Board of Directors

Non-Executive Chairman

Ashadul joined SBUK Ltd as a Chairman in February 2020. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Bangladesh Bank and is a Deputy Chairman of the UAE-Bangladesh Investment Company Limited (UBICO). He has also held senior positions as a Senior Secretary of the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance.

Non-Executive Director

Ziaul joined SBUK Ltd as a Non-Executive Director in December 2019. He is currently the chairman of Sonali Bank Ltd. He has been a Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank and the Chairman of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited. He has also held directorships in several financial institutions in Bangladesh.

SBUK Directors and ARCC Chairman

He has significant board level experience in monitoring and overseeing those key risks while performing in his current role as Chair of the Board Risk Committee and Remuneration & Appointment Committee of NBS Bank in Malawi, appointed by IFC / World Bank 8 years back. He was also a member of Board Risk & Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee of NBC Bank in Tanzania, again appointed by IFC / World Bank, (this bank was part of Barclays group). Mr Saxena has current and previous experience of being a Board member including his present position as MD of Linkcoz since 2010. His current role as MD of Linkcoz since 2010, has been involvement in enhancing corporate governance.

CEO, SBUK

He previously worked at Citibank, N A Dhaka, Bangladesh before moving to the UK in 2010. He was regional compliance Head of Trade Business for Citibank U K and Bank of America, UK before joining Habib Bank Zurich PLC London as their COO (SMF 24) and Executive Director (SMF 3) to the Board He also led the rolling out of Islamic Banking window for Habib Bank UK. Mr Billah has knowledge and experience of UK local laws, rules and regulations. Mr Billah has 25 years of banking experience with a strong focus on risk operations, including technology.