Ashraf Ahmed, chief executive officer of Riverstone Capital Limited, has been elected as the president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).

Ahmed has been elected for 2024, the DCCI said in a press release today.

Besides, Malik Talha Ismail Bari has been elected as the senior vice president and Md Junaed Ibna Ali as vice president.

The new board of directors took charge at an annual general meeting of the chamber today.

The newly elected directors are Md Salem Sulaiman, Md Siaam Al-Ddin Malik, Mohammad Saifur Rahman Saif, Nayeemur Rahman and Saif Uddowlah.

The newly elected DCCI president is a graduate of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University.

He currently heads an international award-winning merchant bank Riverstone Capital Limited.

Trained as a banker, he served the industry with leading multinational banks in the country such as ANZ Grindlays, Standard Chartered and HSBC.