Board of Directors

Engr. Jawaherul Ghani

Chairman

Engr. Ghani is the founder and Managing Director of Modern Erection Ltd. a pioneer in construction, commissioning and installation of steel.

Engr. Akber Hakim

Managing Director & CEO

From start-ups to fortune 500 companies, Mr. Hakim has over 25 years of senior management experience in finance, marketing and project management spread across many industries ranging from Insurance & Investments to Banking & Finance, from Healthcare & Engineering to Education & Training. He is an accomplished entrepreneur and business leader.

Dr. Zahid Hassan

Director, Environment & Climate Change

With more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Zahid Hassan is an outstanding achievement award winning professional with background in chemical engineering having 15+ years of experience in Process and Product Development using Design of Experiment (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Six Sigma in Semiconductor and Fiber Optic and Textile industries in R&D and Manufacturing environments, both local and overseas. With a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University, USA, one of the best universities in the world, he holds several patents and technical publications as well as scores of literary publications in his name.

Dr. M. M. Shahidul Hassan

Director

Dr. Hassan has an outstanding record in teaching, research and consulting. He has been involved in designing power plants. He is a gold medalist of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences and an assoc. member of the Centre for Theoretical Physics at Trieste, Italy. He is a member of the Board of the Institution of Engineers and a member of the Board of Governors, Engineering Staff College, Bangladesh.

Engr. Talukdar Mansur Alam

Director

Engr. Alam has spent over 35 years on operation, planning and development of fertilizer Production in Bangladesh. Established and developed Health, Safety & Environment department in KAFCO that led to a 5 star certification from British Safety Council. Also established KAFCO as one of the top achiever in Global Emission bench-marking.

Engr. Md. Mukhlesur Rahman

Director, Oil & Gas

Mr. Rahman has more than 35 years of work experience in the oil and gas industry. He has held senior management positions with Bakhrabad Gas System Ltd., Petrobangla Ltd., Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Ltd., Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd. etc. Recently, he worked with Padma Bridge Design Consultant Group in connection with gas transmission pipeline over the bridge.

Engr. Rashed Maksud Khan

Director

Former President, The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry
(DCCI)

President, Bangladesh-Thai Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BTCCI)
Chairman, Bangladesh-Myanmar Business Promotion Council (BMBPC)
Renowned Exporter of Ceramic Tablewares, Engineer by Profession,
Manufacturer and Exporter by Business, Business leader by virtue of dedication
to business activities and professional services.

Muhammad Reaz Uddin Chowdhury

Director

More than 18 years of work experience in Chemical Engineering, Oil & Gas Sector, and Development Sector. Expertise involves Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Operation & project Management, Sales & Business Development, and Sustainable Alternate Energy Intervention Development.

After having a Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering and Postgraduate in Petroleum Engineering, started to work as a Field Engineer in a multinational organization and progressed to the position of Field Service Manager in 6 years followed by the responsibility of Country Manager which is a combined role of Operation Management and Business Development. Successfully implemented target oriented projects in different countries at multicultural environment with diversity. Mentored, developed and managed team of various sizes to respond to the demand and goals of the Organizations and Industries.

Engr. Md. Mansurur Rahman

Director

Md. Mansurur Rahman, a Mechanical Engineer has a career span of more than 35 years, served almost initial 12 years in Bangladesh Power Development Board as a maintenance engineer in different capacities in thermal power stations. He went to the then West Germany for one year (August 1979 to July 1980) under German Govt.’s Scholarship for “Advanced Training on Mechanical Maintenance of Thermal Power Stations”. He has also hands on experience in carrying out, managing and supervising installations of mechanical equipments and machineries. He worked in Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited in Machinery Maintenance Department. He having been adjudged as the “Best Officer” (1988-89) of the company received a Gold Medal awarded by Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation.

He was the head of Mechanical Maintenance Department from the beginning of KAFCO Project and also during operation phase. Among others, he had a key role in making KAFCO Plant operation a sustainable one through his maintenance excellence. He retired from KAFCO service on 31st January 2011 as General Manager Maintenance.

Dr. Kabir Ahmed

Director