Chairman
Chairman
Mr. Chowdhury Tanzim Karim is a full time practicing lawyer specialized in company, commercial, banking and securities law. Mr. Karim is the Head of Chamber at C. T. Karim & Partners, a Dhaka based law firm primarily engaged in dealing with civil matters. He has been providing legal services to a number of leading banks, financial institutions, merchant banks and asset management companies in Bangladesh.
Director
Director
Mr. M. Faizur Rahman comes of a nationally known & respectable family of Moulvibazar, Sylhet. He graduated from Dhaka University and then went to London for higher studies and training. In London, he was trained by the Commercial Union Assurance Co. Ltd. in 1962. He also studied in the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Chartered Insurance Institution, London. He was one of the senior most executives of Insurance Company in the then East Pakistan.
After the creation of Bangladesh, he started his own business. He is the founder Chairman & Managing Director of Asian Surveyors Ltd., one of the largest, nationally & internationally known firms of surveyors, valuers and loss adjusters in the country. He was the Director of National Tea Company Ltd. and Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Centre for many years. He is also the Director of Pubali Bank Ltd. Mr. Rahman is the Director of Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh Ltd and Tigar Tours Limited.
He is connected with many social and welfare oriented organizations.
Director
Director
Mr. Waqar A. Choudhury, Managing Director & CEO of Vanguard Asset Management Limited, an Asset Management Company licensed & regulated by Bangladesh Securities & Exchange Commission (BSEC) for managing Mutual Funds, providing Corporate Advisory services and Portfolio Management. He obtained Bachelor of Finance & Banking (Finance Concentration) from Adelphi University, Long Island, N.Y. USA in 1995. Then he started his career in the year 1996 as a Director of Nascom (Pvt.) Ltd. and Sponsor Shareholder of Green Delta Insurance Company Limited. He is a member of various associations and clubs including Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI), American Alumni Association, Dhaka Club Limited, Gulshan Club Limited, Kurmitola Golf Club Limited, Uttara Club Limited, Gulshan Youth Club, Weekend Cricket Club Association and Old Laboratories Association.
Nominated by Enrilco Limited
Nominated by Enrilco Limited
Mr. Nadeem A.Chaudhury is representing Enrilco Limited in the Board of Union Capital Limited. Mr. Chaudhury holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and Construction Management from Pratt Institute, New York, USA. He has been involved in the Infrastructure Development business internationally for over 18 years. He is also highly skilled contract negotiator with international concerns. He was a Director of Green Delta Insurance Company Limited and currently he is the Chief Executive Officer of Bengal Development Corporation Ltd (IG Group).
Mr. Chaudhury is a sponsor director of Enrilco Ltd as well.
Nominated by Palmal Garments Limited
Nominated by Palmal Garments Limited
Mrs. Sikder, born in 1974, obtained BBA degree from ABAC University of Thailand. Subsequently Mrs. Tajrina Sikder involved with Palmal Group as a director. As a businesswoman she is associated with business activities in the area of apparels, fashion, accessories and packaging.
She has traveled various countries for business purpose. She is also involved with many social work and welfare organization
Director
Director
Mrs. Sabita Rezwana Rahman, is a professor in the Department of Microbiology of Dhaka University, did her PhD from United Kingdom and M.Sc. in Microbiology from Dhaka University. She got elected for the position of Joint Secretary of Dhaka University Teachers Association in 2012, Member of Dhaka University Teachers Association in 2013-16 and Senate Member of Dhaka University in 2013-16. She got international gold medal on Champions of the Champions in 2010 for outstanding research amongst young scientists and also gold medal awarded by Third World Academy of Sciences in Italy for outstanding research performance in 2009.
She got international award on Commonwealth Scholarship for PhD degree in the United Kingdom by Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in London, Govt. Merit Scholarship in Microbiology and Dean’s Award in BAS-Third World Academy of Sciences. She has 58 original scientific papers Peer Reviewed publication
Director, Nominated by EC Securities Ltd
Director, Nominated by EC Securities Ltd
Qualification & Experience
Bachelor of Nautical Science, Master Mariner (Nautical), Associate Fellow of Nautical Institute (AFNI), UK
Master Mariner with over 14 years’ experience in safe operations and commanding of ocean going vessels particularly container, multipurpose general cargo/bulk carrier and tanker. Currently, working as General Manager
for three years at EC Bulk Carriers Limited and East Coast Shipping Lines Limited
Director
Director
Mrs. Meherunnesa Haque was born in 1954. As a businesswoman she is involved with business activities since 1984. Mrs. Haque holds position of Director in good number of business entities in the area of garments and garments accessories and finance. She has traveled various countries including U.S.A, UK, Canada, Germany, Singapore, and Thailand for business purposes. She enthusiastically takes part and contributes to various social activities. Mrs. Haque is one of the Directors of Palmal Group.
Nominated by Palmal Garments Hosiery Limited
Nominated by Palmal Garments Hosiery Limited
Qualification & Experience
Dr. Kazi Russel Mahbub graduated from Dhaka Dental College in 1996. After finishing his training in Dhaka,Dr. Mahbub went on to pursue further training in Australia, where he also obtained his Masters Degree from the prestigious University of Wollongogng, New South Wales (NSW) in 2002. Since then he has attended numerous scientific sessions and CME conferences in various countries. Dr. Mahbub setup his private practice in Gulshan called BIODENT Dental Clinic in 2003. He is one of the few private practitioners in Dhaka well known at home and abroad for his skills and high quality work. Skilled in Oral Surgical Procedures, Dr. Mahbub was one of the first few Bangladeshi Dentists to train and qualify for the placement of Dental implants from the BICON Institute of Boston, USA in 2009. Dr. Mahbub is also the founder and Chairman of Floral Accessories Limited, a reputed packaging industry setup in 2010. Dr. Mahbub is
an avid golfer, and is a member of both The Army Golf Club and Kurmitola Golf Club. He is also a long standing member of Dhaka Club. In his personal life, Dr. Mahbub is married and a loving father of one son and two daughters. He is the son of Engr K A S Md. Abdur Rahim, retired Chairman of Dhaka Electric Supply Authority.
Independent Director
Independent Director
Qualification & Experience
He is a Bachelor of Science from Karachi University and a fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB). He has more than forty years of experience in his exchequer in local and foreign organizations at different responsible capacity.
Independent Director
Independent Director
Qualification & Experience
Mr. Karim, a retired high official of the Government of Bangladesh, did his Master’s of Science with honors in Chemistry. He started his career in Bangladesh on 1st March 1979 as a member of Bangladesh Civil Service (Administration) Cadre and finally became the principal secretary of Prime Minister’s Office. Presently he is serving as the Managing Director of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) that provides fund to various organizations for their microcredit program with a view to help the poor people. Besides that, he is a guest speaker/lecturer of various institutes/academies like BMA, BNA, NDC, BPATC, NSU, RDA etc. He is a member of University of Birmingham Allumni Association, University of Chittagong Allumni Association, Bangladesh Chemical Society, Association of British Council Scholars of Bangladesh, University of Chittagong Registered Graduates’ Association, Rotary Club of Dhaka Buriganga, Dhaka Club Limited, Kurmitola Golf Club. He traveled many countries of the world.
Independent Director
Independent Director
Mr. Md. Fayekuzzaman did his Masters with First Class in Management and subsequently attended various post-graduation studies mainly in leadership, strategic management and finance in Bradford University, UK, Columbia University, USA and Cambridge University, UK. He has over 30 years of diversified experience in Government, Investment Banking, Commercial and Corporate Banking, Islamic Banking, Asset Management, Teaching, Research and Consultancy. He had worked in different national and sectorial committees as Chairman/Convener and had extensive and diversified experience to work on the Board of Directors of more than 20 national and multinational organizations.
He got a lot of national and international recognitions during his tenure as CEO/Deputy CEO. He was a former CEO of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh for the period from July 2010 to December 2015. He worked in South Asia Development Fund which was created to have joint venture projects of SARC countries for regional development. He had promoted hundreds of companies through Equity & Entrepreneurship Fund (EEF), a flagship program of the Government of Bangladesh.
Managing Director & CEO (CC)
Managing Director & CEO (CC)
Qualification & Experience
Mr. Chowdhury Manzoor Liaquat, a dynamic and versatile management executive, has more than 23 years of experiences in the banking sector. In his long career he has successfully served the banking sector in different capacities.
Prior to his joining Union Capital Limited, Mr. Manzoor served Bank Asia Limited as the Senior Executive Vice President. Starting his career as a probationary officer with AB Bank Limited, Mr. Manzoor had worked in AB Bank Limited for more than 22 years under different capabilities including Head of Main Branch and Regional Relationship Manager of Dhaka Division. He also attended a large number of trainings, workshops, seminars at home and abroad.
UCL senior executives bring more than 100 years of combined experience in local industry, with specific expertise in specialized sectors of financing business and capital market operation. Their collective motivation, enthusiasm and insight make them uniquely qualified to lead UCL’s 100+ employees and serve our valued customers.
Managing Director & CEO (CC)
Managing Director & CEO (CC)
Qualification & Experience
Mr. Chowdhury Manzoor Liaquat, a dynamic and versatile management executive, has more than 23 years of experiences in the banking sector. In his long career he has successfully served the banking sector in different capacities.
Prior to his joining Union Capital Limited, Mr. Manzoor served Bank Asia Limited as the Senior Executive Vice President. Starting his career as a probationary officer with AB Bank Limited, Mr. Manzoor had worked in AB Bank Limited for more than 22 years under different capabilities including Head of Main Branch and Regional Relationship Manager of Dhaka Division. He also attended a large number of trainings, workshops, seminars at home and abroad.
EVP, Head of Marketing & Company Secretary
EVP, Head of Marketing & Company Secretary
Qualification & Experience
Mr. Tauhidul Ashraf has 13 years of extensive experience in Bank, NBFIs, Insurance & Group of Companies in Senior positions. Mr. Ashraf is a qualified Chartered Secretary. He joined Union Capital Limited on 22 August, 2013 as SVP & Company Secretary. Prior to his joining, he served in H.R. Textile Mills Ltd., Northern General Insurance Co. Ltd., S. Alam Group of Industries, First Security Islami Bank Ltd., Prime Finance & Investments Ltd. and Aman Group under different capacities. He possesses versatile knowledge in the areas of Corporate Affairs, Administration, Share Management, Capital Market Operation etc. A Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh. Mr. Ashraf was the Member Secretary of Dhaka Regional Chapter of ICSB for two consecutive sessions. He attended a number of training courses and seminars in home and abroad on Core Risk Management, Internal Audit & Control and Corporate Governance, the role of Company Secretary etc.
SVP & Head of ICC (CC)
SVP & Head of ICC (CC)
Qualification & Experience
Mr. Bareque obtained MSS(Economics) degree under Dhaka University, Post Graduate Diploma in Bank Management (PGDBM) from BIBM and Banking Diploma(both part) from Institute of Bankers of Bangladesh. He has vast experience in banking arena. He served in Bangladesh Bank for about 33 years in different departments in different positions lastly as Deputy General Manager.
Prior to joining here Mr. Bareque served in Japan Bangladesh Group as Executive Director and lastly in ICB Islamic Bank Limited as Special Project Adviser of ICCD. Mr. Bareque served as a Faculty Member of Bangladesh Bank Training Academy for about 5 years. He conducted many sessions for the direct recruited officers of Bangladesh Bank and also for others Banks and NBFIs. He attended many sessions of different Training Academy of different Banks and also in different NBFIs as Guest Speaker. When he was in Bangladesh Bank he looked after the supervision works of NBFIs for about 5 years. Mr. Bareque attended a number of trainings, workshops and seminars
at home and abroad
SVP & Head of ICT, HR & Admin
SVP & Head of ICT, HR & Admin
Mr. Shabbir obtained his B. Sc. Engineering Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology. He has a wide experience of over 20 years with NBFI in various capacities and 03 years in different ICT vendors. Starting his career in Flora Limited, the largest ICT vendor of the country, Mr. Shabbir also worked in UNICEF as LAN Consultant under employment of Flora Limited. Prior to joining at UCL Mr. Shabbir served as the Manager of Hardware & Network Division of Systematique Computing Limited (SYSCOM). Besides IT expertise, he is proficient in HRM and carrying full responsibilities of HR & Administration Department for over 13 years and presently holding the position of Head of HR & Administration Department along with ICT Department. He attended a number of seminars, workshops and trainings, relating to the ICT and HR & Administration issues, at home and abroad. Mr. Shabbir is a Fellow of Institute of Engineers Bangladesh.
SVP, Head of Corporate Finance
SVP, Head of Corporate Finance
Qualification & Experience
Mr. Murad has completed M.Com (Marketing) from University of Dhaka and MBA major in finance from American International University Bangladesh (AIUB). He
started his career with a promotional project namely HORECA of British American Tobacco in December 1998 as Project Leader and worked there for 6 months and then joined in a production house namely In-house Production in June 1999 and worked there for 9 months. In June 2000 he joined UCL as Junior Associate and from that time working in different segment of lease and corporate finance department. In 2016 he was promoted as Senior Vice President of Lease and Corporate Finance Department as responsible in Marketing to Corporate and SME financing. He has obtained various training/ workshop/seminars at Home and abroad
VP, Credit Risk Management
VP, Credit Risk Management
Mr. Selim is an MBA (Finance) of Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka. He has 13 years of experience in line of Credit Risk Management with different Financial Institutions. Before joining UCL he served AB Bank Ltd. for more than 12 years. Mr. Selim completed B.Sc. Engg. (Civil) from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) and after MBA completed Master of Development Studies from University of Dhaka. He attended numbers of trainings, workshops, seminars on credit related issues in local institutions
VP & Branch Manager, Principal Branch
VP & Branch Manager, Principal Branch
Shaheen Mohammad Qumrul Hasan has completed his MBA from IBA, University of Dhaka (Major in finance) & he has subsequent 17 years professional banking experience in local and foreign Banks namely United Commercial Bank, Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd and Habib Bank ltd.He has got well rounded experience with expertise in Credit Risk Management, Corporate Banking, Relationship Management, Branch Management. He has attended a number of training courses, seminars in home and abroad. Also he has the job training in Singapore, Dubai, and Karachi.He has joined Union Capital Limited on April 13,2017 as VP & Branch In Charge (Chittagong Branch). Recently he has transferred to Principal Branch as Branch Manager.
VP, Head of SAM
VP, Head of SAM
Tareq Ahmed Salah Uddin Khan has completed M.Com in Management from Dhaka University. He has obtained 1st class with merit position of 11th; in the year 1998. He worked in MIDAS and MIDAS Financing Limited (MFL) under different capacities including SME and corporate financing, study and research, entrepreneurship development training. His last position in MFL was AGM & Head of SME from November 1999 to August 2016. He worked in National Finance Ltd. (NFL) as Head of SME(SAVP) from September 2016 to April 2017. He has joined Union Capital limited on 2nd MAY, 2017 as VP,Head of SME.He is a member of Credit Committee and Risk Management Forum.He Visited Srilanka to attend training on SME credit risk management. He obtained major training on SME credit risk management arranged by ADB and also on Project appraisal and management arranged by BIBM and Training of Trainers’ (ToT) on CEFE module of Entrepreneurship Development Training arranged by “Giz” formerly “Gtz”
VP, Head of SME
VP, Head of SME
Mr. Arefeen has more than 12 years of experience in the banking industry. He completed his BBA and MBA respectively from Khulna University and United International University. Prior to joining UCL, he served AB Bank Ltd. for 8 years mainly in the area of Credit Administration, Corporate & SME Banking. Mr. Arefeen started his career with Bank Alfalah Ltd. in the year of 2006 and there served in the area of liability marketing and customer service. He attended various training/ workshops both at home and abroad organized by BIBM and different organizations.
AVP, ICT
AVP, ICT
Mr. Azizul Haque obtained his B.Sc. Engineering Degree in Computer Science & Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology. He completed his MBA in Management Information Systems from Dhaka University. He started his career in data-edge limited, a reputed ICT vendor company, as a software programmer in December 2003 and worked there for 2 years. Prior to Join Union Capital Limited as Assistant Vice President, he worked in NCC Bank Limited for more than 9 years under various capacities in IT Division. He attended various seminars, workshops and trainings relating to the ICT at home and abroad.
AVP, Motijheel Branch
AVP, Motijheel Branch
Mr. Shohidur has 12 years of extensive experience in NBFIs. Upon completion of BBA and MBA (major in Finance) from Dhaka University, he started his career with National Housing Finance & Investments Ltd. as Counselor in February 2004. He worked there for 2 years and then joined in International Leasing & Financial Services Ltd. in April 2006 and worked there for 6 years under different capacities. Later in September 2012, he joined in National Finance Ltd. and served there for more than 3 years and his last position was FAVP. Mr. Shohidur joined in UCL on 10th March 2016 as Assistant Vice President. He attended various training/workshops at Bangladesh Bank, BIBM and different training organization of Bangladesh.
AVP, Head of Treasury
AVP, Head of Treasury
Mr. Mahbub Alam joined Union Capital Limited in October 2016 as Assistant Vice President & Head of Treasury. Prior to that he was Deputy General Manager & Head of Treasury of GSP Finance Company (Bangladesh) Limited and worked there more than 11 years under various capacities. He worked in Noorani Group & A.R. Group as Senior Accountant more than 3 years. Mr. Alam has completed Master of Commerce (M.Com). He has completed articleship from Anisur Rahman & Co. Chartered Accountants. He attended various training/workshops throughout his professional career.
AVP, Credit Risk Management
AVP, Credit Risk Management
Ms. Afrida Ahsan has 10 years of extensive experience in the field of financial institutions. She completed her BBA and MBA (major in Finance & Banking) from University of Dhaka. Prior to joining at UCL, Ms. Ahsan served in Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Ltd. (BIFC) as Departmental Head of CRM & CAD. She started her career as Management Trainee at Uttara Bank Ltd. in August, 2006 and worked there for 02 years. Afterwards she joined at BIFC and worked there for about 8 years under different capacities. She attended various trainings/workshops at Bangladesh Bank Training Academy, BIBM and different training organization of Bangladesh.She has joined Union Capital Limited as AVP, at Credit Risk Management(CRM) department on 1 February 2016.
AVP, Head of Legal
AVP, Head of Legal
Mr. Abedin has over 12 year’s extensive experience in the legal profession. He has completed his LL.B (Hon’s) and LL.M from the University of Chittagong. He has joined Union Capital Limited on 10th AUGUST,2016.Prior to joining at UCL, he worked at International Leasing And Financial Services Limited in the Legal Department for more than 6 years. Mr. Abedin started his career as a Staff Lawyer with a human rights organization “Ain O ShalishKendro”, here he served for more than 1 year. Thereafter he joined at “Hasan & Associates” a renowned corporate law firm of the country as an Associates Lawyer. There he worked for 3 years for numerous Banks and NBFI’s, different national and multinational corporate entities of the country regarding loan and security documentation, all process as of litigation to recover the loans, labour law issues, commercial issues, etc. He attended different training/workshops at BIBM and different Training Organizations of Bangladesh.
AVP, Head of Credit Administration(CC)
AVP, Head of Credit Administration(CC)
Mr. Salah Uddin joined Union Capital Limited on August 10, 2016. He is currently working as Assistant Vice President & Head of Credit Administration Department with the responsibility of Loan Documentation, Disbursement and Asset operations. He has over 10 years of extensive experience in different areas of NBFIs. Before joining this company, he served International Leasing And Financial Services Limited for 09 years. During his long tenure with International leasing, he got the opportunity to work in Special Asset Management Department, Credit Administration & Monitoring Department with different capacities. He started his career in 2006 with Grameenphone Limited and later switched to International Leasing in 2007. He has obtained his BBA and MBA in Management Studies from the University of Dhaka. He has attended a good number of trainings, workshop, seminar at BIBM, Bangladesh Bank, and different training institutes of Bangladesh.
AVP, Investment
AVP, Investment
Mr. Fahim Ahasan Choudhury has joined UCL family in March 2018. He has over 8 years experience in capital market of Bangladesh. He has started his career with IDLC investments Limited in 2010 and served there for more than 5.5 years in different departments like Operations, Margin Loan & Risk Management, Discretionary Portfolio Management. He was the Product and Portfolio Manager of “Easy Invest” which was the first time Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) type product introduced by IDLC Investments in Bangladesh. Prior to join UCL, he was the Portfolio Manager in Universal Financial Solutions Limited (UFS) and responsible for managing 4 open ended mutual funds with an Asset Under Management (AUM) of BDT 220 crore. He has a decent amount of knowledge in Merchant Banking operations and Asset Management Company’s operations. He attended several number of workshops and trainings arranged by different training organizations in Bangladesh. Mr. Fahim has completed his BBA and MBA from East West University, Bangladesh.
AVP & CFO (CC)
AVP & CFO (CC)
Mr. Mohammad Balayet Hossain obtained his Master degree from the National University in Accounting. After obtaining master degree, Mr. Balayet joined in Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co, Chartered Accountant (An Independent Correspondent Firm to PwC) in 2006 as article student. During his articleship period, he gathered experience on global best practiced auditing procedures, financial management process, special business review, Financial Statements preparation, drafting appeal ground on various taxation matters of national and multinational assigned clients. Mr. Balayet is also a member of the Dhaka Taxes Bar Association. In 2010 he joined Union Capital Limited as Assistant Manager in Finance & Accounts department. He has attended a good number of trainings, workshop, seminar at BIBM, Bangladesh Bank, and different training institutes of Bangladesh.
AVP & Branch in Charge, Gulshan Branch
AVP & Branch in Charge, Gulshan Branch
Mr. Shariful Alam has 10 years of extensive experience in NBFIs. Upon completion of BBA from Department of Finance and MBA with major concentration of Banking from University of Dhaka, he started his career with United Finance Limited as Officer in 2008. He worked there for 5 years and then joined in IPDC Finance Limited in 2013 and worked there for 3 years under different capacities. Later in March, 2016, Mr. Alam joined UCL as Senior Manager.
He attended various training / workshops /seminars at Bangladesh Bank, BIBM, BBTA, DCCI, MCCI and different training institutes of
Bangladesh and a special training on cluster financing at MSME Foundation of Delhi, India. Presently Mr. Alam is with UCL as Assistant Vice President and Branch in Charge of Gulshan Branch.