Kazi Masihur Rahman has recently joined Mercantile Bank as managing director and chief executive officer, the bank said in a statement.

Prior to joining Mercantile, Rahman has been a consultant for BGB for establishing the proposed Shimanto Bank, according to the statement.

Rahman has 38 years of experience in the financial industry. He has also served Exim Bank as CEO and also worked with Prime Bank, BASIC Bank and Sonali Bank in Bangladesh and Mashreqbank, United Saudi Commercial Bank, Saudi Hollandi Bank, and ABN AMRO Bank internationally. He completed his masters in economics from Dhaka University.