First-ever woman MD & CEO in commercial banking industry

Ms. Humaira Azam has been appointed as the new Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Trust Bank Ltd by breaking another 'Glass Ceiling' as her latest appointment happens to be the first ever for a female banker in the commercial banking industry of Bangladesh. Prior to her new role, she has served Trust Bank as Additional Managing Director & Chief Risk Officer since 2018. After completing Honors and Masters in International Relations from the University of Dhaka, she started her career with ANZ Grindlays Bank as a management trainee in 1990. She contributed to the local corporate's development in Bangladesh during the early 90's in ANZ Grindlays Bank. Later she joined HSBC since its inception and laid a very strong framework for corporate/ OBU, custodian, and institutional banking. She was instrumental in recovery of non-performing loan (NPL) portfolio of Standard Chartered Bank in Bangladesh successfully and broadened the role of Financial Institution.
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