Aziz Al Kaiser, Hossain Khaled re-elected City Bank chairman, vice-chairman
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 25 Jun 2024, 12:41 AM
The board of directors of City Bank re-elected Aziz Al Kaiser as the chairman and Hossain Khaled as the vice-chairman of the bank.
Aziz Al Kaiser, a founding director of City Bank, first took on the role of chairman in 2007, steering the bank through three successive years of growth.
His leadership has been instrumental in launching several pioneering initiatives such as fully centralised operation and online banking, retail banking, American Express cards, Citygem priority banking, City Alo women’s banking, small and microfinance business, digital loans, and the country’s inaugural Bancassurance business among other things, according to a press release.
He has also been pivotal in the creation of the bank’s subsidiaries, including City Brokerage, City Bank Capital Resources, CBL Money Transfer Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia, and City Hong Kong Ltd.
Kaiser is a distinguished entrepreneur with a diverse portfolio in the manufacturing, services, and trading sectors.
He holds the position of director at Partex Star Group and is the chairman and managing director of several of its entities.
Hossain Khaled, another sponsor director of City Bank, is an alumnus of the University of Toledo, Ohio, where he earned his BBA in Accounting, and of Texas A&M University (TAMU), Texas, USA, where he completed his MBA in International Banking.
Since joining the Anwar Group of Industries in 2000, Khaled has led various company divisions and achieved numerous accolades, including being the youngest president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Co-Chairman of the Bangladesh Better Business Forum.
He is the inaugural president of Entrepreneurs’ Organisation (EO) Bangladesh and serves as the group managing director of Anwar Group of Industries.
Within City Bank, he is a member of the Executive Committee and convener of the Bank’s Risk Management Committee. He also holds the position of chairman of City Brokerage Ltd and City Hong Kong Ltd.