Faria Kabir has been appointed as head of client coverage — corporate, commercial and institutional banking of Standard Chartered Bangladesh, said a press release.
With this appointment, she will also become a core member of the bank’s country management team in Bangladesh, elevating the representation of female senior leadership to above 30 per cent at Standard Chartered Bangladesh, it said.
She began her career as a management trainee at American Express Bank, Bangladesh and has since held several key leadership roles.
She joined Standard Chartered Bangladesh in 2005.
She currently serves as chairperson of the bank’s complaint committee in Bangladesh. She is also a member of the bank’s trustee board responsible for managing retirement fund.
She holds an MBA from Monash University, along with both graduate and postgraduate degrees from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka.