He will succeed Supun Weerasinghe who had served the company since January 2014.
“We are pleased to appoint Mahtab as the new CEO of our Bangladesh operations, an important and key market for the Group,” said Axiata Group Berhad’s President and Group CEO Tan Sri Jamaluddin Ibrahim.
“Mahtab’s appointment solidifies Axiata’s Asian Talent Factory promise. As Robi strengthens its position in the market with the merger of Bharti Airtel, I’m confident Mahtab, being the first Bangladeshi, will provide strong leadership and vision for the merged entity,” added Jamaluddin Ibrahim.
The announcement of appointing Mahtab as the new CEO came in July this year when he was on a special assignment in Axiata Group.
He then returned to Robi’s leadership team on 1 September, 2016 in the capacity of the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, leading up to the completion of succession as CEO.
Mahtab held the position of chief operating officer of Robi from April 2014 to March 2016. He joined Robi in 2010 as the chief financial officer, the position which he held till 2014.
Prior to joining Robi, Mahtab spent 17 years of his career with Unilever where he held various business and finance leadership positions including the post of finance director in various operating companies like Unilever Pakistan, Unilever Arabia and Unilever Bangladesh.
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