Adil Chowdhury has been appointed as president and managing director (MD) of Bank Asia Limited.
Since August 2022, he was the president and managing director (current charge) of the bank.
Adil Chowdhury joined Bank Asia as the deputy managing director in 2020.
Later, he was promoted to additional managing director. His responsibilities included supervising the global banking sector, special asset management, and more.
Chowdhury has over two decades of successful banking experience with more than 15 years of international exposure, most recently serving as director of The Bank of Nova Scotia (Canada) in Hong Kong and Singapore.
He embarked on his professional journey as deputy manager of Credit Agricole Indosuez in Dhaka in 1995.
After serving there for more than three years, he joined American Express Bank (Dhaka).
In 1999, Chowdhury joined as head of the Treasury at The Bank of Nova Scotia (Dhaka), where he set up the treasury department and ensured best governance and practices.
In 2001, he was relocated to The Bank of Nova Scotia in Hong Kong, where he was responsible for business development and strategic planning that covered financial institutions in 13 countries in Asia.
He was promoted as director of International Funding under Group Treasury at The Bank of Nova Scotia, Singapore, in January 2011, where his mandate covered the Asia-Pacific Region and the Middle East and North Africa, managing a portfolio of nine billion US dollars while serving central banks and government investment agencies.
In 1990, Chowdhury was selected as one of the most outstanding international students in American universities and colleges based on academic achievements and were awarded the "Who's Who Student Certificate of Merit."
He has a Bachelor's degree with Honours in Electrical Engineering in VLSI Design from the University of Texas at Austin, the USA, and an MBA Degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada.
Chowdhury holds several international financial market regulations and practices (FMRP) certifications from different countries and regions.
