Padma Bank Limited on Saturday held its first Town Hall meeting in an effort to set its annual goals for the next banking year, the bank said in a statement.
The board of directors of the bank led by Chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, Dr. Jamaluddin Ahmed, FCA, Chairman Janata Bank Limited and senior management took part in the innovative consultation in order to set annual growth, business targets and policies for the year 2020.
Managing Director and CEO of the bank Md. Ehsan Khasru declared the Vision 2020 Road-Map of the bank at the end of the meeting at Bangladesh Bank Training Academy at Mirpur, Dhaka.
Directors including Tamim Marzan Huda and Abu Kaisar were present. CEO and MD of Agrani Bank Mohammad Shams-ul-Islam, CEO and MD of Rupali Bank Obayed Ullah Al Masud and MD of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh also attended the meeting. Senior officials and all 57 managers of Padma Bank branches also took part in the novel brainstorming sessions.
Wrapping up the discussion, which is the first of its kind in the country’s banking sector, Mr. Khasru said they adopted the Vision 2020 Road-Map in an effort to turn Padma Bank into one of the top financial institutions in the country.
“Padma Bank has already turned around thanks to the efforts of the bank’s board of directors and its hard working managers and executives,” Khasru said.
“In the new year, Padma will launch an array of innovative new products on a completely digital platform as part of its efforts to bring modern banking services to the doorstep of the customers,” he said.
“We hope with these new services and products, Padma will very soon reach its desired goals,” he added.
On the occasion 21 executives of the bank were given “Performance Award” for contributing to the business growth of the bank.
Padma Bank is a unique fourth generation bank with majority of its shares being controlled by top four state-run commercial banks of the country and the ICB. It has 57 branches situated in strategic locations across Bangladesh.
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