Ashraful Hassan

Mr. Md. Ashraful Hassan was appointed to the Board on 20 January 2010. He currently serves as Managing Director of Grameen Telecom and is engaged in promoting and providing easy access to GSM cellular services in rural Bangladesh. He also serves as Managing Director of Grameen Distribution Ltd. and Grameen Shamogree. He has profound knowledge in sales channels and product sourcing. He keeps his own signature tune in Grameen Distribution with a broad experience in the concept of business development and supply chain management. He has extensive and diversified knowledge in various industrial sectors, especially in the field of textile focusing on resource efficient, and energy saving production. He has wide exposure in industrial management, local & export market, labour management, developing rural artists & artisan goods and so on. Mr. Ashraf also acquired wide range of experience for different kinds of project development and industrial setup. He has an extensive knowledge in the field of construction engineering. He started his career in Grameen Bank in 1984. During his 15 year tenure with the Bank, he held various key positions, including the Chief of Engineering section. He made notable contribution to the infrastructural development of Grameen Bank. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of several enterprises that play a commendable role in the fields of renewable energy, health care, food and nutrition, information and communication technology, employment generation and so forth. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh