The board of directors of the City Bank elected its director Aziz Al Kaiser as the chairman and Hossain Khaled as the vice-chairman of the bank on Monday.
Both Aziz and Hossain are sponsor directors of the bank.
Aziz Al Kaiser became bank’s chairman in 2007 for the first time and then again in 2018 for second time. As chairman, he led the bank’s transformation from a traditional institution to a technology and growth driven one.
Aziz played a major role in launching the Digital Financial Services. He is a prominent entrepreneur who manages businesses in diverse sectors including manufacturing, service and trading concerns, said a press release.
Aziz is also a director of Partex Star Group and chairman and managing director of several Partex Star Group subsidiaries. He is also the chairman of City Bank’s subsidiary in Malaysia — CBL Money Transfer Sdn Bhd which has rolled out 12 branches so far. He is also the chairman of the executive committee of the bank.
Hossain Khaled joined the family conglomerate of Anwar Group of Industries in 2000. Since then, he has led many group company portfolios and also achieved several milestones, including becoming the youngest president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry and also co-chairman of Bangladesh Better Business Forum.
He was elected as the president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry four times in 2007, 2008, 2015, and 2016. He is also the founding president of Entrepreneurs’ Organization Bangladesh.
Hossain is also a managing director of Anwar Group. At City Bank, he is a member of the executive committee of the board of directors and also convener of the Bank’s Risk Management Committee. He is also the chairman of City Brokerage Ltd and City Hong Kong Limited.
