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Md. Arif Khan

Md. Arif Khan is a professional Consultant (Business, Learning & Career) of Sullivan Consulting and Learning services and Director of FMS Group (Supply Chain, Commercial & Marketing). He has 22 years of real life working experience in different International and Local Corporate organization, UN organization and Educational Institutes. His expertise areas are on Supply Chain Management, Import-Export Management, International Trade and Business, Entrepreneurship Development, Business Development, Marketing Management, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, Training Management, Career Management, Cross Cultural Management.  Early 90’s he had started his career with Navana Industries Ltd. as Executive (Import-Export-Industries Division). Mr. Khan  also worked at Apex-Adelchi Footwear Ltd., as Commercial Manager (Import-Export-Industries Division), at Integra Communications Ltd., as Head of Supply Chain and Corporate Affairs, at UNDP as Specialist (Marketing & Business Development), at AMS Group as CEO (Supply Chain, Commercial, Marketing), at INTI International University-Malaysia as Senior Faculty (Business & Marketing), at BRAC as Faculty Coordinator (Business & Enterprises). Mr.  Khan is a certified Trainer of WTO/UNCTAD/ITC-Switzerland and CIPS-UK on Supply Chain Management. Mr. Khan has earned his postgraduate degrees on M.Com (Management), PGD (Industrial Management), MBA (Marketing & International Business), Int.Diploma (Purchasing and Supply Chain Management),Switzerland. Mr. Khan is senior Trainer of DCCI Business Institute on Supply Chain Management since 2006. He is also conducting training in leading Training organizations and Institutes like Prothom Alo jobs and to others. He was awarded as Top teaching award while worked in a cross cultural environment at INTI International University –Malaysia. Mr. Khan has also conducted and facilitated several Trainings, Workshops, Seminars and Trade Fairs while worked at UNDP, INTI and BRAC. Mr. Khan has attended and completed successfully several Trainings, Trade Fairs, Workshop and Seminars in home and abroad successfully. During his work tenure he has travelled many countries and gathered practical knowledge on individual and Business Culture of diverse group of people, organization and country. He has worked with many top successful business entrepreneurs and leaders in Bangladesh and abroad.

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Mr. Asif Iqbal

Mr. Asif Iqbal is a well-experienced ‘Health Safety & Environment (HSE)’ professional and Corporate Trainer with more than 16 years of successful career length in the field of project, manufacturing and process industry that includes cement, pharmaceuticals, power generation & distribution and oil & gas industry. Currently he is holding the position of Country Head of EHS at Germany based global power generation & engineering company Siemens Bangladesh. Previously he also worked for some other world reputed top global/multinational companies in Bangladesh like US based oil & gas company Chevron Bangladesh, Switzerland based pharmaceutical company Novartis Bangladesh and Mexico based cement company CEMEX Bangladesh in the field of Engineering, Operations and HSE. During his long professional career, Mr. Asif availed the opportunity of getting extensive local and overseas professional training in several countries including USA, Germany, Austria, China, Singapore, Thailand, India, Malaysia, UAE etc. which enabled him to enhance his knowledge & expertise in his field as well as to largely contribute in promoting the overall corporate & industrial HSE culture and management system up to world-class standard in all those multinational companies he has worked for. He also played a key role as a member of audit team in several prestigious corporate HSE compliance audits in cement, pharmaceuticals and oil & gas industries at home and abroad.
Apart from his profession, being an efficient Training Consultant, Mr. Asif has been regularly facilitating training and awareness sessions on different HSE / Safety related topics at various renowned local and multinational organizations and reputed Training institutes in Bangladesh with a very well reputation for last several years.
After graduating as a Mechanical Engineer from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Mr. Asif Iqbal obtained his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from North South University, Dhaka. Later with a goal to accelerate his career growth in HSE, he also achieved some internationally recognized prestigious certifications like NEBOSH IGC (UK), OSHA General Industry (USA), IOSH Managing Safely (UK), Certified HSE Incident Investigator (Singapore) etc. He is also a certified Lead Auditor on ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health & Safety Management System) and ISO 14001:2015 (Environment Management System).

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Mr. Abu Nayeem Md. Shahjahan

Mr. Abu Nayeem Md. Shahjahan obtained his Masters in Social Science (MSS) from Dhaka University; Bachelor in Hotel Management from Rome, Italy; Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management from IPM Dhaka. Presently working as the General Manager of Space Apartments & Suites. He worked as the General Manager of Jamuna Resort, Director of Human Resources, Director of Training, Director of Food & Beverage at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel. Mr. Shahjahan is the Vice Chairman of Bangladesh-Japan Training Institute (BJTI). Mr. Shahjahan is the recipient of the President’s Award of Sheraton Overseas Management Corporation for his outstanding performance in the field of Training at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel. He attended numerous training on management skills both in home and abroad including USA, Italy, Japan, Hongkong and Thailand. Mr. Shahjahan has over 20 years experience as a professional Trainer. Mr. Shahjahan is a former faculty of Hospitality management at IUBAT. He is a professional trainer at Bangladesh-Japan Training Institute (BJTI), DCCI Business Institute and a certified Assessor of Trainers at BTEB.

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Md. Mostafa Kamal

Mr. Mostafa Kamal worked as Head of HR for MNC & Joint Venture with proven exposure in largest conglomerates in diverse field (Ceramics, Power, Paints, Healthcare, RMG, FMCG, Real State and Engineering) and having solid working experience in the field of Human Resource Management (HRM) & Organizational Development (OD), HR operations, Performance Management, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, HR Business Partnering & L & D. Mr. Kamal is a Certified Performance Audit Professional (C-PA) Certified KPI Professional (C-KPIP), Certified KPI Practitioner (C-KPI Practitioner), KPI Institute, Australia, Certified Reward Professional (CRP), Aon Hewitt, Colombo, Certified Talent Acquisition Professional (CTAP), Aon Hewitt, India, Certified OD Developer (CODD), Certified Learning & Development Manager (CLDM), Certified Human Resources Business Partner (CHRBP) and received Train The Trainer (TTT) from Bangalore, India, motivator & speaker. Mr. Kamal takes his pride in the history of contributing consultancy and training expertise in promoting professional excellence across diverse functional disciplines. He has demonstrated matured professional grip in designing, developing, targeting and measuring KPIs & delivering high performing culture through establishing End to End Performance Management System through KPI and high impact training modules catering to the specialized needs of the organizations. With extraordinary public speaking, behavioral and selling skills with capability to instill the essence of these traits among employees to develop them into improved performers. Mr. Kamal has his own way to activate individuals with their unique style and link people with business strategy. Mr. Kamal possess an MBA in HRM, MA in English and PGD in HRM.

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Mr. Jishu Tarafder

Jishu Tarafder is an expert leadership & management development professional from Bangladesh. In the mid nineteen eighties Tarafder started his career as an entry- level executive in the hospitality industry; however, within a few years, with his enthusiasm, dynamism and perseverance he became a manager. Since then he has held many key managerial positions in the Sales & Marketing and Training & Education areas in several 5-star hotels and training institutes in Bangladesh as well as in overseas. Tarafder has a career history of more than thirty years and he carried out an extensive research in the field of human potential development and professional development. He has a vast teaching and consultancy experience in first class international hotel chains, banking sector, corporate training companies, real estate companies, hospitality institutes, electronic media, and telecommunications sector.   Following are few names where Jishu Tarafder has worked and trained: Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, Radisson Water Garden, The Westin Dhaka, BRAC Bank, Aamra Group, Grameen Phone, Bangla Link, ProthomAlo Jobs, Qatar Airways, Lake Shore Hotel, Metronet, IUBAT, Apollo Hospitals, Katalyst, Adcom, Standard Chartered Bank, Aventis, Navana Group, Unique Group, The City Bank Ltd, Kallol Group, Popular Pharmaceuticals, Square Pharmaceuticals, SGS, IDLC Finance, Avery Dennison, Chittagong Skill Development Center, DCCI, Premier Bank, Cambrian College, Crown Cement etc, ILO, Superstar Group, Apex Group, Epyllion Group, Chaity Group, Bureau Veritas and many more.     Tarafder holds several international professional training qualifications including a qualification as a certified trainer and assessor of Technical & Further Education (TAFE), Australia.  Besides his training and management skills, Tarafder has an excellent flair for visual arts i.e. painting, photography, and videography. So far, he participated in a number of group art exhibitions and held two solo painting exhibitions. He also holds an M.A degree in film & media. Inventor of several professional development tools like IMPACT™, CASH™, LOGIC™, LIFE- SKILLS-21™ MAGIC™ and IMAGE™, and founder of My-Beautiful-Life™ personal & professional development forum, Tarafder is a self-made person; his present credentials have a long history of a trial & error process. Therefore, his mission is to disseminate the techniques of excellence, in both personal and professional lives, among the eager learners without letting them go through any experimental process. Tarafder welcomes the enthusiastic learners to participate in the personal and professional development workshops. Career History of Jishu Tarafder: • CEO & Chief Consultant, CORPORATECOACH™, Corporate Training and Hospitality Management Company (2008 – Present) • Advisor and Project Director - Vocational Training & Education Projects FutureEd Corporation Ltd. (2014 – Present)  • CEO & Lead Consultant, UPDATE (Unique Professional Development Academy for Training & Education), (2009 – 2014) • Director of Operations and Owner’s Representative to The Westin Dhaka, Unique Hotel & Resorts Ltd. (2009 – 2014) • Training Manager, The Westin Dhaka (2006 – 2008) • Director & Head of Training, Kangan Batman TAFE, Australia • Sales Manager & Designated Trainer, Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka (2001 – 2005) • Training Manager, Dhaka Sheraton (1998 – 2001) • Guest Relations Manager & Designated Trainer, Sheraton Perdana Resort, Malaysia, (1996 – 1998)  • Sales Manager & Designated Trainer, Dhaka Sheraton (1991 – 1996). Professional Qualifications of Jishu Tarafder:  Certificate in Corporate Management – AOTS (Tokyo, Japan)   Certified Trainer - Building World Class Brands, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Asia Pacific Division (Bangkok, Thailand) • Certified Facilitator - Starwood Cares Customer Service, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific Division (Singapore) • Certified Facilitator – Star Customer Experience, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific Division (New Delhi, India) • Certificate in Training and Workplace Assessment, Kangan Batman TAFE, (Melbourne, Australia) • • Certified Food Safety Supervisor, Kangan Batman TAFE (Melbourne, Australia) Certificate for Designated Trainer, Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts.

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