Hassan O Rashid has recently been promoted to the post of additional managing director of Eastern Bank, the bank said in a statement yesterday.

Prior to the promotion, he has been serving the bank as deputy managing director since February 2013.

During his 25 years of banking career, Rashid worked with different local and multinational banks, including Credit Agricol Indosuez, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank and Arab Bangladesh Bank. Rashid completed his graduation in economics and business administration from Capital University and masters in international management from Garvin School of Management, USA.

He also won the Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award for his outstanding academic records.