Independent Director
Nasir Uddin Ahmed has over 35 years of professional experience as Chartered Accountant. He served multiple industries including leading tobacco, chemical, textile and FMCG companies. His area of expertise includes Corporate Governance, Financial Reporting, Statutory Audit and Forensic Audit.
He started his professional career in 1987 with Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation. He then joined British American Tobacco in 1988 and served the company for more than nine years. Nasir later served Coats Bangladesh Ltd as the Finance Director and Company Secretary for 13 years till 2010. Since 2011, he has been working with MABS & J Partners, Chartered Accountants, as Deputy Managing Partner.
Nasir served as the Director of Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd. (2009-10). He was a member of Consultative Committee of Securities Exchange Commission in 2009. In the same year, he was the Director of Bangladesh Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (BTCL) and the Director of Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market. He was also an Independent Director of Bangladesh Submarine Cable Co. Ltd. Currently he is an Independent Director of Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd. and a board member of Institute of Informatics and Developments (IID) – a policy advocacy Institute
Nasir completed his under graduation from University of Dhaka in Accounting with first class and Master’s in the same subject. Nasir is a Chartered Accountant from Bangladesh (ICAB), as well as from the Institute in England and Wales (ICAEW). He is a Chartered Secretary from Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB). Furthermore, he is also a Chartered Management Accountant from CIMA, UK
Currently he is a board member of the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA– an apex organisation of Accounting bodies in Asia and Pacific countries including USA & Canada). He was also a board member of South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA– an apex body of Accounting Institutions in SAARC Countries). Nasir was the President of ICAB and has been serving as the Council Member for consecutive eight tenures covering 24 years, since 2001.