Independent Director
Mr. Mohammad Saif Noman Khan is an academician, strategy consultant and corporate trainer. He is currently serving as an associate professor at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka. He teaches in the Executive MBA, MBA, and BBA programs. He is also leading the executive education programs at IBA specially in the areas of Communication and Strategy. Mr. Noman has obtained his first MBA degree in Finance from IBA where he stood first in his batch. He has also completed a second MBA from York University, Canada majoring in Strategy. He also holds a bachelors and masters degree in English Literature from the Department of English, University of Dhaka. Being an International Strategy Consultant, Strategy & Innovation Expert; Mr. Noman has undertaken numerous strategy and business consultancy projects both in the public as well as private sector at home and abroad. He headed consultancy projects with The World Bank and The United Nations. He has undertaken research as well as published in the areas of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Bangladesh and the Banking & Insurance sector. He has provided strategy consulting services to numerous leading local & multinational business organizations. Mr. Noman is by far the only expert in Bangladesh now in the areas of Complexity Strategy & Design Thinking. He is a preferred consultant both for The World Bank and UN for SME capacity development in Bangladesh. His corporate training modules also includes advanced level leadership development, business strategy, sales & innovation. So far, almost all the Large Local Corporates and Multi National Organizations in Bangladesh has availed his services to develop the capacity of their respective business managers & leaders. He was one of the pioneer consultants for World Bank to prepare a detailed research in the area of introducing agriculture insurance products in Bangladesh. He served the World Bank in the capacity of a financial sector expert and conducted an in depth study regarding the insurance sector of Bangladesh. Mr. Noman has extensive financial sector expertise and worked with IDLC at the start of his career. He also worked with Citibank N.A Bangladesh & Citibank N.A. Hong Kong at various managerial capacity.