Mastercard gets new account management director

Mastercard has announced the appointment of Sohail Alim as their new account management director for Bangladesh.

In this role, Alimwill be responsible for supporting customer relationships and will work on the company’s key priorities in the country, including managing partnerships with banks and fintechs, said a press release.

He will report to Syed Mohammad Kamal, Mastercard Bangladesh's country manager.

Prior to joining Mastercard, Alim was head of credit cards at Standard Chartered Bank (SCB).

With a career spanning nearly 19 years with SCB across retail, distribution and client servicing, Alim is a dynamic and diversified professional with numerous accomplishments.

During his career, Alim has participated in workshops, seminars and conferences on different aspects of banking and across domains in Bangladesh as well as overseas.

Alim is a business graduate from AIUB majoring in Management Information System.

“I am delighted to welcome Sohail Alim to Mastercard. I am confident that with his rich experience across diverse domains and knowledge of the payments industry, Mastercard will continue to reach greater heights in Bangladesh," said Syed Mohammad Kamal, Mastercard Bangladesh's country manager.

Mastercard is the only international payments network and technology company to have an office in Bangladesh since 2013.