Unilever Bangladesh Limited, the country's leading fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company, announced the appointment of Zinnia Huq as its new Finance Director, effective from February 01, says a press release.
She was previously serving as the Director, Finance for Beauty and Wellbeing and Personal Care business divisions.
With this appointment, Zinnia joined the Management Committee of Unilever Bangladesh and is the first female Finance Director in the company.
She took over from Zahidul Islam Malita, who has been appointed as Procurement Finance Director in Singapore at the same time.
With over 22 years in the industry, Zinnia has a wealth of experience in finance, regional operations, and manufacturing.
Before joining Unilever, Zinnia served as the Finance Director in GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Bangladesh from 2014 and worked with BAT Bangladesh.
A finance graduate of the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka, Zinnia is a Fellow Certified Management Accountant (FCMA) from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) UK.