Capital market leadership, built over three decades.

Executive profile

Kh. Asadul Islam is Managing Director & CEO of Alliance Capital Asset Management Ltd. (ACAML). His career spans asset management, securities brokerage, institutional sales and trading, investment promotion, market development and financial-market infrastructure in Bangladesh.

He has held executive leadership roles at Alliance Capital Asset Management, City Brokerage, IDLC Securities, Union Capital, Peregrine Capital, Premium Securities and SES Company. His work has focused on institutional capability, market modernization, international investor engagement and thoughtful product development.

Education

• M.Com. in Finance, University of Chittagong, 1991
• B.Com. (Honours) in Accounting, University of Chittagong, 1990; subsidiary subjects: Economics and Management
• H.S.C. (Science), Dhaka Board, 1987
• S.S.C. (Science), Dhaka Board, 1985

Academic and industry engagement

Guest Faculty at the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka; North South University; and Premier University, Chattogram. Instructor at Chittagong Stock Exchange Limited. Certified Derivative and Option Market Professional, National Stock Exchange, Bombay.

International market exposure

Professional development has included Dhaka Stock Exchange automation and MSA+ functional-specification and user-acceptance work; exchange and market visits in the United States, Pakistan, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Turkey and Myanmar. These engagements covered demutualization, cross-border trading, surveillance, book building, clearing, frontier-market investment and Shariah-based products.

Recognition and affiliations

Designated Corporate Icon of Bangladesh by North South University and a judge for its Inter-University Business Plan Competition. Professional affiliations include Dhaka Stock Exchange, Chittagong Stock Exchange, Central Depository Bangladesh Limited, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Employers' Federation of Bangladesh.