Mr. Golam Mainuddin
Board of Director, MCCI and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Apex Footwear Limited
Mr. Golam Mainuddin was the Chairman of British American Tobacco Bangladesh Plc (2008—2024) for the last 16 years and retired in the year 2024. After obtaining his Master of Science (First class first) from Dhaka University in the year 1967, Mr. Mainuddin pursued the first 25 years of his career in the agro-based industry followed by corporate management over the last 26 years. He was appointed as Director of British American Tobacco Bangladesh in the year 1986.The company then created a new position of Deputy Managing Director for him in the year 1997 and continued to carry out different responsibility till his retirement from the management in 2008. Over the 42 years in BAT Bangladesh and holding different responsibility, he was instrumental in bringing level playing field and discipline in the Tobacco Industry.
Mr. Mainuddin is also the Director of Advanced Chemical Industries Plc (ACI) and independent Director of ACI Formulations Plc. He is the Director and Chairman of Membership and Finance committee of Metropolitan Chambers of Commerce and Industries (MCCI). Previously Mr. Mainuddin served as the Director of IIFC-ERD-Ministry of Finance Govt. of Bangladesh over 10 years in addition to being the Vice-Chairman of Bangladesh Employer’s Federation and the Director of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry for four terms .To recognize his contributions in the Business Industry ,he was also declared a CIP( Commercially Important Person) by the Government of Bangladesh since 2010. Mr. Mainuddin awarded with the ‘Life Time achievement Award’ by Asia’s Best employer brand award organization-CMO Asia in 2018. He also received a special achievement award from Balipara Foundation, India that ‘focuses on conservation and community development’ for outstanding contributions towards protecting and conserving the environment.
In addition his academic and scholastic achievements from Dhaka University, Mr. Mainuddin continued to attend and participate in many seminars and courses to enhance his skills and knowledge throughout his esteemed career. These include training related to effective negotiations in area of rapid change at Harvard, Building relationship that works at Wharton Business School, Presentation and Media handling skills conducted by BBC and number of other Management and Product Development courses in the UK. He has recently published a book in Bangla called ’50 Years in Multinational companies’ where he documents his extraordinary journey showcasing his unwavering dedication, exemplary leadership and significant contributions to the corporate arena.