Chowdhury Akhtar Asif has been appointed as Additional Managing Director & Group Chief Risk Officer (GCRO) of Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB). Prior to joining MTB, he was the Deputy Managing Director (DMD) and Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of BRAC Bank Limited. Before joining BRAC Bank Limited, he served ONE Bank Limited as the Head of Credit Risk Management & Senior Executive Vice President. He also served Eastern Bank Limited as the Unit Head, Corporate Unit.
After completing Master of Commerce in Finance from the University of Dhaka, he started his career with IFIC Bank Limited as a Probationary Officer in 1992 and served the bank till 2014. He served IFIC Bank Limited as the Head of Credit Risk Management (CRM) from 2013 to 2014 and the Head of Corporate Risk, CRM Division from 2011 to 2012.
He completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from the University of Dhaka in 2006.