Ariful Islam
Chief Financial Officer of BRAC University Ariful Islam has been appointed as its Treasurer on Thursday, 10 July by the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
Ariful Islam joined the university in December 2020 and is currently leading finance, IT, procurement, international student and scholarship functions, and a new campus project.
He is also the chairman of IPDC Finance and its Risk Management Committee and a nominated director of the Ayesha Abed Foundation.
He has held senior executive roles at British American Tobacco (BAT) Group across Asia Pacific markets for 23 years.
He has also served as an independent director and chairman of the Board Audit Committee of Toshrifa Industries Limited.
Ariful Islam attained a BSc (Honors) in Economics from Scottish Church College, Calcutta University, India and an MBA in Finance from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka.
He has also obtained an Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK).