Robi appoints new COO, CFO

Mahtab Uddin Ahmed has recently been appointed as the chief operating officer and Yap Wai Yip as chief financial officer of Robi, the company said in a statement.
Ahmed will be responsible for sales, marketing, business operations and service delivery
functions at Robi. Prior to this role, he was the chief financial officer of Robi since 2010.
Ahmed's extensive experience in FMCG, together with his expertise in finance and supply chain functions in foreign markets and board level responsibilities, make him a very suitable resource to drive the operations at Robi, said Supun Weerasinghe, managing director and chief executive of Robi.
Yap Wai Yip was the group financial controller of Axiata Group before taking over the charge of CFO at Robi. Yip has made meaningful contributions to flagship companies like IBM, Asia Pacific region, and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
Yip is a chartered accountant by profession from the Chartered Association of Accountants, UK, and a graduate from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, UK.