Ali Reza Iftekhar, managing director and CEO of Eastern Bank Limited, has been elected the chairman of Association of Bankers, Bangladesh Limited (ABB) for the next two-year term (2020-21) at its 22nd annual general meeting, according to press statement issued yesterday.

He also served the same position for two-year tenure (2014-15) earlier. Iftekhar held important positions in local private and international banks including Banque Indosuez and Standard Chartered Bank.

Iftekhar has vast experience in risk management, corporate compliance and regulatory issues in banking sector and has attended many overseas trainings and seminars on corporate, retail and credit in the Middle East, Europe, the Far East and other regions across the globe.