Abrar A Anwar recently joined Standard Chartered Bank as managing director of wholesale banking. Prior to this appointment, Anwar was the managing director and head of global corporate and commercial banking of Citibank NA, said a statement.
He started his 19-year corporate and investment banking career with ANZ Grindlays Bank in 1991 as a management trainee, after completion of MBA from Institute of Business Administration (IBA).
During his career he worked in India, UK and Bangladesh and originated some groundbreaking transactions, such as, IPO for GrameenPhone and merger and acquisition of NTT DoCoMo’s entry into Axiata Bangladesh.
