MD. HUMAYUN KABIR
Managing Director and CEO

 



Father's Name : Late Abdur Rahman.
Mother's Name : Late Ayesha Khatun.
Date of Birth : December 02, 1953.
Mailing Address : Sonali Bank Limited
35,42-44, Motijheel Commercial Area
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.
Educational Qualification : i. Master of Arts in Economics (University of Dhaka).
ii. Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Economics (University of Dhaka).
Professional Qualification : Diploma in Banking from Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh
Telephone Number : 88-02-9565944 (Office)
Fax Number : 88-02-9561409
E-mail Address :
Summary of Tasks
Performed
:

All the activities that relates to a Commercial Bank's business development; general management at branch and head office level operations; management of credit & various types of risk that a bank faces including the risk of foreign exchange business; personnel management leading to human resources development. Experiences range from managing Bangladeshi rural branch to running cluster of branches of an exchange house in North America. Worked as a Deputy Managing Director of leading Nationalised Commercial Bank & as Managing Director of government-owned development bank. Also worked as the Managing Director of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) and gained wide experience on the Equity financing and Capital Market operations. At present working as Managing Director & CEO of Sonali Bank Ltd., the largest State-owned Commercial Bank in Bangladesh.Over and above also the member of the Board of Directors of about 15 (fifteen) local and multinational companies including banks & Financial Institutions.
Presently, he is holding various positions (Ex-Officio) of the following Financial Institutions:

Position Organization
Chairman Sonali Exchange Incorp., New York, USA
Vice-Chairman Institute of Bankers Bangladesh (IBB)
Member, Governing Board Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM)
Vice-Chairman Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers Association (BAFEDA)
Director Sonali Bank (UK) Ltd. London, UK
Director Primary Dealers Bangladesh Ltd. (PDBL)
Director Investment Corporation Of Bangladesh (ICB)
Director Sonali Investment Ltd. (SIL)
Director Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd (BCBL)
Director Central Depository Bangladesh Ltd. (CDBL)
Director Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd (IIDFC)
Director Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd. (DSE)
Key Qualifications: : • About 31 years of experience in banking with progressively increasing responsibilities.
• Worked in Bangladesh and in the USA, hence well acquainted with International Standards of Banking.
• Academic preparation in Economics and trained in various aspects of modern banking.
Experience :
SL NAME OF POST ORGANIZATION DURATION
i. Managing Director & CEO

Sonali Bank Limited, Head Office, Dhaka

20-05-2010 to Present

ii. Managing Director Investment Corporation of Bangladesh, Head Office, Dhaka 12-05-09 to 19-05-10
iii. Managing Director Karmasangsthan Bank, Head Office, Dhaka 01-06-2008 to 11-05-2009
iv. Deputy Managing Director Sonali Bank, Head Office, Dhaka. 25-07-2005 to 31-05-2008
v. General Manager Sonali Bank, Head Office, Dhaka. 28-03-2005 to 24-07-2005
vi. General Manager Bangladesh Small Industries & Commerce Bank Ltd. 08-03-2004 to 27-03-2005
vii. General Manager Agrani Bank, Principal Branch, Motijheel, Dhaka. 06-09-2003 to 07-03-2004
viii. General Manager Agrani Bank, Head Office, Dhaka. 01-01-2002 to 05-09-2003
ix. General Manager Agrani Bank, Rajshahi Division. 29-05-2001 to 31-12-2001
x. President & Chief Executive Officer (C E O) Sonali Exchange Co. Inc. (SECI) 20-07-1999 to 23-05-2001
xi. Deputy General Manager Sonali Bank, Ramna Corporate Branch, Dhaka. 22-08-1996 to 13-06-1999
xii. Deputy General Manager International Division, Sonali Bank,Head Office, Dhaka. 13-06-1996 to 21-08-1996
Other Experience :
i) Served on part time basis for 1 year 1 month in a Project titled “Social and economic study of four villages”. The project was jointly sponsored by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Ford Foundation and University of Dhaka.
ii) Served under UNDP for 4 ( Four ) months in a project "Informal Sector Manufacturing Survey" in the capacity of Assistant Project Co-ordinator.
iii) Served as a part time trainer on "Essentials of Accounting" in intensive credit training programs conducted by Financial Sector Reform Project (FSRP) in Sonali Bank.
iv) Acted as Group Leader of Banking Sub-group for Indo-Bangladesh Joint Business Council meeting held in Dhaka, Bangladesh & Mumbai, India.
 
Training :
SL SUBJECT OF TRAINING NAME OF INSTITUTION DURATION
i. Probationary Officers Training Course. Sonali Bank Staff College, Dhaka. 03-03-80 to 03-04-80
ii. International Banking and Foreign Trade. Sonali Bank Staff College, Dhaka. 18-05-81 to 27-06-81
iii. Small Industries Financing and Entrepreneurship Development.

Sonali Bank Staff College, Dhaka.

05-06-83 to 24-06-83

iv. Project Appraisal and Project Evaluation.

Bangladesh Management Development Centre (BMDC), Dhaka.

20-11-83 to 25-11-83

v. Branch Management.

Sonali Bank Staff College, Dhaka.

28-09-85 to 10-10-85

vi. BIDS Advanced Course in Economics and Quantitative Techniques.

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Dhaka.

Dec,'88 to Aug,'89

vii. Workshop on "Entrepreneurship Development".

Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka.

17-04-93 to 24-04-93

viii. Workshop on "Trainers Training".

Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM).

21-06-93 to 23-06-93

ix. A Series of Seminars.

Financial Sector Reform Project (FSRP) of Sonali Bank, Dhaka.

14-08-93 to 19-08-93

x. Advanced Course in Bank Management.

Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM).

18-09-93 to 30-10-93

xi. TOEFL Course.

Notre dame College, Dhaka.

21-01-94 to 10-02-94

xii. Information Systems Analysis and Design Course.

Financial Sector Reform Project of Bangladesh (FSRP), Dhaka.

13-04-94 to 29-06-94

xiii. Computer Training on Introduction to Computer, Word Perfect, Excel and Fox Pro.

Financial Sector Reform Project of Bangladesh (FSRP), Dhaka.

02-05-95 to 04-06-95

xiv. Workshop on "Information Technology and Electronic Banking".

Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM).

27-07-98 to 30-07-98

Foreign Training :
i. Credit Analysis Seminar.

CITI Bank School of Banking. Long Island City, New York, USA.

26-09-94 to 04-11-94

ii. Client Seminar, 2002.

Financial Institutions group, American Express Bank, Frankfurt, Germany.

25-11-02 to 26-11-02

iii. Yen Payment and Trade Seminar

American Express Bank, Tokyo, Japan.

16-04-07 to 19-04-07

Professional Affiliation:
Organization Dates
SERVE (Shared Endeavour for Regeneration of Values in Education): Member :

2007- Present

ORCA (Old Rajshahi Cadets Association): Member :

1973 - Present

ORCA Treasurer :

1973- 1979

CCCL (Cadet College Club Ltd): Member :

2006 - Present

Awards and Scholarship:
Scholarship Award Year
Secondary School Certificate: Merit Scholarship :

1970

Higher Secondary Certificate: Merit Scholarship :

1972

University (Undergrad level): Merit Scholarship (contd. from HSC) :

1972-1975

Marital Status with children:
Married, 2(two) Daughters.