Focus: Manufacturing
Haani Ul Hasnain, 29
Company: Haani Cables
Web: www.haanicables.co.uk
Rocket scientist to entrepreneur isn’t a leap many tend to make. But Aerospace Engineering graduate Haani Ul Hasnain has bucked the trend. Following a change in career plans, Hasnain joined his father’s cable manufacturing firm after leaving university, and spent six years working his way up while honing his leadership skills studying part-time for an MBA. Now in his third year as CEO, he has reinvented the company, streamlining processes, reinvesting £3.5m, doubling turnover and growing it from 40 to 130 staff. The Hartlepool-based firm now exports to 30 countries worldwide.
