Leadership

Family-led since 1981

Two generations of the founding family lead Concorde, combining four decades in Bangladesh's garment industry with international experience in marketing and strategy.

Sayeeful Islam, Managing Director

Sayeeful Islam

Managing Director

One of Bangladesh's most respected business figures and a former President of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), the country's largest business chamber. Mr. Islam has represented Bangladesh in high-level international trade policy forums and helped secure favourable trade terms for the country.

Career milestones

  • Founder, Concorde Garments Ltd., 1981
  • Former President, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 2005
  • Founder Member, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)
  • Former Honorary Consul of Brazil in Bangladesh, 2005 to 2011
  • Commercially Important Person (CIP), 2007, for outstanding contribution to exports

Education

  • MBA, Finance, Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka
  • B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA
  • Member, Tau Beta Pi engineering honour society

Community

  • Operating Trustee, Haji Osman Gani Trust, which funds a school and a charitable hospital
  • Treasurer, Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation of Bangladesh
  • Founder Secretary General, Gulshan Society
Sabrina Islam, Director

Sabrina Islam

Director

An entrepreneur for more than three decades, Sabrina Islam began her career with the Bangladesh Handicrafts Cooperative Federation, which pioneered the marketing of rural artisans' crafts through its outlet KARIKA. She is a committed advocate of women's entrepreneurship and skills development.

Career and recognition

  • Founder of Reflections (1998), which industrialised decorative art glass production in Bangladesh
  • Outstanding Woman in Business 2008, Bangladesh Business Awards
  • Most Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur (Asia), Businesswomen's Forum in Islamic Countries, Doha, 2008
  • FBCCI and Standard Chartered SME Award for Outstanding Women Entrepreneur, 2006

Education

  • LLB (Honours), University of Dhaka, 1977
  • Ford Foundation scholar, Mount Vernon College, Washington DC
  • MBA, Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka, 1984

Public roles

  • Former Vice President, Bangladesh Employers' Federation
  • Member, Executive Committee, National Skills Development Council
  • Member, Board of Governors, UCEP Bangladesh
  • Founder Director, International Medical College
Raiyan S. Islam, Director

Raiyan S. Islam

Director

Based in London, Raiyan leads marketing for Concorde Garments Group, winning new customers and making sure they receive the best possible service.

Education

  • The Doon School, Dehra Dun, and the first Duke of Edinburgh International Award recipient from his batch
  • B.Sc. Environmental Management, North South University
  • Master's in Management, Cass Business School, City University, London
  • Diploma in Fashion Buying and Merchandising, London College of Fashion
  • Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy, MIT
S. Nibras Islam, Director

S. Nibras Islam

Director

Nibras joined Concorde after more than ten years at EY-Parthenon, the strategy consulting business of EY, where he was a leader in the Consumer Products and Retail strategy teams in New York and London. He brings an analytical, process-driven lens, developed advising private equity and corporate clients, to Concorde's operations and client relationships.

Education

  • MBA, Business Analytics and Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  • BA Economics, cum laude, University of Pennsylvania, Benjamin Franklin Scholar
  • American International School Dhaka

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