board of directors

Rajeev Sethi has become the Chairman of RedDot Digital Limited on November 2022.
Rajeev joins Robi following notable success in turning around Myanmar’s leading mobile operator, Ooredoo as its CEO. Prior to that he has successfully served as the Chief Commercial Officer of Airtel for Africa.

He has replaced M. Riyaaz Rasheed who has been serving as Robi’s Acting Chief Executive Officer since August, 2021.

Rajeev is an accomplished executive possessing a wealth of domestic and international experience of leading organizations in both startup and established stage with a strong track record of excelling in dynamic and demanding environment.

Rajeev has significant ICT industry experience, including executive engagements in companies such as Vodafone, HP, Hutchison Telecom and Asian Paints. Sethi received an MBA in Marketing, Finance and Operations from the Indian Institute of Management in Lucknow.

Rajeev is no stranger to Bangladesh, as he had earlier served as the Chief Executive Officer of Telenor’s subsidiary, Grameenphone Limited.

Riyaaz Rasheed is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute Management Accountants of UK (FCMA UK, GCMA), and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Management Accounts of Sri Lanka (FCMA SL). He holds an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (MBA PIM), and a Bachelor’s Degree in Pure Sciences (BSc).

In a career experience spanning over 28 years, Riyaaz counts 25 years in mobile telecommunications, working for subsidiaries of multinational corporations like Millicom International Cellular SA of Luxemburg (Millicom), Emirates Telecommunication Group Company (Etisalat) and CK Hutchison Group (Hutchison).

Riyaaz started his professional career at Ernst & Young and his last assignment prior to joining Robi was as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Hutchison Telecommunications, Sri Lanka. Prior to Hutchison Telecommunications, Riyaaz also served Etisalat in Sri Lanka as its Deputy CEO/Chief Financial Officer. He has also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Celltel Lanka Limited and Tigo Lanka Private Limited in Sri Lanka. Riyaaz has also worked in the Sri Lankan conglomerate, Hayleys Group of Companies prior to venturing into mobile telecommunications.

Shahed Alam has been serving Robi Axiata Limited as the Chief Corporate and Regulatory Officer since June 2019. Prior to that, he had been serving the company as the Head of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Division since September 2017. He joined Robi as the Head of Legal in July 2010 and was later promoted to Executive Vice President, Legal & Regulatory Affairs in 2013. Having played a key role in Robi’s transformation, Shahed assumed additional responsibilities as the Ethics Officer of the Company and served till 2015. Prior to joining Robi, Shahed was practicing law in the UK for more than eight years.

Director with extensive hands-on experience in business leadership. Working with C-level Management and Board of Directors in different multinational telecommunications across leading corporate groups, countries, and cultures. He is a Chartered Accountant with an established record of success in developing and implementing company strategies, digital transformations, business development, and cost excellence

Md. Adil Hossain Nobel was appointed as the Chief Enterprise Business Officer in June , 2019. He joined Robi in October, 2014, as Executive Vice President, Enterprise Business.

Adil has over two decades of rich professional experience encompassing sales and marketing, B2B business, business development and operations and key account management. Prior to joining Robi he worked with Airtel Bangladesh and Coats Bangladesh Limited.

Adil holds Master’s in Commerce and MBA along with extensive training in sales and marketing.