Dhaka: Hasan Tarek Chowdhury today joined the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country's premier stock market, as the General Manager of HR and Admin.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, prior to assuming this leadership role at the DSE, Chowdhury served as the Head of People and Culture Business Partnering at Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Bangladesh Limited.
Chowdhury is recognized as one of Bangladesh's prominent human resource professionals, with over 29 years of experience in the field. He has led HR divisions in various multinational and large domestic organizations for nearly two decades. His extensive career includes notable tenures at Japan Tobacco International (Bangladesh), Novartis (Bangladesh) Limited, MetLife Bangladesh, ACI Limited, MGH Group, and PRAN-RFL Group.
Throughout his career, Chowdhury has managed HR challenges across multiple sectors, including pharmaceuticals, FMCG, insurance, shipping, and agriculture. He has been actively involved in HR policy formulation, talent acquisition, employee development, and performance management.
Chowdhury is particularly noted for leading major organizational transformations, such as the largest workforce transformation project in Bangladesh for JTI and restructuring projects at Novartis and Alcon.