Nizam Hassan serves as the Executive Director of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA). He joined GMSA in 2022. Before this, he was employed at the Guyana Rice Development Board as the General Manager for six years and at the Guyana Marketing Corporation for twenty-five years, spending thirteen of those years as the General Manager. Nizam has a wealth of experience in aiding small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Guyana to develop and access market opportunities both locally and internationally.

In the mid-1990s, Nizam played a pivotal role in a private-public sector team that spearheaded the successful 'Made in Guyana, Grown in Guyana' campaign. This initiative led to the expansion of local and international markets for Guyanese products and the launch of Guyana Trade and Investment Expositions in the Caribbean, Toronto, New York, and Miami, targeting the Guyanese diaspora. These campaigns fostered opportunities for increased participation in agri-businesses, particularly in agro-processing.

Nizam holds a Master of Business Administration from the Australian Institute of Business.