The Executive Committee meets on a quarterly basis and its scope of work includes: business review; budget approval; and senior management appraisal.

Executive committee comprises of five members : Mr. O.K. Chowdhury, Mr. C.H. Rahman, Nazmul Hassan, Alli Nawaz and Afsar Uddin Ahmed.

Mr. O.K. Chowdhury, Mr. C.H. Rahman, who are members of the board, are also members of the Executive Committee.

Nazmul Hassan
Chief Executive Officer
The Management Committee is headed by Mr. Nazmul Hassan. Mr. Hassan graduated from the Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka. He obtained an MBA degree from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka, with major in marketing. In 1997 and 2000, he took training on 'Medical Marketing Program' from University of California Los Angeles, USA and 'Changing Strategic Direction Program' from Kellogg School of Management, Chicago, USA. He has also been the Secretary General of the Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries for three consecutive terms, and has received several awards for his contribution to the pharmaceuticals sector, particularly in relation to exports and marketing. Mr. Hassan joined Beximco Pharma in 1987 and has held various positions in the company since that time. He also worked as a consultant for Commonwealth Secretariat in Geneva. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the company in 2003.

Mr. Hassan is a Member of the American Management Association and a Member of the Australian Institute of Management.

Ali Nawaz
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Nawaz qualified as a Cost and Management Accountant at the ICMAB in 1988, and is currently a Fellow Member of the Institute. He obtained an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka in 1990.

After joining as a management trainee in 1990, he worked at a number of different entities within the Beximco group of companies, in varying capacities. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer of BPL in 2003.

Afsar Uddin Ahmed
Director, Commercial
Mr. Ahmed completed an MBA in 1987 from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka, with a major in marketing. He was previously employed at Aventis as a divisional Marketing Director of its Bangladesh operation, from March 2002 to April 2003. In this role, Mr. Ahmed oversaw the marketing operations of several different business units. He joined BPL in 2003.

The Management Committee comprises operational heads and representatives of the Board and Executive Committee and is chaired by the Chief Executive Officer. The Management Committee meets on a monthly basis, is responsible for implementing the decisions of the Executive Committee and supervising the day to day affairs of the Company and reports to the Executive Committee at least on a quarterly basis

Mr. O.K. Chowdhury, Mr. N. Hassan, Mr. A.U. Ahmed and Mr. A. Nawaz, whose profiles have been outlined previously, are also members of the Management Committee. Other members of the management committee are :

Lutfur Rahman
Director, Works
Mr. Rahman heads the industrial operations of the company, having joined the organization in 1993. He is a pharmacist graduate from the University of Dhaka and has 36 years experience in the pharmaceuticals industry, having worked for multi-nationals including GSK, Squibb, Cipla, Astra and Hoechst.

Rabbur Reza
Director, Marketing
Mr. Reza obtained Bachelors degree in Pharmacy from Panjab University, India, MBA degree from Queensland University of Technology, Australia and Executive Education in Leadership & Strategy at Harvard Business School, USA. He has over 14 years of marketing experience with pharmaceuticals and fast moving consumer goods companies. He started his career with Beximco Pharmaceuticals in 1992 and continued till1997. He then worked for six years with Biotech and Milton Pharmaceuticals, Australia. He rejoined Beximco Pharmaceuticals in March 2005 as Executive Director, Marketing. He was promoted to Director, Marketing in February 2006. Mr. Reza is an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a Member of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists.

Zakaria Seraj Chowdhury
Director, Sales
Mr. Chowdhury is a pharmaceutical sales management specialist having graduation from the University of Dhaka. He has over 24 years experience in pharmaceutical sales management. He joined Beximco Pharmaceuticals in 1984 and has held several sales related positions during his 22 years of service. He was appointed Director, Sales of Beximco Pharmaceuticals in February 2006. He attended advanced training programs in sales and marketing management at the National University of Singapore and Indian School of Business.

Abdur Rouf Mohammad Zahidur Rahman
General Manager, Production
Mr. Rahman completed his Master of Pharmacy in 1987 from Department of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka and qualified as a registered Pharmacist. He began his career with Drug International Limited as a Production Pharmacist in 1987, before joining BPL in 1989 as a Production Officer. He is member of Bangladesh Pharmaceuticals Society and Pharmacy Graduate Association of Bangladesh.

Mohammad Tahir Siddique
General Manager, Quality Assurance
Mohd. Tahir Siddique obtained Batchelor of Pharmacy degree from University of Dhaka and Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Technology from University of London. He also studied Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies (DMS) in UK and MBA at a local private university.

He started his career with Hoechst Bangladesh Limited in early 1989. He also worked as Factory Manager of Ibne Sina Pharmaceuticals Limited before joining GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh Limited in 1997. He worked at GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh Limited in varying capacities including General Manager- Quality Assurance. He joined Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited in Aug 2005 as General Manager- Quality Assurance.

Jamal Ahmed Choudhury
Senior Manager, Accounts & Finance
Mr. Choudhury qualified as a Cost & Management Accountant from the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh in 1991 and completed his MBA with a major in finance from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka in 1997. He has been a Senior Manager of the Finance and Accounts Department at BPL since May 2004.

The Audit Committee consists of three non-executive directors. Mr. Mohammad Abul Qasem is currently the chairman of the audit committee while Dr. Abdul Alim Khan and advocate Ahsanul Karim are the members. The Committee assists the Board of Directors of the Company in ensuring that its financial statements reflect true and fair view of its state of affairs and in ensuring a good monitoring and internal control systems within the business. The Audit Committee shall be responsible to the Board of Directors