
Herbion was founded in the city of Karachi, Pakistan in 1983 by Mr. Akhlaque Ahmed, former Managing Director of Albert David. The Company started its operation through ethical promotion of its products through its medical representatives in all major towns of Pakistan. By 1987 it had six products in its portfolio. Herbion was acquired by the present management in 1995 and it become a part of Kehkashan Group of Companies, which was a multi profile group in business since 1967 in diverse fields like Leather, Textiles, Pharmaceuticals and general trading. Its major areas of operation were CIS (former Soviet Union) and one of group companies was entrusted with the establishment of first modern Pharma plant in Kyrgyzstan in 1997 on turnkey basis for the Government of Kyrgyzstan. Herbion started marketing and distribution of its products in CIS in the year 1996. Kyrgyzstan becomes the first CIS state where it started its operations, which gradually expended into Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Ukraine and Belorus. At present Herbion markets and distributes its products in CIS and plans to expend into the US and Sri Lankan markets in the year 2005 and European Union in the year 2006. The management team comprises of highly trained professionals working in a multicultural global environment, ably headed by Mr. Nadeem Khalid and Mr. Khurram Khalid as Directors of the various subsidiaries of Herbion Group. It is committed to become a global leader in herbal medicine.
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