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Background
After graduating from the IBA, University of Dhaka, Mr. Shehzad Munim joined BAT Bangladesh as a Territory Officer in 1997. Mr. Munim worked in various marketing positions at BAT Bangladesh before moving to BAT New Zealand in 2003 as Group Brand Manager and then to Head of Brand Marketing in 2005. In 2006, he worked in Sydney, Australia, as a Food and Packaging Innovation Manager. Later he became Head of Brands and was promoted to the rank of Head of Marketing in Bangladesh. He became Area Head of Marketing for South Asia in 2010. On October 1, 2013, he was appointed as the first Bangladeshi Managing Director of BAT Bangladesh, Mr. Shehzad Munim was elected as the President of the Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), a representative body of 180+ foreign companies operating in Bangladesh with a heritage of over 50 years.
Achievements
Mr. Munim worked in various marketing roles within BAT Bangladesh before taking up assignments in BAT New Zealand as Group Brand Manager in 2003 and, subsequently, taking over the role of Head of Brand Marketing. He subsequently returned to Bangladesh as Head of Brand and was appointed as Head of Marketing.
Thereafter, he was appointed as the Managing Director of BAT Bangladesh on 1st October 2013 and is the historic first Bangladeshi to become the Managing Director of BAT Bangladesh. Within a short period, he has contributed immensely to elevating the organization to its next level, ensuring sustainable shareholder and stakeholder value creation, while also enhancing the company’s contribution to economic development to achieve the SDG goals, aligned with the vision of the Government. It’s a huge honor for Shehzad Munim to receive the highest recognition in the industrial sector of Bangladesh - the honorable President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh’s industrial development award on behalf of BAT Bangladesh.