Karar Ahsan

Head of Financial Management , Development Bank

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Bringing over 24 years of expertise in treasury management, resource mobilization, and syndication, with diverse roles including FX trader and Head of Treasury in global banks. Currently overseeing Asset-Liability Management, Hedging, FX, and associated risks at ICD, ensuring prudent financial operations and risk mitigation strategies.

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Area of Expertise:
  • Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global
Professional Experience:

A career treasury & global financial markets professional, having more than 24 years of hands-on experience in Treasury management, resource mobilization and syndication. Worked as FX trader, Money Market Dealer, Interest Rate & Fixed Income Trader, Senior Dealer, Corporate Sales Manager, and Head of Treasury in several international banks prior to joining ICD in 2008. After heading Treasury at ICD for more than 12 years, currently appointed as Head of Financial Management, and responsible to assess Asset-Liability Management related risks, along with liquidity risk, interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk, and debt-capital operation related risk arising from the operations of Business Departments and Treasury.

Education:

(1) Masters in Islamic Finance,IE Business School, Spain, Madrid, 2017-18.
CGPA: 3.31

(2) Master of Business Administration (MBA), ABAC – Assumption University Thailand, and IUBAT - International University for Business Agriculture and Technology Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1995-98.
CGPA: 3.78

Affiliations and Achievements:

1. Set-up formal Treasury Department in ICD from scratch and now it manages USD 1.6 Bln portfolio, USD 600 Mln derivative book, successfully manage ALM and Market risk of the current organization.

2. Introduced all relevant Treasury Products in ICD.

3. Established strong partnership with global banks like HSBC, Standard Chartered, Goldman Sachs, Mizuho Bank, SMBC, LBBW, SocGen, JP Morgan, KFH etc.

4. Attend in international events as speaker on financial markets.

Available for:

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Years of Experience:

More than 20 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, Bengali

Nationality:

Bangladesh