Background
Mr. Yasir Azman was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from 01 February 2020. Prior to that, he served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) from 26 May 2017. He also served as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) from 15 June 2015. Mr. Azman is an experienced professional with vast international experience in multiple countries and cultures. Before joining as CMO Grameenphone, Mr. Azman served as Telenor Group’s Head of Distribution & eBusiness and worked across all Telenor Operations. He has also worked in Telenor India operations as EVP & Circle Business Head for Orissa and Karnataka circles during 2010-2012. In his previous tenure in Grameenphone, Mr. Azman played a leading role to set up Grameenphone sales and distribution organization and transforming the Grameenphone distribution structure. He has an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration, Dhaka University, and also attended several executive education programs in the London Business School and INSEAD, France.
Achievements
Yasir Azman received the prestigious national “Digital Bangladesh Award-2021” in the “Institutional Category” on behalf of Grameenphone for its contributions to the country's information and communication technology sector. He is Grameenphone's first in-house CEO. As CEO of Grameenphone, he states
that in order to reinforce the social commitment and truly empower the nation, Grameenphone believes in taking a youth-first approach, upskilling, and reskilling them with industry-first initiatives. As a CMO in Grameenphone, Mr. Azman has transformed Grameenphone into a high-performing and digital-centric organization. Throughout his career, Mr. Azman has a proven track record as a leader in transformation, change management, and business development.