Ajaz Lakhanpal

Ajaz Lakhanpal

Chairman, Lakhanpal Group of Companies

Mr. Ajaz Lakhanpal is the founder of Lakhanpal Group. He has over 20 years of working experience in the manufacturing industry and over 15 years in the food industry. He started his food franchise journey in 2002 by acquiring a Dairy Queen in Milton, ON. In 2009, he acquired his first Popeyes franchise in Milton and since then has been progressively managing the growth of the business successfully. In addition to managing over a dozen Dairy Queen and Popeyes stores across Ontario, the Lakhanpal group recently got rights to one of Europe’s fastest-growing brands, operating in nine countries, namely “German Doner Kebab”. In addition to the first branch in Toronto, ON, the Lakhapal group has planned to open around 9 more stores across Ontario.

Imran Lakhanpal

Imran Lakhanpal

Director, Lakhanpal Group of Companies

Mr. Imran Lakhanpal has been managing Dairy Queen and German Doner Kebab franchises across Ontario, Canada. He brings forward a diverse set of business acumen and in-depth knowledge of business operations. With a background in finance and food operations management, he has been spearheading growth and business operations.

Irfan Lakhanpal

Irfan Lakhanpal

Director, Lakhanpal Group of Companies

Mr. Irfan Lakhanpal has been managing Popeyes Franchises across Ontario, Canada.
He has over 12 years of experience in managing food operations and is working extensively towards the growth of the business.

Usman Ali

Usman Ali

Director, Dairy Queen & German Doner Kebab

Mr. Mohammad Usman Ali, as a part of the Lakhanpal family, has been managing Dairy Queen and German Doner Kebab franchises across GTA, Ontario. Currently, he has been helping LPG in building a customer eccentric business model for all LPG companies across Ontario, Canada.

Aqib Irshad

Aqib Irshad

Manager, HR & Office Admin

Mr. S M Aqib Irshad is heading the HR and Office Admin Department at Lakhanpal Group of Companies. He reports to the Chairman and Directors of Lakhanpal Group of Companies. Prior to LPG, he was the Head of HR, Training, and OD at FINCA Microfinance Bank, located in the MESA region, a subsidiary of FINCA International, a US-based financial institution, operating in over 20 countries.
He has 17+ years of progressive and strategic HR experience with public, private, and multinational institutions and has been working extensively in transactional and transformational HR.
Mr. Irshad has a Master’s in Human Resources Management (MHRM) from York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Muhammad Zeeshan

Muhammad Zeeshan

Area Operations Manager

Mr. Muhammad Zeeshan has been working with LPG Group since 2014 in the capacity of Area Operations Manager – Popeyes. He started his career with LPG as a Store Manager at Popeyes Maple Store, Milton. Prior to LPG, he has been working in the Food industry (Popeyes Franchises) for over 10 years. He has an under graduation degree in Science.