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Md Tariqul Azam acting managing director of Standard Bank


Bangladeshpost
Published : 12 Oct 2019 08:02 PM | Updated : 04 Sep 2020 12:45 AM

BP Business Desk

Md. Tariqul Azam has become the acting managing director of Standard Bank Limited. He started servimg as acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bank until further direction as per the decision taken at the 318th Board Meeting of the bank held recently. 

Azam joined Standard Bank as additional managing director on November 2017. After doing his job with efficiency and prudence for two years, the Board of Directors appointed him as acting Managing Director and CEO. 

A prudent risk manager by virtue of possessing diverse knowledge, deep insight into the financial sector, Azam did his MBA in Finance from IBA of University of Dhaka and started his banking career with Sonali Bank in 1980 and served there for 26 years. 

Prior joining SBL, he was the AMD of United Commercial Bank Ltd. A dynamic and veteran banker with 39 years of illustrious banking career, Azam has held senior management positions in different capacities including Head of General Banking, Credit Management, Foreign Exchange, Finance and Accounts, Legal Affairs, Internal Control and Compliance and Treasury functions and also has a creditable exposure in branch banking as Head of Branch.