Mr. Md. Sazzad Hossain is a highly accomplished banker with 37 years of extensive experience in Bangladesh’s financial sector. Hebegan his career in 1987 as a Probationary Officer at Pubali Bank Ltd. and went on to hold senior leadership positions at Eastern Bank Ltd., NCC Bank Ltd., and Bank Asia PLC, where he last served as Deputy Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer (COO). He also represented Bank Asia PLC as Director in Bank Asia Securities, The Bangladesh Rating Agency Ltd., and the Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IIDFC).

Over the course of his career, Mr. Hossain has developed expertise in credit management, portfolio supervision, banking operations, internal control and compliance, audit and risk assessment, and corporate policy formulation. At Bank Asia PLC, he served in several critical roles, including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Credit Officer, Chief Risk Officer, and Head of Internal Control & Compliance Division (ICCD), as well as Head of multiple major branches. He was also a key member of several important committees, such as the Senior Management Team (SMT), Credit Committee, Shariah Committee, IT Steering Committee, Risk Management Committee, and Policy Review Committee.

Academically, Mr. Hossain holds a Master of Commerce in Finance & Banking (1985) and a B.Com (Hons.) in Finance (1984) from the University of Dhaka. Following his retirement from active banking, he has been contributing to academia as a Part-Time Faculty Member at the University of Asia Pacific’s Department of Business Administration.

Currently, Mr. Md. Sazzad Hossain serves as an Independent Director of The Premier Bank PLC., where he is also the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee and a Member of the Executive Committee of the Board. In these roles, he continues to leverage his vast professional expertise, strategic leadership, and strong commitment to governance and risk management in Bangladesh’s financial sector.