Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has appointed Osman Ershad Faiz as its additional managing director.

Prior to joining EBL, Faiz was the co-founder of Asia FiiT, an international banking and fintech consultancy headquartered in Singapore, said a press release.

In his career spanning 30 years, he worked with major global financial institutions in strategy technology, operations, digital transformation, core banking and fintech.

He served as chief information and operating officer of AMTD Digital, managing director and chief operating officer of Standard Chartered Bank Singapore, and managing director and regional chief information officer of Eastern Hemisphere.

Besides, Faiz has experience in wholesale banking for Standard Chartered Bank and as head of operations for Permata Bank in Indonesia and also served as a director of the Singapore Clearing House Association.

He began his career as a management trainee with American Express Bangladesh in 1993.

Before leaving Bangladesh in 2005 on an international assignment, he was the chief operating officer for Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh.

He obtained his honours and master's degrees from Aligarh Muslim University, India.

He is an alumnus of the University of Oxford Said Business School and INSEAD, and a fellow of the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore since 2015.