Bangladesh Brand Forum initiated the first-ever Bangladesh C-Suite Awards to recognise and celebrate the achievements of Bangladeshi business leaders. Powered by United Group and in association with Team Group, The Daily Star and Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI), the gala night was held at Hotel Le Méridien Dhaka on November 5.
This highly respected award honoured corporate executives in Bangladeshi business who exemplify integrity, insist upon excellence, earn the trust of others, and have built a competitive organisation, reads a press release. A distinguished advisory board rigorously judged over 100 nominations from 30+ orgnizations and selected the honourees.
The jurors for the Bangladesh C-Suite Awards 2022 were: Prof Dr Syed Ferhat Anwar, professor, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka; President, Asia Marketing Federation; Barrister Nihad Kabir, president, Build; Immediate Past President, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI); Quazi M Shahed, co-founder and partner, Zunoks Consulting; Muhammad A (Rumee) Ali, chairman, International Chamber of Commerce – Bangladesh Banking Corporation; Professor Mohammad Abdul Momen, director, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka; Professor Imran Rahman, vice chancellor and Dean, School of Business, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh; Naquib Khan, chief consultant and CEO, Naquib Khan Associates; Corporate Consultant, Nestle Bangladesh Ltd.; Ejazur Rahman, managing director and lead coach, Mind Mapper Bangladesh; CEO, ISCEA Asia; M Zulfiquar Hussain, CEO and Lead Consultant, Grow n Excel; Anis A Khan, director, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI); Chairman, Valor of Bangladesh; and Nazmul Haider FCMA, president, i-Calipers.
Finally, the prestigious award was given in 16 distinguished categories to 16 top executives of Bangladesh.
In the opening speech of the gala, the founder and managing director of Bangladesh Brand Forum, Shariful Islam, said: “Bangladesh C-Suite Awards 2022 will pursue the vision of developing the next transformative senior leaders for Bangladesh. The award is designed to serve two purposes. First, to recognize the C-level professionals who are performing exceedingly well. Second, share their story, insight, journey, and approach with the next generation of leaders, who will feel inspired to emulate them and be even better.”
The gala night was attended by more than 350 business leaders, experts, and professionals. The very first edition of the Bangladesh C-Suite Awards received a great response. More than 100 submissions from around 30 companies were made in the first edition of the award.
