Mr. Mohammad Ziaul Hasan Molla

AMD, Chief Credit Officer (CCO), Agent Banking, CAMLCO.

Mr. Mohammad Ziaul Hasan Molla is the Deputy Managing Director of Bank Asia plc since 2018 and currently heading the role of Chief Credit Officer, Head of  Agent Banking , Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (CAMLCO), and also Executive Director (ED) - Banking  Asia Foundation (as philanthropy).

Joined Bank Asia in 2013 as an  Executive Vice President  and since then has been playing a key role of bank's transformation journey in businesses, distribution channel, credit, compliance and financial inclusion.

With over 25 years of extensive experience in banking and financial services,  Mr.Molla brings deep expertise in credit structuring, corporate banking, SME & retail banking, islamic banking and financial inclusion through agent-led models. He has successfully led operations in both centralized and decentralized banking  ( manager of principle branch, gulshan branch, tejgaon branch) environments, demonstrating strong strategic leadership, operational excellence and people management skills.

Prior to joining  Bank Asia, he was in City Bank plc as Head of Cash Management, also gained international exposure ( 2008- 2011) as the Chief Executive Officer of Five Continent's Credit Limited,  a non banking financial institution based in HongKong.

Mr. Molla started professional  journey with Erba Ltd (Alpha Tobacco) in 1997 and then joined in Standard Chartered Bank in 1999.

Mr. Molla holds a postgraduate degree in Finance from the University of Dhaka and an MBA from Newport University, USA. He is a certified  islamic banking professional ( CSAA - Certified Shariah Advisor & Auditor, AAOIFI, Bahrain) and also a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS, USA).

Mr. Molla,  is the Chairman  (2022- 2026) of AACOBB  (Association of Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officers of Banks in Bangladesh ); and promoting best practices across the banking industry in Bangladesh.