Robi’s Ziad Shatara elected AMTOB president

Ziad Shatara, managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Robi Axiata PLC, has been elected as the president of the Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB).

His election took place at AMTOB’s annual general meeting (AGM), held virtually on March 11, the association said in a statement yesterday.

Shatara succeeds Yasir Azman, CEO of Grameenphone, and will serve a two-year term beginning on April 1.

The newly formed AMTOB board also announced the appointment of Johan Buse, CEO of Banglalink, as senior vice-president; Yasir Azman as vice-president; and Nurul Mabud Chowdhury, managing director of Teletalk, as a director.

Abdus Salam, country manager of Ericsson Bangladesh; Jason Wu, CEO of Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh); Taimur Rahman, chief corporate and regulatory affairs officer of Banglalink; Tanveer Mohammad, chief corporate affairs officer of Grameenphone; Shahed Alam, chief corporate and regulatory officer of Robi Axiata; and Luthfullahil Mozid, deputy general manager of Teletalk, participated in the AGM.

Lieutenant Colonel (retd) Mohammad Zulfikar, secretary general of AMTOB, moderated the session.