Shah A Sarwar
Shah A Sarwar
MD & CEO

Mr. Mohammad Shah Alam Sarwar joined IFIC Bank PLC on December 02, 2012 and has been serving as the Managing Director & CEO of the bank since then. Under his proficient leadership, IFIC Bank has become the largest network bank in Bangladesh having more than 1,300 banking outlets around the country. He started his career as a Management Trainee at ANZ Grindlays Bank in 1982. Over the last four decades in the banking industry, Mr. Sarwar’s career evolved as a well-rounded banker with adequate exposure in General Management, Client Coverage, Corporate Banking, Risk Management, Operations and IT Management.

 

He has core expertise in the creation of New Lines of Business, Business Process Reengineering, and Strategic & Change Management. He has gained optimum exposure & training in all areas of Banking in Australia, the USA, the UK, Hong Kong, the UAE, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt holder and certified in Credit Accreditation Process, International Trade Skill Assessment, Credit Skill Assessment and Credit in Context Course.

 

He sat on the Board of Grameen Bank as a Director for nine years nominated by the Government of Bangladesh. He also served as a Member of the Board of Directors of Nabil Bank, Nepal and a Trustee of Bishwo Shahitto Kendro (World Literature Center). He is a current member of the Board of Directors of Oman Exchange LLC. Earlier, he held various senior management positions in multinational and private commercial banks such as Trust Bank Limited, Premier Bank Limited and Industrial Promotion & Development Company of Bangladesh Ltd. (IPDC), United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB), American Express Bank Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank and ANZ Grindlays Bank.

 

With a distinctive academic record, he holds a Post-graduation degree with Honors in Economics from the University of Dhaka and an MBA from Victoria University, Australia. He is a gold medal recipient as the best all-round cadet of Faujdarhat Cadet Collage and a National Debate Champion.