AKM Abdul Alim elected vice chair of Standard Bank

AKM Abdul Alim was elected as the vice chairman of Standard Bank at the 404th meeting of the board of directors on Sunday.

He is a member of the audit committee and holds the position of Observer at the Shariah Supervisory Committee of the board of directors of the bank, according to a press release.

Mr. Alim, after passing O and A Levels from Scholastica, obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration from the capital's North South University.

He completed his Master of Business Administration from University of Bedfordshire of the United Kingdom.

Mr. Alim is the director of Standard Bank Securities and Standard Express USA, a subsidiary of Standard Bank, and proprietor of MAAS Corporation, director of Midland Credit Co-operative Society and managing director and chief executive officer of Global Leather Industry.