Humaira Azam has been appointed deputy managing director of Bank Asia, the Bank said in a statement yesterday.

Prior to joining the Bank, Humaira was managing director and chief executive officer of IPDC of Bangladesh. She has a career of 22 years in the banking and financial sector.

Humaira completed her master's in social science and started her career as a management trainee at ANZ Grindlays Bank. She also worked for HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank in Dhaka in different significant capacities, according to the statement.

The Daily Star/Bangladesh/ 31th Jan 2012