DHAKA: Green Delta Insurance Company Limited, a leading Non-Life Insurance Company in Bangladesh, recently announced the appointment of Farzana Chowdhury as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to join this position, she was the Additional Managing Director and Group CFO of the companies.

She was also an active Board member and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company for the period 2008-2009.

She has a wide experience of more than 15 years in the field of Insurance. She is a member of CII (Chartered Insurance Institute), UK.

She completed her Master of Business Administration from Business School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (Aus-Aid Scholarship).

She earned Diploma from Malaysia Insurance Institute (DMII) in 2013.

She served at BRAC Bank as the Head of SME Banking for around 7 years and also worked with Rural Development Program of BRAC for nearly 5 years as Regional Manager.

Also, she was selected by the US State Department, Washington DC as one of the 17 participants at International Women Leaders Mentoring Partnership program sponsored by US State Department and Fortune 500 companies in 2006. Ms. Chowdhury was assigned to ING Financial Services, a Fortune 500 company in Hartford, CT for 3 months.

Ms. Chowdhury earned many prestigious awards throughout her career for her outstanding contribution in different sectors. Australian Trade Commission awarded her with “Australian Alumni Excellence Award 2012 Bangladesh” in the category of “Business Leadership”. Finance Alumni Association of Dhaka awarded her for “Professional Excellence and Leadership in Banking and Insurance Sector” in 2011.

“Begum Rokeya Shinning Personality Award” is another major award she received for remarkable contribution towards the development of Small & Medium Enterprises of the country.

BDST: 1258 HRS, OCT 21, 2013
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