FICCI elects president, vice president

Shehzad Munim has been elected president of the Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for 2017-19.

Kevin Lyon was elected vice president, FICCI said in a press release yesterday.

Munim is the managing director of British American Tobacco (BAT) Bangladesh. He started his career as territory officer at BAT Bangladesh in 1997 after graduating from the Institute of Business Administration of Dhaka University.

Lyon is the president of Chevron Bangladesh, which is based in Dhaka, taking up the role in January 2015. He earned his bachelor of science in electrical engineering degree from the University of Wyoming, US in 1988. He is also a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas.