British Business Group elects Mahbub as new Chairman

Mahbub ur Rahman, CEO of HSBC Bangladesh, has been elected Chairman of the British Business Group.

His appointment follows the election of a new BBG board who will guide the group for the next three years, said a press release on Monday.

Rahman was appointed as the CEO of HSBC Bangladesh in April 2020. He joined HSBC in 2002 and was previously Deputy CEO as well as Head of Wholesale Banking in Bangladesh. Prior to this, he led HSBC’s Commercial Banking business in Malaysia. An MBA from the Kellogg-HKUST joint programme, he takes a keen interest in the transformation of international trade and supply chains. He also serves as a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh Standing Committee on Banking Techniques and Practices.

Rahman said, “I am honoured to have been elected Chairman of the British Business Group (BBG). I believe it is important that British businesses operating in Bangladesh are well represented in relevant strategic forums in the country.