OUR AMBASSADORS

For a man who juggles different roles and has been successful in doing that is Professor Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam. He was the former Dean of the University of Dhaka, but he has been active in many businesses and research related to Finance and Banking field within the country and abroad. Mr. Islam is specialized in Law & Practice of Banking, Retail & E-Banking, Foreign Exchange International Banking, Corporate Governance, and Legal Aspects of Business. He is currently the Chairman of the Bangladesh Securities & Exchange Commission, which is the stock market regulator. Mr. Islam has also been an author of a textbook and is acknowledged for completing various research papers.

An accountant by profession, Mr. Moudud at the same time, possesses extensive knowledge to govern the Alumni association of AIUB. He has shown his expertise in multiple fields which include pharmaceutical manufacturing, rural development work as well as the Capital market and holds experience even in financial consultancy. His objective is to connect between AIUB and the corporate sector of the country. His main areas of work include financial analysis, budgets, setting up financial systems, preparing SOP’s and management coaching & development.

Mrs. Rahman, who holds innumerable titles to her name, became the first woman bank manager of her country Bangladesh. Her immense passion for her work shows in the variety of fields she has achieved success in as she ventured into her own agro-based industry and moved on to be associated with media, insurance, real estate, and the power sector. She encouraged pathways for women's empowerment. Mrs. Rahman formed women in small enterprises to further upgrade and promote women into small enterprises and industries. She has received a lot of awards and recognitions as her business gave her widespread appreciation.

Raihan Shamsi is a visionary and powerful leader who has a big hand in the digital world of Bangladesh as he is known to have offered the opportunity of utilizing talents and expediting socio-economic prosperity through the startup company; DevoTech, which is a studio for digital entrepreneurship and business process outsourcing services. He has also transformed the telecommunication industry in Asia.

Being a pioneer in banking, Mr. Rahel is well known for focusing more on the communication gap and making the company customer-centric. Hence he does this task excellently by creating a good team of people as he believes in working with a team and promotes a culture of breaking the silos and a culture of collaboration. As the CEO, he has convened an extended management team comprised of young employees who can give us a different perspective on management. He also ensures in providing a new business process re-engineering team that is looking after the gradual improvement of every part of their operation.

Learning to continuously evolve with time, Mr. Pillai has made a successful career path. He found his passion in retail and started his career from salesman to now being the CEO of Apex Footwear Limited. Believing in innovation and the importance of empowering the female workforce has helped him to outshine in the retail industry. He also started “Being Human” in India where he closely worked with Salman Khan to build the brand story.

Ms. Ahmed is an empowering youth icon for women and she is known to be a powerhouse of talent in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry. She worked as the Head of Communications for more than 12 years in GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh Limited and led their biggest global CSR initiative for Bangladesh. The project supported the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare’s human HR initiative to attain the MDG 4&5 goal for Bangladesh. Her passion for improving the healthcare system for the under privileged community earned the project gold standard and accolades in the international health platform. She was also the Country Lead for the Women Leadership Initiative from GSK Bangladesh. Ms. Ahmed graduated in English Literature and worked extensively in leading advertising agencies of the country.

An initiator and multi-faceted youth icon for women who stand out from the rest because of her contributions to the society of Bangladesh. Ms. Rahman has created job opportunities for women in the sales department of the steel industry. She is also known to be involved in various sectors such as steel, teaching, and the telecommunication industry. She has received lots of appreciation for taking initiatives in the current role for Strategic decisions in Sales Planning, Market Positioning, Channel Development, Customer facilities, and benefits such as online Sales, collaborative business initiatives with financial institutes, and non-banking financial institutes, and arrangement of innovative customer benefit programs.

Mr. Hossain’s multidimensional interventions of innovation and creativity in the Insurance Industry of Bangladesh led to taking the necessary steps to promote the life insurance business sustainably. He has written brilliant journals, which focus on the marketing and human resource management functions to be viable in the competitive life insurance business.

Mr. Jashim is well known for leading a dynamic HR team of the largest FMCG company in the country. He has been with BAT Bangladesh since 2006 as a Territory Officer. In 2008, he moved to the role of HR Executive, Industrial Relations & Welfare, and, since then, has performed a number of business partner roles across all functions of BAT Bangladesh. Following that, he took over the role of Organizational Effectiveness Manager in BAT AsPac before taking over the role of HR Business Partner Marketing. He eventually moved to the role of Senior HR Business Partner Operations & Corporate in 2016. Recently Mr. Jashim has been appointed as the Head of HR in BAT.

A Strategic Leader with 20+ years of proven experience transforming, leading and delivering critical business, especially retail, manufacturing operations, and strategy initiatives for local and global retail companies. He is an entrepreneurial thinker with extensive experience in leading organizational turnarounds and revitalizing the bottom line through strong revenue growth. Prior to ACI, founded RoadMap Ltd. a retail consultancy firm. Served as CEO of Otobi, leading the company’s growth from a medium-sized business to the leading furniture manufacturer and one of the most admired brands in Bangladesh and the eastern part of India.

This woman is the epitome of devotion and dedication, started her journey with Sir John Wilson School first as a teacher, and now she is the principal of the school. She has collaborated with a non-profit organization where she donates the school's expenses for the underprivileged children of society. Establishing a proper learning platform for not just students but also ensured quality teaching methods inside the classroom. She has introduced a professional development program for the teachers in her school. She believes knowledge is that which can be applicable in real life. Teachers are given proper training for teaching and evaluation takes place as a form of feedback from students.