Syed Abdul Momen

Syed Abdul Momen currently serves as the Additional Managing Director of BRAC Bank PLC, a role he assumed on April 1, 2025.

With over two decades of multifaceted experience in the banking sector, Mr. Momen has demonstrated strong leadership across technology, operations, and business verticals, with a particular focus on SME banking.

He joined BRAC Bank in August 2005 and has since played a pivotal role in shaping its strategic growth. In his early years, he led the restructuring of the bank’s technology infrastructure and played a key role in the migration of its Core Banking Platform. In 2007, Mr. Momen was seconded to BRAC Afghanistan Bank as Chief Operating Officer (COO), where he managed SME operations, expanded the bank’s presence into three new provinces, and contributed to the formulation of SME Banking Policies and Guidelines in collaboration with the Central Bank of Afghanistan.

Upon his return to BRAC Bank in 2009, he led critical initiatives within the SME Division, including a nationwide portfolio recovery program. In 2010, he was appointed Head of Small Business, taking charge of the country’s largest small business portfolio. Under his leadership, the team achieved outstanding business results and was awarded the Chairman’s Excellence Award in 2012. In July 2017, he was promoted to Head of SME Banking, further strengthening the bank’s leadership in the SME segment.

Prior to joining BRAC Bank, Mr. Momen began his career at ANZ Grindlays Bank in 1999. Following its acquisition by Standard Chartered Bank, he played a significant role in Core Banking Platform migration across the Middle East and South Asia. He was also instrumental in delivering large-scale IT transformation and business process centralization projects for Standard Chartered across multiple regional markets.

Mr. Momen holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Communications with Distinction from Middlesex University, UK.