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Dr. Melita Mehjabeen

22+ yrs

Independent Director and Chairman at National Bank

National BankDhaka

About

Independent Director and Chairman of National Bank, nominated by the central bank as part of its reform programme, and a professor at the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka. She also serves as an independent director of Grameenphone, British American Tobacco Bangladesh and Unilever Consumer Care, and researches corporate governance, sustainability finance and reporting. Before entering academia she worked at Citibank and British American Tobacco Bangladesh. She holds a PhD in Accounting and Finance from Alliance Manchester Business School as a Commonwealth scholar, an MBA from IBA and a master's in Development Studies from the University of Colombo.

Expertise

EducationBankingFinance & Accounting

Experience

  1. Independent Director

    Grameenphone Ltd

    2024 — Present
  2. Independent Director

    BAT Bangladesh

    2024 — PresentDhaka, Bangladesh
  3. Independent Director and Chairman

    National Bank Limited

    2024 — PresentDhaka, Bangladesh
  4. Independent Director

    Unilever Consumer Care Limited

    2024 — PresentDhaka, Bangladesh
  5. Independent Director

    Al hajj Textile

    2021 — 2022Dhaka, Bangladesh
  6. Independent Director

    Navana CNG Ltd.

    2021 — 2022
  7. Associate Professor

    Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka

    2018 — 2022Dhaka
  8. Doctoral Research Associate and Seminar Leader

    Manchester Business School

    2013 — 2021Manchester- UK
  9. Assistant Professor

    Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka

    2009 — 2018Dhaka, Bangladesh
  10. Product Sales Manager-Global Transaction Services

    Citi

    2006 — 2009Dhaka, Bangladesh
  11. Management Trainee

    British American Tobacco Bangladesh

    2004 — 2006Dhaka Bangladesh