Yasir Azman elected AMTOB president

Yasir Azman, CEO of Grameenphone, has been elected President of the Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the association held at its office in Banani recently, says a press release.

Azman will succeed Erik Aas, CEO of Banglalink, and assume the role for a two-year term, effective from April.

In addition to Yasir Azman's appointment, the board also elected Rajeev Sethi, CEO and Managing Director of Robi, and Erik Aas, CEO of Banglalink, as Senior Vice President and Vice President respectively.

High officials from member companies including Banglalink, Grameenphone, Robi, Teletalk, as well as associate member companies such as Ericsson and Huawei, actively participated in the AGM.

Upon his appointment, Yasir Azman expressed his gratitude and shared his vision for AMTOB under his stewardship, stating, "I am honoured to be entrusted with the responsibility of serving as the President of AMTOB. AMTOB, as a collective voice of the telecommunications industry, plays a pivotal role in accelerating our journey towards a digitally inclusive, sustainable, smart Bangladesh.”

AMTOB looks forward to the collective expertise and leadership of its newly elected President and Board members in further advancing the mobile telecom sector's growth and development in Bangladesh, the press release added.

AMTOB is a national trade association representing all mobile telecom operators in Bangladesh, including Banglalink, Grameenphone, Robi and Teletalk.