British American Tobacco Bangladesh - Mr. Shehzad Munim
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Managing Director
Background
Mr. Shehzad Munim joined BAT Bangladesh in 1997, immediately after graduating from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka.
Date of appointment to BATB Board
Mr. Munim was appointed to the Board of Directors in the year 2010.
Working Experience
In the illustrious more than 113-year history of BAT Bangladesh, Mr. Shehzad Munim is the first Bangladeshi to hold the post of managing director. He just finished his tenth year as managing director at the helm of BAT Bangladesh.
In 1997, Mr. Shehzad Munim started working for BAT Bangladesh as a territory officer. He worked in a variety of marketing capacities within BAT Bangladesh as well as abroad. Because of his exceptional work ethic and business acumen, he was seconded to BAT New Zealand as Group Brand Manager in 2003 and subsequently, he took over the role of Head of Brand Marketing at BAT New Zealand in 2005.
He took on the challenge of creating BAT Australasia's innovation process in 2006 as the Product and Packaging Innovations Manager. In 2007, he returned to Bangladesh as Head of Brand Marketing completing a successful four-year stint in New Zealand & Australia.
In 2010, he has assumed the challenging position of Area Head of Marketing, South Asia, positioned in Islamabad, Pakistan.
In 2013, he became the managing director of BAT Bangladesh. With his visionary leadership abilities to ensure sustainable value creation and to increase the company's contribution to the nation's economic development to achieve the SDGs, in line with the government's vision, he has made a significant contribution to swiftly propelling the organisation to new heights. From this time to now, the company's gross turnover has grown by more than 268% to reach forty thousand crores.
In keeping with his cutting-edge corporate leadership, BATB began exporting finished goods in 2018, which resulted in a notable increase in the company's revenues. This drastic step opens the door to new opportunities for the company. As a result, BATB expanded their manufacturing capacity in 2021 by constructing the Savar Factory in order to meet opportunities and demand on a worldwide scale.
He has been honoured by multiple awards for his remarkable performance over the years; one of them is the "CEO/MD of the Year Award" (for business revenue per annum over 1000 crore) at the first ever Bangladesh C-Suite Award, organised by Bangladesh Brand Forum.
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