Mr. Sohail R K Hussain is the Managing Director of Bank Asia PLC, a leading private commercial bank in Bangladesh. Prior to joining Bank Asia PLC, Mr. Hussain led two other private commercial banks, namely, City Bank PLC (2013-2019) and Meghna Bank PLC (2020-2024) as Managing Director & CEO. Under his leadership, the banks received numerous national and international awards, including DHL – The Daily Star Bangladesh Business Award, ICMAB Best Corporate Award, Finance Asia Best Bank Award and Global Finance World’s Best Digital Bank awards. 

Starting career at ANZ Grindlays Bank, Mr. Hussain worked in various leadership positions at Standard Chartered and Eastern Bank. His career spanning over 38 years includes experiences in structured finance, structured trade-transactions, re-engineering banks and executing strategies for growth in sustainable financing, green financing, SME, retail, Corporate, treasury and cards business. 

Mr. Hussain holds an MBA from IBA, Dhaka University. He has completed advance courses on Strategic Management from INSEAD (Business school in Fontainebleau, France). He has also received several trainings on banking and finance arranged by FMO, IDI etc. He served as the Vice President of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB), director of IIDFC (Non- Bank Financial Institution), VIPBL (SME Equity funding Company), member of Governing Council of Sajeda Foundation, Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) and Institute of Bankers’ Bangladesh (IBB).