Bangladesh Brand Forum honored 16 brand executives with ‘C-Suite’ awards at the 6th Leadership Summit. Crests were presented to the winners of the award, which was launched for the first time at La Méridien on Saturday night.
The awardees are – CEO Excellence Award – Rupali Haque Chowdhury, Managing Director, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited; CEO/MD of the Year (For Business Revenue Per Annam Over 1000 Crore) – Shehzad Munim, Managing Director, British American Tobacco Bangladesh; CEO/MD of the Year (For Business Revenue Per Enam Over 100 Crore-499 Crore)- Asif Arif Tabani, Chairman & Managing Director; Mirpur Ceramic Works Limited; CEO/MD of the Year (Social Business) – Tamara Hasan Abed, Managing Director; BRAC Enterprises; Entrepreneur of the Year – Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, Chairman & CEO, PRAN-RFL Group; CEO/MD of the Year (Startup) – Syeda Ambarin Reza, Managing Director & Co-Founder, Foodpanda Bangladesh Limited; Emerging CEO of the Year – Gholam Murshed, Managing Director & CEO, Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC; Chief Business Officer/Business Director of the Year- Sheikh Aminur Rahman, Chief Business Officer, Nagad Limited; Chief Corporate Affairs Officer/Corporate Affairs Director of the Year – Taimur Rahman, Chief Corporate & Regulatory Affairs Officer, Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd; Chief Sales Officer/Sales Director of the Year- Syed Iqbal Mahmud Hossain, Sales Director, Nestlé Bangladesh Limited; Chief Digital Officer/Digital Director of the Year – Solaiman Alam, Chief Digital and Strategy Officer, Grameenphone Limited; Chief Human Resources Officer/Human Resources Director of the Year – Syed Tanvir Hossain, Chief Human Resources Officer, Divisional Head, People & Organization, Grameenphone Limited; Chief Marketing Officer/ Marketing Director of the Year Mohammad Firoz Alam, Chief Marketing Officer, Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC; Chief Operating Officer/Operations Director of the Year – Mohammad Khurshed Alam, Operations Director, Akiz Building Materials; Chief Technology Officer/ Technology Director of the Year Mohammad Ajmal Huda, Chief Product and Technology Officer, bKash Limited; Chief Finance Officer/Finance Director of the Year – Zahid Malita, CFO and Finance Director, Unilever Bangladesh.
The event was produced by United Group and supported by Team Group, The Daily Star and Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI). The event honored CEOs who have made outstanding contributions to the corporate sector in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh C-Suite Awards 2022 was held as a continuation of Bangladesh Brand Forum’s flagship event Leadership Summit.
Shariful Islam, founder and Managing Director of Bangladesh Brand Forum, said at the start of the event, “This award will work to achieve the goal of strengthening Bangladesh’s next level of leadership. The event will honor and showcase C-level individuals of the country and their experience.”
The first edition of the event witnessed more than 100 nominations from around 30 companies. An expert jury completed the selection process through thorough review. The members of this jury board were: Prof. Dr. Syed Ferhat Anwar, Professor, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka; President, Asia Marketing Federation; Barrister Nihad Kabir, President, Build; Immediate Former President, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI); Kazi M Shahed, Co-Founder & Partner, Junocs
Consulting; Muhammad A. (Rumi) Ali, Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce – Bangladesh Banking Corporation; Prof. Mohammad Abdul Momen, Director, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Dhaka University; Prof. Imran Rahman, Vice Chancellor Odin, School of Business, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh; Naqeeb Khan, Chief Consultant & CEO, Naqeeb Khan Associates; Corporate Consultant, Nestlé Bangladesh Limited; Ejazur Rahman, Managing Director and Lead Coach, Mind Mapper Bangladesh; CEO,
ISCEA Asia; M. Zulfikar Hussain, CEO and Lead Consultant, Grow n Excel; Anees A Khan,
Director, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI); Chairman, Vellore of Bangladesh; and Nazmul Haider FCMA, President, i-Calipers.