Arif Dowla

Dr. Arif Dowla took over the charge of the Managing Director of Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) Limited in June 2005. Prior to this position, he served the Company as Deputy Managing Director from September 2000. Dr. Dowla is the functional head of the Company who manages the affairs of ACI Group with appropriate delegation of authority and accountability while the chief executives of all strategic business units directly report to him. His business strategy and various backward and forward linkages have diversified the Group business manifold resulting in ACI being the largest turnover-based conglomerate in Bangladesh. Dr. Dowla obtained Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of California, USA. He is a member of the American Mathematical Society and the Society of Quantitative Analyst, New York, as well. He has been included in the Forum of Young Global Leader Honorees 2009 by the World Economic Forum. He has been serving as the Honorary Consul of Belgium in Bangladesh since September 2013. Dr. Dowla is the Chairman of Tetley ACI (Bangladesh) Limited, a joint-venture between the UK and Bangladesh. He is also the Chairman of ACI CO-RO Bangladesh Ltd., a joint venture between Denmark and Bangladesh. He is a Director of Mutual Trust Bank Limited and former Chairman of the Bank (2012-2014). He was also the Director of Pioneer Insurance Company Limited from 2002 to 2009. Besides, Dr. Dowla is the Managing Director of ACI Logistics Limited and Stochastic Logic Limited. He, however, occupies directorship in, ACI Salt Limited, ACI Pure Flour Limited, ACI Motors Limited, ACI Foods Limited, Premiaflex Plastics Limited, ACI Agrolink Limited, ACI HealthCare Limited, ACI Edible Oils Limited, Creative Communication Limited, Consolidated Chemicals Limited, ACI Chemicals Limited, ACI Boitech Limited, INFOLYTX Bangladesh Limited, Dowla Agricultural Development Company Limited, ACI Godrej Agrovet Private Limited and ACI Foundation (a non-profit organization).