SIRAJUDDIN AHMED CHOWDHURY
(S. A. CHOWDHURY)

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Father's Name
:
Late Al-haj Moksuder Rahman Chowdhury.
Mother's Name
:
Mrs. Shajeda Khatun .
Age/Date of Birth
:
60 Years (15.10.1947)
Mailing Address
:
Sonali Bank Limited

35-44, Motijheel Commercial Area

Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.

Educational Qualification
:
i. Master in Management (Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines).
ii. MBA, Institute of Business Administration (I.B.A.), Dhaka University, Bangladesh.
Professional Qualification
:
Banking Diploma (Diplomaed Associate of Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh)
Telephone Number
:
88-02-9565944 (Office)
Fax Number
:
88-02-9561409
E-Mail Address
:
ceosbl@link3.net 
Experience
:
39 years of experience at different levels in Banks/Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), Government & Semi-Government agencies/institutions of Bangladesh including ten years as the Managing Director/CEO of Sonali Bank (SB), Janata Bank (JB), Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB), Bangladesh Shilpa Rin Sangstha (BSRS), Jamuna Bank Limited (JBL) and Union Capital Limited. Chairman, Board of Directors, Bangladesh Krishi Bank (Prior to joining to this Bank).
Specialization
:
Banking, Credit Management, International Trade, Financial Management, Human Resources Development, Corporate Planning, Capital Market Development, Organizational Development and Reforms.
Deputy General Manager
:
Bangladesh Krishi Bank (1984-89)
General Manager
:
ICB (1989-92)
BKB (1992-96)
Deputy Managing Director/MD
:
BSRS, Agrani Bank(1996-97)
Managing Director/CEO)
:

ICB (1996-2000)

Janata Bank (2000-2001)

Sonali Bank (2001-2002)

Jamuna Bank Ltd.(2002-2004)

Union Capital Ltd. (2005-2006)
Chairman
:
Bangladesh Krishi Bank (2007-2008)
Chief Executive Officer/ Managing Director
:
Sonali Bank Limited (28.01.2008 to date)
     

Previous Involvement in other organizations :
a) Chairman and Director, Governing Board of South Asian Development Fund (SADF)-a SAARC Fund.
b) Chairman, Board of Directors of the Aramit Group of Industries (Aramit Ltd & Aramit Cement Ltd.)
c) Director & Chairman, Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of National Tea Company Ltd. (NTC).
d) Director, Board of Directors of British American Tobacco Bangladesh Ltd.
e) Director, Board of Directors of Bangladesh Oxygen Ltd.
f) Director, Board of Directors of Glaxo Welcome Ltd.
g) Director, Board of Directors of Renata Ltd. (erstwhile Pfizer Ltd.)
h) Director, Board of Directors of Bangladesh Shilpa Rin Sangstha (BSRS).
i) Director, Board of Directors of Eastern Bank Limited (EBL).
j) Chairman, Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers Association (BAFEDA).
k) Member, Advisory Committee of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
l) Director, Board of Directors of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB).
m) Director, Board of Directors of Central Depository Bangladesh Ltd. (CDBL).
n) Director, Board of Directors of Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd. (IIDFC).
o) Member, Board of Governors of Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM)
p) Vice-Chairman, The Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh (IBB).

Current Involvement in other organizations :
a) Chairman, Sonali Exchange Company Incorporated (SECI), New York, USA.
b) Director, Sonali Bank (UK) Ltd., London, U.K.
c) Vice-Chairman, Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association (BAFEDA).
d) Vice-Chairman, The Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh (IBB).
e) Director, Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB).
f) Director, Industrial & Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd. (IIDFC).
g) Director, Central Depository Bangladesh Ltd. (CDBL).
i ) Member, Board of Governors of Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM).

Membership in other professional bodies :

  • Fellow, Institute of Bankers Bangladesh (IBB).
  • Member, Bangladesh Association of Bankers.
  • Member, Officers’ Club, Dhaka.
  • Life Fellow, Institute of Personnel Management, Dhaka.
  • Member of the Advisory Committee of the IBA Alumni Association.
  • Alumni Member, Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines.
  • Member, Bangladesh Society for Training & Development.
  • Member, Society for International Development Association, (SIDA) Bangladesh Chapter.
  • Member, MBA Association.

Consultancy services to other organizations :

  • Reorganization of Bangladesh Co-operative Marketing Society Limited.
  • Organization and Methods Analysis for Bangladesh Railway.
  • Design of Production Incentive Scheme for Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation.
  • Organization study for Dhaka Cold Storage Limited.
  • Project coordination for major reorganization and improvement of different systems 
     (e. g. procurement, stock control, accounting, etc.) of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority.
  • Financial Systems Development for Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation.

Overseas Visit :   UK, USA, KSA, Japan, Canada, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea & SAARC Countries.

Major Training Programs/Seminars/Workshops attended at home :

Year

Subject

Organized by

1992

Agricultural Sector Credit and Bank Reform

Ministry of Agriculture Govt. of Bangladesh & IFDC.

1990

Senior Staff Training Course

BPATC

1988

Seminar on Procurement

ADB Dhaka Office.

1985

Management Development Program

Grindlays Bank P.L.C.

1985

Time Management

Rapport Bangladesh Ltd.

1982

Team Development and Experiential Learning Approach

ILO/UNDP

1978

Project Planning & Appraisal Industry

ESCAP

1973-74

Industrial Management

BIM

Major Training Programs/Seminars/Workshops attended at Abroad

2004

Study trip in the middle east

Mashreqbank psc.

2000

Seminar for top Executives

Standard Chartered Bank at New York, USA.

1999

Attended the Fifth Meeting of the Governing Board of South Asian Development Fund (SADF), in Mumbai, India

 

Attended the Fourth Meeting of the Government Board of South Asian Development Fund (SADF), in Thimphu, Bhutan

1998

Attended the Third Meeting of the Governing Board of South Asian Development Fund (SADF), in Pokhra, Nepal.

Publications :
In addition to preparing some 50 major studies and reports, have had 15 articles published in professional journals and have contribute a number of newspaper feature articles.
Worked as a Member of the Editorial Board of two Professional Journals: Bank Parikrama, Bangladesh Krishi Bank and the Journals of the Institute of Personnel Management, Dhaka. Involved with Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) in reviewing research proposals of the institute.

Award Received :
Received the Award for Contribution & Excellence in Human Resource Development for 2002 along with Eight other eminent personalities of Bangladesh from RAPPORT Bangladesh Limited.

Social Activities :
i) Participated in the 'War of Liberation' in 1971 as a Freedom Fighter.
ii) Sportsman & Involved in different Social Welfare & philanthropic activities

Marital Status :      Married, Three children.

 

 

 

 

 

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