Geneva, Paris (BBN)-Latifur Rahman, chairman and CEO of Transcom Group, has been elected Executive Board Member of Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) for a three-year term.
ICC, the world business organisation, during its 202nd council held in Geneva on June 27 unanimously elected Latifur Rahman and five others as Executive Board Members, said a press statement of the ICC.
Rahman, who is also the vice-president of the International Chamber of Commerce of Bangladesh, will take the helm of the organisation from July 2014.
Rahman has served in many important national bodies in various capacities including President of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) for several terms.
He was also the President of Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF) for two terms and Member of Executive Committee of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FBBCI), Bangladesh Jute Mills Association and Bangladesh Tea Association.
He was Member of the Executive Board of Bangladesh Bank.
He has been closely involved with fiscal and trade policy making bodies of the government as chairman, Tradebody Reforms Committee, Advisory Committee on WTO, National Committee on Export Promotion and Consultative Committee on Jute.
In 2012, Rahman was awarded “Oslo Business for Peace Award ” by the Business for Peace Foundation, Oslo and Business Executive of the Year 2001 by the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh.
Rahman is also the Chairman of Nestlé Bangladesh, Holcim Cement Bangladesh (world leader in cement) and National Housing Finance & Investments.
He is the director, Linde Bangladesh (formerly British Oxygen) and member of the governing body of BRAC.
Transcom Group originated with tea plantations in 1885, is now one of the largest conglomerate in Bangladesh, comprising 16 private & public companies employing over 10,000 people.
The group comprises of pharmaceuticals, electronics, media, foods, beverages and consumer products.
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