Mr. M Nurul Alam is a highly accomplished Chartered Secretary and seasoned corporate governance professional with over four decades of diversified experience in multinational companies, financial institutions, and listed corporations in Bangladesh.

He has extensive expertise in corporate governance, ethics and compliance, internal audit, and risk management, with a proven track record of building compliance culture and strengthening assurance functions in organizations.

He is the Founder & CEO of MNA Associates, where he provides independent corporate governance compliance audits, external assessments of internal audit activities, corporate compliance retainership, and forensic investigations. Previously, he held several key leadership positions, including:

• Director & Chief Executive Officer of Prime Islami Securities Ltd.
• Deputy Managing Director & Company Secretary of Prime Islami Life Insurance Ltd.
• Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer of Banglalink (a subsidiary of VEON Ltd., Netherlands).
• Company Secretary & Head of Internal Audit of Orascom Telecom Bangladesh Ltd.
• Head of Company Secretariat & Legal Affairs of GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh.

In addition to his corporate career, he is actively involved in professional bodies and leadership roles:

• Member, Election Board of the Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI).
• Chairman, Corporate Governance Committee & Council Member, Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB).
• President, The Institute of Internal Auditors Bangladesh (IIAB).
• Global Assembly Member, The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and Council Member of the Asian Confederation of IIA.
• Country Representative & Global Council Member, Chartered Global Investment Analyst (CGIA) Institute, USA.

Mr. Alam has attended numerous international conferences, business meetings, and professional forums across Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, strengthening his global perspectives in corporate governance and compliance. He holds a Master of Commerce (Accounting) obtained from the University of Chittagong, is a Fellow Chartered Secretary (FCS) from ICSB, a Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional-

International (CCEP-I) from the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics, USA, and a Chartered Global Investment Analyst (CGIA) from the CGIA Institute, USA.

With his extensive expertise in governance, compliance, audit, and ethical leadership, Mr. M Nurul Alam currently serves as Independent Director of The Premier Bank PLC, member of the Audit Committee, and the Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors. Additionally, He is the Chairman of the Premier Bank Securities Limited (a subsidiary of The Premier Bank PLC.)