Bangladesh cricketer Mehedi Hasan Miraz has been appointed the “Sports Ambassador” of Walton Group, the country’s leading electronics, electrical, IOT and home appliances manufacturing company, for the next two years.
Earlier, the all-rounder was appointed the “Youth Ambassador” of Walton for two years in 2015.
An agreement between Miraz and Walton was signed in this regard.
The signing ceremony was held at the conference room of Walton corporate office in Dhaka’s Bashundhara residential area Saturday.
SM Mahbubul Alam, director of Walton, inked the deal with Miraz.
The agreement signing ceremony was attended, among others, by Walton’s executive director SM Zahid Hasan, deputy executive director Uday Hakim, operative director Firoj Alam, head of brand development and film actor Amin Khan, first senior deputy director Milton Ahmed and managing director of Power Play Communication, Niamur Rahman Palash.
Welcoming cricketer Miraz with a flower bouquet, Mahbubul said, “Cricket is branding Bangladesh around the world with Miraz leading from the front. He is a very talented cricketer and a top all-rounder of Bangladesh. On the other hand, Walton is the top brand of technological products in Bangladesh. We are going to obtain the global market very soon.”
Terming Miraz as a star of Bangladesh cricket, he added, “Walton is also a star in the country’s technology-based electronic products. These two stars have joined together. We welcome Miraz as a new member of Walton family. We want him to be in the top place in all departments.”
Hakim said, “We feel proud to have Miraz as our sports ambassador. He is also very happy to join us. We hope that the talented all-rounder will lead our national team as captain very soon. Bangladesh will become the top team in all formats of cricket. We will win the World Cup under his leadership. Walton is also going to become one of the top brands in global market. I wish a successful journey of this pair.”
Speaking on the occasion, Miraz said, “Walton is a very familiar name in the country’s cricket arena. They are not only sponsoring all kinds of games, but also patronising the players. They made me Youth Ambassador when I had less popularity. They have appointed me as sports ambassador. This is really a great honour for me. I consider myself as a member of Walton family. I will try my best to represent Walton positively at home and abroad, and brighten the brand image of the company.”