Iqbal Chowdhury, new CEO of LafargeHolcim Bangladesh

The Board of LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited (LHBL) announced the appointment of Mohammad Iqbal Chowdhury as the new CEO for the company.  Iqbal Chowdhury will succeed Rajesh Surana who served the company very successfully for the past 7 years and now has been promoted as Area Manager of East & South Africa Region for Holcim Group.
Iqbal Chowdhury is the first Bangladeshi CEO of LHBL. He is a widely experienced professional with a strong commercial and financial track record spanning over a 22-years career in reputed Multinational Companies in the country. He has been the CFO at LHBL since 2017 and was redesignated as the Chief Operating Officer recently. 
Christof Hassig, Chairman of LHBL, said: “I am delighted that Iqbal will be taking the helm of LHBL in Bangladesh. The Board believes that Iqbal is a great fit for the company and is well qualified to lead the business into the next phase as we continue to drive the change to become the leading innovative and sustainable building solutions company in Bangladesh”. 
Prior to joining LHBL, Iqbal was CFO for Marico Bangladesh where he spent 11 years. He also worked in Berger Paints and Avery Dennison. He is an MBA in Finance and also a Fellow member of Institute of Chartered Secretaries (ICSB).
 

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LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited (LHBL) a member of Holcim Group based in Switzerland and Cementos Molins of Spain which has been operating in Bangladesh for almost two decades. LHBL has invested ~500 million USD to establish one fully integrated cement plant in Chhatak, Sunamganj and three grinding stations in Meghnaghat, Narayanganj and Mongla, Bagerhat. This is also the largest foreign direct investment in the construction industry of Bangladesh. As a part of the global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions LafargeHolcim Bangladesh is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around its operational site both in Bangladesh and Meghalaya, India. With sustainability at the core of its strategy LafargeHolcim Bangladesh is becoming a net zero company, with its people and communities at the heart of its success. The company is driving the circular economy through its Geocycle project in recycling to build more with less. LafargeHolcim Bangladesh is the company behind some of the country’s most trusted brands in the building sector including Holcim Strong Structure, Holcim Water Protect, Holcim Shokti, Supercrete and Supercrete Plus. The company also produces world class aggregates in its Chhatak Plant which is an import substitution. LafargeHolcim Bangladesh is driven by diverse and empowered people who are passionate about reinventing how the world builds to make it greener and smarter for all.

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