The New Nation - Internet Edition

Sahazada Syed Nizamuddin Ahmed, a prominent, distinguished and one of the senior most banking personalities of the country has been unanimously appointed as Independent Director of Standard Bank Ltd by the Board in its 127th meeting.

A postgraduate in Commerce, Nizamuddin Ahmed is one of the dynamic, highly professional, market oriented - development bankers of the country, having a successful banking career of more than four decades to his credit in both public and private sector banking with the credentials of holding the offices of General Manager of Janata Bank, Sonali Bank, Bangladesh Krishi Bank, Deputy Managing Director of Janata Bank and CEO and Managing Director of Rupali Bank, Ansar-VDP-Unnayan Bank and Standard Bank Ltd. He also served as Adviser of The Premier Bank Ltd and Adviser and Chief Banking Consultant of Standard Bank Ltd. During his tenure as General Manager of Sonali Bank and Managing Director of Rupali Bank he took all the initiatives and proactive role in pushing ahead the "Financial Sector Reforms Program (FSRP)" in both the banks which was introduced by Bangladesh Bank under the World Bank's banking reforms programme. During his tenure as Managing Director of Rupali Bank he was instrumental in establishing a "Full Fledged IBM Mid Range Computer Bureau" in Rupali Bank in 1994 within shortest possible time as a part of implementation program of FSRP.

He visited UK, France, Japan, Thailand and other Asian countries on professional assignments and on personal visits. He was a member of the Executive Committee of Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management and Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh.

Nizamuddin Ahmed is a socialite, a distinguished social worker and was District Governor of Lions Clubs International, District 315 A-1, Bangladesh during 2002-2003.