Asif Naimur Rashid | Chief Business Officer
Grameenphone

Dr. Asif Naimur Rashid is Chief Business Officer at Grameenphone, Bangladesh's largest mobile network operator, where he leads the company's commercial strategy, business growth, and customer operations. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Sonali Bank Limited and is a Guest Professor at the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka.

He has more than 25 years of experience across telecommunications, ICT, digital services, and technology transformation. His expertise spans commercial leadership, enterprise technology, digital transformation, AI, enterprise architecture, IT strategy, and organisational transformation, having held executive and board-level roles across operators, technology companies, and financial institutions.

Prior to joining Grameenphone, Dr. Rashid served as Chief Information Officer at Robi Axiata, where he led the company's technology and information systems strategy as a member of the Management Council. Earlier, he founded and served as Managing Director of Red.Digital Limited before joining its Board of Directors. He also spent over two years with Telenor Group in Norway as IT Strategy Advisor and IT Launch Programme Manager, supporting large-scale IT transformation initiatives and the launch of Telenor Myanmar.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Rashid held leadership positions at Grameenphone, overseeing enterprise architecture and strategic planning, and worked at Siemens in intelligent networks. He began his professional career as an Oracle Application Developer and Instructor, building a strong technical foundation before progressing into executive leadership.

Dr. Rashid holds a Master of Engineering in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Technology Sydney and an Executive MBA from Royal Roads University. He has also completed executive education programmes at INSEAD and the National University of Singapore. His experience combines commercial strategy, digital transformation, AI, enterprise technology, and telecommunications leadership across both domestic and international markets.