Senior Executive Vice President & Head of Recovery Div.
Tapash Chandra Paul, PhD
Chief Financial Officer
Mohammad Rezaul Karim
Company Secretary
Mati Ul Hasan
Managing Director
Mr. Mati ul Hasan is the Managing Director of Mercantile Bank PLC. Earlier he served in the same bank holding the position of Additional Managing Director & Chief Risk Officer and Deputy Managing Director. Over 41 years of experience in the financial sector, he has been working in Mercantile Bank from 2014. He joined IFIC Bank in 1st April, 1984 as Probationary Officer. He has experience of 10 years in oversees operation in Pakistan and 2 years in Nepal Bangladesh Bank, Nepal. He was the Head of overseas branch in Pakistan and Nepal, Head of Branch Local Office of IFIC Bank- Dhaka. He completed B.S.S. (Hons) in Economics from Dhaka University and Masters in Bank Management. He is a Diplomaed Associate of Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh (DAIBB) and Associate Member of Institute of Bankers, Pakistan.
Md. Zakir Hossain
Deputy Managing Director & CRO (Acting)
Md. Zakir Hossain is a banker with experience of 31 years in the banking industry of Bangladesh. He started his banking career in 1993 with Janata Bank as Financial Analyst in the position of Senior Officer. Thereafter, he moved to Prime Bank Limited. in 1995 and served there as Credit Officer in Credit Risk Management Division till May 1999.
Mr. Zakir joined Mercantile Bank PLC. in June 1999. He has been serving MBL since it's inception in various capacity and positions at Branch and Head Office. He was the Head of 3 (three) leading Branches including Main Branch of the Bank.
At Head office he worked as Head of Corporate Banking Division before his elevation to DMD & Deputy Chief Business Officer (DCBO). As DMD & DCBO he supervised Corporate Banking Division, Agriculture Credit Division, Research & Planning Division, Islamic Banking Division and MIS Division of the Bank. He was also the Head of Internal Control & Compliance Division(ICCD). Thereafter, he was the Chief Operating Officer(COO) of the Bank.
Mr. Zakir is a Finance graduate from University of Dhaka with major in Banking. Main focus of banking experience of Mr. Zakir is project finance and corporate business.
He has experience of working as a member of the committee for Review of Credit Risk Management Guidelines and of the committee for formulation of guidelines for Internal Credit Risk Rating (ICRR) System of Bangladesh Bank. He has attended several professional training programs in and outside the country.
Adil Raihan
Deputy Managing Director & CSBO
Mr. Adil Raihan has over 25 years of experience in Banks and Financial Institution including ANZ Grindlays Bank, Standard Chartered Grindlays Bank, HSBC, GSP Finance company (BD) Ltd, Prime Bank Ltd, The Premier Bank Ltd, One Bank Ltd and Bank Asia Ltd. He played the role of Customer Service Manager, Assistant General Manager & Head of Credit & Marketing,Head of Retail Banking & Cards, Head of Mobile Financial Service, Agent Banking, Cards, Alternative Banking Channels & Project Management and Head of Channel Banking. He completed graduation and post graduation from India.
Shamim Ahmed
Deputy Managing Director & CAMLCO
Mr. Shamim Ahmed has over 31 years experience in the Banks including United Commercial Bank Ltd and Prime Bank Ltd. He is with Mercantile Bank Limited from June, 1999. He completed his B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc. in Statistics from University of Dhaka. He has specific expertise on foreign trade, treasury and branch banking. He is selected as a Trainer for outreach training program on “Foreign Exchange Risk Management” designed for the ‘Training of Trainers’ arranged by Bangladesh Bank Training Institute and South Asia Enterprise Development Facility (SEDF). He participated in a good number of training program at home and abroad in International Trade, Foreign Exchange, Tresury, Banking operation and AML & CFT. Mr. Shamim is actively associated with many social activities.
Ashim Kumar Saha
Deputy Managing Director & Head of ICCD
Mr. Ashim Kumar Saha has completed Post-Graduation in Accounting from University of Dhaka. Over 34 years of experience in the banking sector, Mr. Ashim Kumar Saha has expertise on Government Securities, Local & Foreign Currency Management, ALM Analysis and Risk Management. He is also expertise in private bonds and equity market. He started banking career in 1990 with Uttara Bank Limited as Probationary Officer. He worked at NCC Bank Ltd for 20 years. During the tenure of NCC Bank Ltd, he worked in Financial Administration Division and thereafter taking the responsibility of Treasury Division Front Office. On 10th August 2016, he joined Mercantile Bank Ltd as Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Treasury.
He is serving as the Member Secretary of ALM, Investment Committee and member of SMT, Credit Committee, etc. He is also instrumental in integrating the entire Treasury Operation with in- house IT solutions.
He has attained different professional training programs and workshop in USA, Germany, Japan, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, & Indonesia vastly for developing bonds and equity market in Bangladesh. He is a Convener, Technical committee of PDBL. He is the chairman of Technical committee of BAFEDA. He is a Registered Income Tax Practitioner.
Dr. Md. Zahid Hossain
Deputy Managing Director & CBO
Dr. Zahid Hossain began his banking career in 1996 as a probationary officer at Eastern Bank. Later, he joined Bank Asia, where he dedicated over 21 years of service. On 30th December, 2024 he joined Mercantile Bank PLC. as Deputy Managing Director and CBO. He holds a B.Com (Honors) and an M.Com in Finance & Banking from the University of Dhaka. Additionally, he earned an MBA and a doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from the institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka.
Shah Md. Sohel Khurshid
Senior Executive Vice President & CCO
Shah Md Sohel Khurshid with 33 years of banking experience has versatile expertise in the area of General Banking, Import, Export, Corporate & Retail Credit and SME Financing at both Branch and Head Office level. He joined United Commercial Bank Limited as a Probationary Officer on September 16, 1991, and then joined Dhaka Bank Limited in April 1997. He has been working in Mercantile Bank Limited since December 1999. Besides acting as Head of Corporate Banking Division, presently he discharges his duties as a member of senior Management Team and several Management Committees of the Bank. Previously he served as the Head of the Branches of Bijoynagar, Gulshan and Mohakhali Branch. He obtained BSS(Hons), MSS, from the University of Dhaka and MBA degree from a Private University. He attended a good number of training and workshop programs on almost all windows of banking both at home and abroad. He traveled to many countries including India, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland.
Mohammad Iqbal Rezwan
Senior Executive Vice President & Head of Recovery Div.
Mr. Mohammad Iqbal Rezwan has 30 years of professional exposure in banking industry in various capacities. He started his banking career in Arab Bangladesh Bank as Probationary Officer in 1994. He also served in HSBC, Premier Bank, Trust Bank in different leadership capacities at Head Offices and Branches. At Mercantile Bank Limited, Mr. Rezwan has been serving as Head of International Division. He is the member secretary of Senior Management Team (SMT) and member of Investment Committee, Asset Liability Management Committee and Executive Risk Management Committee.
Mr. Rezwan completed his Honors and Masters in Economics from University of Chittagong and completed Masters in Bank Management (MBM) from University of Science and Technology, Chittagong. He is an alumnus of Economics Department of the University of Chittagong. He has attended seminars, workshops and training programs at home and abroad in various occasions.
Tapash Chandra Paul, PhD
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Tapash Chandra Paul, PhD has more than 2 (two) decades of diversified experience in Banking Sector. He has sound academic track record. Having completed his B.Com (Hon’s) & M. Com from University of Dhaka and obtained MBA from reputed university, Mr. Paul was also awarded PhD for his contribution in Research work on Strategic Management of Commercial Banks in Bangladesh. He has attended a good number of training courses, workshops & seminars/webinars at home & abroad. He is a regular trainer at the Mercantile Bank Training Institute and the training institutes of other Banks/FIs. He delivers both nationally & internationally as a keynote speaker in the field of Finance, Banking, and Economics & Risk Management. He writes insightful and informative articles regularly on Banking and Economics in the widely circulated National dailies.
Since taking over the supervisory role of ‘Research & Planning Division’, Mercantile Bank monthly online bulletin ‘MBL Spectrum’ is being published under his dynamic leadership.
Mohammad Rezaul Karim
Company Secretary
Mohammad Rezaul Karim has 25 years experience in the Banks including AB Bank PLC. and Mutual Trust Bank PLC. He is with Mercantile Bank PLC. from September 2008. He completed his B.S.S. (Hons), M.S.S. in Public Administration from University of Dhaka. He is an AIBB.
He has working experiences with ICC Division, Board & Share Division, Human Resources Division, Mobile Banking Division, Core Banking Software Implementation Business Team at Head Office level and also worked at Branches in various capacities including Manager Operation of an AD Branch. He has attained different professional training programs and workshops.
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