C-Suite Celebration: Dual Honors for Walton as Industry Leaders Shine
Electro Mart CEO Md. Nurul Afsar has been named Best CEO in the Electronics Category, while Arif Uz Zaman, Head of Technology at Transcom, received the award for Best Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at the Bangladesh C-Suite Awards.
The prestigious event, organized for the fourth time by the Bangladesh Brand Forum, brought double honors to the Walton family.
In the category of Best CEO of an organization earning less than Tk 100 crore annually, the award went to Nishat Tasnim Suchi, CEO of Walton Micro-Tech Corporation.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Firoz Alam, Senior Executive Director of Walton Hi-Tech Industries, received the award for Best Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).
From the telecom sector, two executives from
Electro Mart CEO Md. Nurul Afsar has been named Best CEO in the Electronics Category, while Arif Uz Zaman, Head of Technology at Transcom, received the award for Best Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at the Bangladesh C-Suite Awards. In the category of Best CEO of an organization earning less than Tk 100 crore annually, the award went to Nishat Tasnim Suchi, CEO of Walton Micro-Tech Corporation. From the telecom sector, two executives from Grameenphone were also honored:
Tanvir Mohammad, CCAO, as Best Chief Corporate Affairs Officer (CCAO)
Farah Naz Zaman, CMO, as Best Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
Additionally, Kazi Md. Mohiuddin of Meghna Group of Industries received recognition in the same CMO category.
Among the 24 awardees in this year’s Bangladesh C-Suite Awards, City Bank Managing Director and CEO Masrur Arefin was honored as Best CEO/Managing Director (MD) in the Financial Sector for 2025.
In the category of Best Chief Business Officer (CBO) or Business Director, awards went to:
A.K.M. Moinul Islam, Deputy Managing Director, Pran–RFL Group
A.S.M. Hafizul Islam, Director, Nestlé Bangladesh
Other award recipients include:
Arif Uz Zaman of Transcom as Best CTO
Md. Mofizul Hossain Airaz, CEO of Cluster 3 at AkijBashir Group, as Best COO
In sectoral awards:
Asif Ashraf, MD of Urmi Group, was named Best CEO/MD in the RMG Sector
Tahmina Mostafa, Director at Meghna Group of Industries, earned the title of Best CEO in the FMCG Sector
In functional leadership categories:
Uzma Chowdhury, Director at Pran–RFL Group, and Moinuddin Mohammad Rahagir, CFO of bKash, were jointly awarded Best CFO
Md. Tanzir Helal, CSCO of Pran–RFL Group, and Md. Zia Uddin, Supply Chain Director at Reckitt, received honors as Best Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO)
Special category awards went to:
Md. Tajdin Hassan, CEO of Kiron, as Best Transitional C-Suite Leader
Arif Dowla, MD of ACI, as Best Entrepreneur
The late Abdullah Hill Rakib, Founder of Team Group, as Pioneer in Sustainable Innovation
Syed Mahbubur Rahman of Mutual Trust Bank as Leader Creating Positive Impact
The awards were presented on the night of 22 November at the United Convention Centre in Dhaka, by Shariful Islam, Founder and Managing Director of Bangladesh Brand Forum.
The flagship event was organized in association with Mutual Trust Bank, American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), United Group, and Twelve Clothing. DBTech/PR/IK/OR
The prestigious event, organized for the fourth time by the Bangladesh Brand Forum, brought double honors to the Walton family.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Firoz Alam, Senior Executive Director of Walton Hi-Tech Industries, received the award for Best Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).
This year, 102 nominations were submitted from 51 organizations, and selections were made through a specialized council board.
were also honored:
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Tanvir Mohammad, CCAO, as Best Chief Corporate Affairs Officer (CCAO)
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Farah Naz Zaman, CMO, as Best Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
Additionally, Kazi Md. Mohiuddin of Meghna Group of Industries received recognition in the same CMO category.
Among the 24 awardees in this year’s Bangladesh C-Suite Awards, City Bank Managing Director and CEO Masrur Arefin was honored as Best CEO/Managing Director (MD) in the Financial Sector for 2025.
In the category of Best Chief Business Officer (CBO) or Business Director, awards went to:
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A.K.M. Moinul Islam, Deputy Managing Director, Pran–RFL Group
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A.S.M. Hafizul Islam, Director, Nestlé Bangladesh
Other award recipients include:
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Arif Uz Zaman of Transcom as Best CTO
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Md. Mofizul Hossain Airaz, CEO of Cluster 3 at AkijBashir Group, as Best COO
In sectoral awards:
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Asif Ashraf, MD of Urmi Group, was named Best CEO/MD in the RMG Sector
-
Tahmina Mostafa, Director at Meghna Group of Industries, earned the title of Best CEO in the FMCG Sector
In functional leadership categories:
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Uzma Chowdhury, Director at Pran–RFL Group, and Moinuddin Mohammad Rahagir, CFO of bKash, were jointly awarded Best CFO
-
Md. Tanzir Helal, CSCO of Pran–RFL Group, and Md. Zia Uddin, Supply Chain Director at Reckitt, received honors as Best Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO)
Special category awards went to:
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Md. Tajdin Hassan, CEO of Kiron, as Best Transitional C-Suite Leader
-
Arif Dowla, MD of ACI, as Best Entrepreneur
-
The late Abdullah Hill Rakib, Founder of Team Group, as Pioneer in Sustainable Innovation
-
Syed Mahbubur Rahman of Mutual Trust Bank as Leader Creating Positive Impact
The awards were presented on the night of 22 November at the United Convention Centre in Dhaka, by Shariful Islam, Founder and Managing Director of Bangladesh Brand Forum.
The flagship event was organized in association with Mutual Trust Bank, American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), United Group, and Twelve Clothing.
This year, 102 nominations were submitted from 51 organizations, and selections were made through a specialized council board.
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