on growth by taking our products to the rest of the world, step by step, so people everywhere may benefit from them.
Jan Abdul Rahman Mohtisham — Chairman

Haroon R. Mohtisham — President

President

Third generation · Jan Abdul Qadir Basha branch

Haroon R. Mohtisham

Third generation. Leads the Group's commercial direction. His published message marks 2017 — the fiftieth year of trading under the Jan Bros name — as the year the company also surpassed all its previous revenue records.

The year 2017 was a milestone year for us at Jan Bros. We reached fifty years of operation under the name of Jan Bros and also surpassed all our previous revenue records. The past decade, despite its turmoil, has been more than satisfactory.
Stepping into the new decade we see economic turmoil continuing around us. Economic cycles have matured in most advanced economies and global corporate giants have strengthened their foothold in the smallest of markets. For survival, each company must maximise its efforts and carve out a niche. That is what we do best, and what we intend to do in excess in the years ahead.
We pride ourselves on providing the best products at marginal prices, so that no one is deprived of good quality. Our constant search has been to bring the latest and most advanced products to consumers — and to earn a higher level of satisfaction from them not through our words, but through our products and our service.
The success of Jan Bros would not have been possible without the contribution of our clients and customers, our staff, our shareholders and our dedicated local partners. I thank you all for your continuous support.
Haroon R. Mohtisham — President

Executive team

4 principals, from 3 branches of the family

Muhammad Siddiq Mohtisham

Role: Head of Retail Operations
Generation: Third generation · Jan Abdul Rahman Mohtisham branch
With the Group: Since 1992
Expertise: Retail operations
Distribution
Chain management

Siddiq Mohtisham leads the Group's retail operation. He graduated from Mangalore University with a degree in Commerce and pursued further study in retail operations and distribution in the United States, including retail chain management in Los Angeles. He joined M. M. Joofri & Sons in Bahrain in 1992 and by 1996 was running the whole operation of Saibeen Complex, a commercial mall of more than fifty outlets. He was instrumental in establishing Joofris Baby Town, a full retail store for children's goods, and later set up Joofris General Trading in Dubai as the Group's foodstuff wholesale division. He joined Jan Bros in 2009.

Abdul Azeem Mohtisham

Role: Head of Real Estate
Generation: Third generation · Jan Abdul Rahman Mohtisham branch
With the Group: Since 1993
Expertise: Real estate
Procurement
Overseas operations

Abdul Azeem Mohtisham heads the Group's real estate department. He completed a degree in Business Management at Mangalore University and began his career with Jan Bros in 1993, working through accounts, sales, logistics and procurement before becoming the company's principal buyer. In 1999 he moved to Mangalore to take charge of Saibeen Complex and the retail operations of Joofri Super Bazaar, later starting a new line of operation for M. M. Joofri Supermarket in Bahrain. He returned to Dubai in 2009 and has held roles including Head of Human Resources and Overseas Operations Counsellor. He has led the real estate operation since 2016.

A. Maktoom Jan

Role: Director of Operations
Generation: Third generation · Jan Abdul Qadir Basha branch
With the Group: Since 1999
Expertise: Operations
Procurement
Product development

Maktoom Jan serves as Director of Operations and also leads procurement and product development. He joined the company in 1999 and has worked across its functions, gaining experience and providing expertise where needed. He graduated with a degree in Business Management with a major in Finance and holds an M.B.A. in Marketing. He has refined the operation across sales and marketing, finance, logistics and information technology.

Fauzan M. Mohtisham

Role: Head of Business Development & International Sales
Generation: Third generation · Ismail Mohtisham branch
Expertise: Business development
International sales
Finance

Fauzan Mohtisham leads business development and international sales. He received his Bachelor's in Marketing from St. Aloysius College, Mangalore, and a B.S. in Management Finance from Woodbury University in Los Angeles, graduating with honours, where he also completed his M.B.A. Known as “Joofri” among friends from his upbringing in Bahrain, he has worked across supermarket retail in Bahrain and financial consulting in the United States.

Long service

People do not leave

The clearest account of how a company treats its people is how long they stay.

38years
Abdul Rahman Aydrusa — known as Keshtu
Logistics
Received containers at the warehouse at any hour, from four in the morning to seven at night, across thirty-eight years of service.
22years
Mr. Azeem
Operations
Twenty-two years of service — hardworking, honest and steady.