New AMD for Eastland Insurance

Eastland Insurance has recently promoted Abdul Hamid as additional managing director and chief financial officer, the company said in a statement yesterday. 

Before joining Eastland, Hamid served Meghna Petroleum, a subsidiary of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation, and the Esso Eastern Incorporated of USA as manager of accounts and finance, according to the statement. He has also worked with Eastern Insurance, Asia Insurance, Northern General Insurance and Meghna Insurance in his 20-year career.

Hamid is an accounting graduate from Dhaka University and also a chartered accountant. He is also a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh and a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (USA).