bKash CEO named global high-impact finance leader

Kamal Quadir

bKash CEO Kamal Quadir has been named as one of the global high-impact leaders in finance by Washington-based nonprofit organisation Aspen Institute.

The Aspen Institute, the global organisation committed to realising a free, just, and equitable society, has named the 2023 Class of its Finance Leaders Fellows and included Quadir in the list, as a diverse range of high-impact leaders to shape the future of finance.

The Finance Leaders Fellowship is a global community of values-based senior finance leaders driving industry change to power societal progress.

The 23 leaders of the 2023 class join more than 100 finance fellows around the world who are committed to forging a new cultural paradigm in the finance industry – a paradigm that marshals the industry’s global influence to address urgent societal challenges and promote sustainable economic growth, said Aspen Institute said in a media release.

Of the other 22 of 2023’s finance leader fellows, 12 were selected from the USA, two from Canada, three from the UK and one each from Singapore, Germany, Malaysia, Romania and Saudi Arabia.

All of them, including Kamal Quadir, will join a wider community of over 3,500 values-based leaders in over 60 countries as part of the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN).

“The finance ecosystem is a bedrock that sits beneath communities big and small, affecting lives and livelihoods in every corner of the world. We believe the global finance industry needs the imagination and leadership of these Fellows to recreate itself to be a force for good and belonging,” said Dar Vanderbeck, acting executive director of the Finance Leaders Fellowship.

Source: The Daily Star

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Iram Hoque

Mohd. Iramul Hoque (Iram) completed his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering in 2018 from Purdue University.

He joined Deloitte Consulting LLP as a Consulting Analyst based out of New York City having previously worked in similar roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP & Landis+Gyr.

Iram left consulting and returned to Bangladesh to take up the family business. Realizing the opportunity in the capital market in Bangladesh, Iram worked relentlessly to found Columbia Shares & Securities Ltd in 2021.

Md Saiful Hoque

Md. Saiful Hoque received his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Columbia University in 1986 followed by a master’s degree from Texas A&M University in 1988. Upon completion of his Graduate Degree, he joined Gulf Interstate Engineering Company in Houston, USA serving as a Project Engineer.

He returned to Bangladesh in 1992 to join Columbia Enterprise Ltd., the family business of Shipping and Freight Forwarding services. In addition, he has built flourishing businesses manufacturing Garment’s Accessories and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods.