HSBC gets new head of retail banking

Ahmed Saiful Islam has been appointed as the head of retail banking at HSBC in Bangladesh with effect from August 2.

Islam succeeds Faizur Rahman who, after almost two decades with the bank, has decided to pursue a career in a different industry, HSBC said in a statement yesterday.

In his 12 years with the bank, Islam has held various senior roles including the position of country chief operating officer.

Islam has an MBA in international business from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand and a BBA honours from the Institute of Business Administration at the University of Dhaka.