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MR. MOHAMMED FORKAN UDDIN FCA

Independent Director

DATE OF APPOINTMENT

Appointed as Independent Director of Unique Hotel and Resorts PLC on 27 January 2019.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

More than 24 (Twenty-four) years of experience in Corporate, Professional and Independent Practitioner

EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Master’s in Accounting from National University Fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB)

MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Chairman, Audit Committee

Member, Investment Committee

Mr. Forkan Uddin is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB). He is a fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB). He is about 23 years’ experience ranges from Auditing, Accounting, Taxation, Company matters, Financial Management, Corporate Affairs, Capital Market, Merchant Banking, Portfolio Management, Underwriting, IPO management etc. He also frequently attends in talk shows on economic and capital market issues with many TV Channel in Bangladesh and infrequent contributor to the National Dailies. Presently, Mr. Forkan Uddin is the managing partner of M M Rahman & Co. Chartered Accountants, a member firm of Russell Bedford International, UK. Mr. Forkan is a teacher in a number of Universities, Training Institute, Tutorial Homes & ICAB among others and Trainer of BCS Tax Academy etc.

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MR. SAIFUL ISLAM

Nominated Director & Member


DATE OF APPOINTMENT

Appointed as Nominated Director of Unique Hotel and Resorts PLC on April 2021

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

Nearly 26 (Twenty-Six) years of global and local experience in Key business and support roles.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Bachelor’s Degree of Commerce (B.COM) in Management from Dhaka University

MBA degree jointly awarded by Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, USA and Smith School of Business,Queen’s University, Canada.

MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Member of Investment Committee of the Board of Directors of Unique Hotel & Resorts PLC.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Mr. Saiful Islam is a Nominated Director of Unique Hotel & Resorts PLC representing Purnima Construction (Pvt) Ltd. He was appointed as Nominee Director in April 2021 against the casual vacancy. Mr. Saiful Islam is also the Director of BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage Limited. In mid-2000, Saiful Islam and his partners set up Equity Partners Limited and Equity Partners Securities Limited, the predecessor companies of BRAC EPL Investments and BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage Limited. He managed both companies for nine years until the companies entered into a joint venture partnership with BRAC Bank Limited in mid of 2009. Before setting up Equity Partners, Mr. Saiful Islam worked as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President at Union Capital Limited, a Bangladesh brokerage house, merchant bank, and leasing company. Before UCL, Mr. Islam was Head of Operations of Peregrine Capital Limited (PCL), Bangladesh Branch Office, Manager, Securities Operations of PCL, and Manager, Settlements and Client Services, Custodial Services of Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh.

He also served as the Managing Director of SES Company Limited, a corporate member of Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges, and a licensed stock broker by the BSEC. Mr. Islam is an active investor in the Bangladesh start-up business arena and holds Board positions in a few of those companies. He is also involved in construction materials and other businesses

OTHER RESPONSIBILITY

Besides the professional activities with BRAC EPL, Mr. Islam is very much involved with capital market development activities. He was the Vice Chairman of the South Asian Federation of Exchanges (SAFE), held the office of Senior Vice President of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) for two consecutive terms, and served as Director of the Dhaka Stock Exchange for more than six years. He held a Board position on the Canada Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CANCHAM). Mr. Islam is a Member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AMCHAM), and the Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He is the Vice Chair of the Canada Bangladesh Alumni Association.


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MR. GAZI MD. SHAKHAWAT HOSSAIN

Nominated Director & Member

DATE OF APPOINTMENT

Appointed as Nominated Director of Unique Hotel and Resorts PLC on November 28, 2000.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

More than 25 (Twenty-five) years of corporate experience.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Master’s Degree in Accounting – Dhaka University (1990).

MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Member of Audit Committee, Investment Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee (NRC) of the Board of Directors of Unique Hotel & Resorts PLC

CORPORATE EXPOSURE

Mr. Hossain has a commendable expertise and more than 26 (Twenty-six) years of experience in the areas of financial management, real estate, hospitability management & business operation. He is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Group. Mr. Gazi Md. Shakhawat Hossian is a noted business executive wears multiple hats who is the nominated Director of Unique Hotel & Resorts PLC, representing Borak Travels (Pvt.) Limited. He has been serving as Director to the Board of Directors of Eastern Bank Limited since 2003. He is also a member of the Audit Committee & Risk Management Committee of Eastern Bank Limited He was born on 01 February 1969 at Senbag, Noakhali.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

Mr. Hossain served as the Chairman and Director in the following renowned companies:

  • Chairman, Bay Hill Hotel & Resorts Limited
  • Nominee Director, Eastern Bank Limited
  • Nominee Director, General Electric Company (BD) Limited
  • Nominee Director, Unique Meghnaghat Power Limited


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