National Finance Names Asif Zahir as Chairman

Industry: Financial, NBFI
Company: National Finance Ltd
Company Intelligence Tag: HR Insights

Asif Zahir has been appointed as chairman of National Finance Limited, a Non-Banking Financial Institution. He is the deputy managing director of Ananta Group, a leading Bangladeshi conglomerate in apparel, textile manufacturing, real estate, digital commerce, and financial services. As part of Ananta Apparels Ltd.’s executive team, Zahir oversees one of Bangladesh’s largest apparel exporters, generating $400 million in revenue and employing over 30,000 people. Ananta Apparels produces a variety of clothing for US and EU markets. Zahir also founded sindabad.com Ltd, a major B2B e-commerce platform in Bangladesh. His professional background includes experience as a Product Manager at Google Inc., focusing on Android applications. Zahir holds a degree in Computer Science from Stanford University, where he was a President’s Scholar and Mayfield Fellow, and an MBA from Harvard University. Recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2019, his leadership is expected to drive National Finance Ltd.’s strategic growth and success.

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