Syed Mahbubur Rahman joined Dhaka Bank as its managing director on Sunday.

Prior to the new assignment, Rahman was the managing director of Brae Bank. He has 27 years of experience in banking and credit services, according to a statement.

Rahman also worked for Prime Bank, Citibank NA, Standard Chartered Bank, ANZ Grindlays, and IDLC Finance before moving to Brae Bank in 2008, Dhaka Bank said in the statement.

He started his career with Saudi Bangladesh Agricultural and Industrial Investment Company Ltd. He also served Brae EPL Investments, Brae EPL Stock Brokerage, Brae Saajan Exchange, bKash, Brae IT Services and IIDFC Securities as a director.

Rahman is also a member of the board of governors of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh.

He also won the Asian Banker Leadership Achievement Award for Bangladesh for the period of 2011-2013.