OUR AMBASSADORS

A passionate and self-driven person, Mr. Rashid is a jack of all trades and is popular for showing his creativity in various fields such as banking, writing and he also had his experience in the navy. He is a seasoned professional with 31 years of experience in the fields of finance and banking in both global and international markets. Mr. Rashid pioneered the idea of a fundraiser marathon, Dour; a first in the country, inspiring all employees to voluntarily donate for the social cause.

A visionary leader in the insurance industry, Mr. Karim has created a good platform for the people living in different parts of the country to make the company Guardian Life Insurance, an insurance-friendly zone and is known to have been providing excellent service. He has experience in both the macro and micro-insurance sectors of Bangladesh. His areas of expertise include; micro-insurance program planning, development, monitoring, implementation, capacity development and training, providing technical assistance to MFIs, market studies, training, legal environment analysis for the transformation of MFI led Micro insurance into mainstream insurance company and communication, etc.

Mr. Mesbah Uddin has been accomplished as a notable exemplary for new generation business people. His area of expertise include sales, distribution, channel development & business development. He plays multi-dimensional roles that include strategic planning, new business development, and stakeholder management. His core deliverables comprise of implementing sales, marketing, and product development programs, both short and long-range, targeted toward existing and new markets through young talented, and professional team.

Mr. Islam is popular for setting the country’s first non-bank financial institution and his focus is on the youth, women, and the underserved. During his tenure at IPDC, he has played a pivotal role in reshaping the organization through strategic planning, rebranding, organizational restructuring, automation, process reengineering, control and compliance, service quality, etc. He believes in bringing a positive change in the economy ensuring quality client servicing.

As a solid leader in HR, Ms. Morshed does possess a very unique combination of generalist and specialist knowledge. Being articulated and numerically savvy she has undertaken numerous challenging HR roles. Ms. Morshed drove the people agenda of the Consumer Banking business for achieving the bottom-line business performance by creating an effective, efficient organization where maximizing employee engagement is at the heart of every interaction.

Ms. Asaf is one of the most successful and celebrated business leaders in Bangladesh having invaluable experience of twenty-plus years across diverse occupational fields. A lawyer by profession, she has worked in the Attorney General’s Office of the Government of Bangladesh as both Assistant Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General for seven years before joining BAT Bangladesh as the Head of Legal & External Affairs. She is renowned for her strategic leadership and exceptional talent development skills. Ms. Asaf is also an avid social change maker currently acting as the President of ‘Care in Need Foundation and the Director of ‘Prerona’ Foundation.

He was the first Bangladeshi CEO of Standard Chartered Bank and ANZ Grindlays Bank, Bangladesh. In fact, he was the first Bangladeshi to hold the CEO position in any major multinational company in Bangladesh. He has been the molder of many leaders throughout his exceptional career. He is the Former Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, Chairman of BRAC Bank, Founder Chairman of bKash Ltd. and CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Bangladesh.

She is a patron of women empowerment, phenomenally working to change the social and economic status of women in our society. With an excellent educational background in Law, Ms. Nihad Kabir achieved magnanimous recognition in her profession as a Bangladeshi business magnet and lawyer. Apart from that, she also has immense passion in photography. Ms. Kabir also has experience working as a Director at various institutes such as Kaderpur Tea, Brac Bank, Apex Footwear and Palli Karma-Sahayak.

Mr. Ezaz has been with the finance industry for more than 24 years and has held a number of roles in Corporate Banking, Risk and Audit in Asia, Middle East and Africa. He is a key member of Bangladesh Bank Focus Group on preparing the framework on credit risk management for banks in Bangladesh. He is a strong leader with a deep understanding of the Bangladesh financial sector and clients’ needs. With his international experience and embedment of local knowledge he is an ideal leader in the banking sector of our country.

Completing her Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and Mathematics and having done with Masters in Business Administration from the State University Of New York, Ms. Hamid has implemented her knowledge and wisdom to understand efficient ways of addressing the climate change issues and finding out how the fashion industry can influence the climate change scenario in Bangladesh. Her target was sustainability and she enrolled in the MSC program on Climate Change and Development at IUB.

Reigning as a king in the textile industry, this man was the first to introduce knitwear manufacturing in the country from yarn to fabrics to garments. Mr. Momen had been influencing the youth since the ’90s and compliments the title to his company, Pride Group. Pride group has achieved great success over the years now in the garment export industry.

Beginning her career from BRAC, Ms. Mahmud has been an unstoppable entrepreneur, who has a varied career and she has won the Begum Rokeya award in 2006 for her outstanding contribution to women empowerment. In her varied professional career, she has been working and passionate with social innovations, entrepreneurship and sustainable development at grassroots level. She also represents multiple boards of numerous companies and holds the title to prestigious awards. Currently she is leading UCEP Bangladesh, a non-profit and non-governmental organization, as the Chairman and also one of the trustees of Bishsho Shahitto Kendra.