Business Desk :Dr Shamsuddin Ahmad has been elected Chairman of Prime Bank Securities Limited in the 21st Board meeting of the company held recently, says a press release. Dr Ahmad is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Prime Bank Limited.Dr. Ahmad is a distinguished development practitioner with 26 years of experience in the World Bank tackling development challenges in the financial sectors of several countries.  Before retiring in February 2015, he was a Senior Financial Sector Specialist in the South Asia region of the World Bank. He has worked extensively with the Bangladesh Bank, the State Bank of Pakistan and the Nepal Rastra Bank in assisting these Central Banks to transform themselves into professional, efficient and modern institutions. Dr. Ahmad obtained his Masters and PhD degrees in Development Economics from the University of Hawaii, and returned home to join the World Bank Office in Dhaka in October 1989. He was later posted in the Islamabad, Kathmandu, and Washington DC offices of the World Bank. He has won several awards in his educational and professional pursuits, including the prestigious Makana Award for leadership at the East West Center.