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diversified cultural mixes in the other business possibilities to I would say one of the biggest intrapreneurs and
modern world but it's always keep our presence in the strengths of Amzotech is that entrepreneurs in light of
their people over any other business sector in Bangladesh, all of its shareholders/stake- the 4th Industrial
holders are successful
Revolutions.
long term and sustainable.
nationalities. That is why, the
Leading the love, care and respect the public What your motivations for businessmen in their respec- I believe in one of the most
tive fields. We are running
has for their nation is astonish-
simple theories of evolution
garment industries, IB
ing. Then there is their discipline,
diversifying into
when it comes to the corporate
their punctuality, their work
companies, human resource
ethic, their respect for law and conglomerate business schools, textile chemical culture. It's usually the
sectors?
survival of the fittest. I admit
firms, full-scale fitness
Tech Transition people’s privacy, their willingness If I had to answer this question centers, automobile imports, but it has a higher probability.
order, their high regard for
that it's not always the case
in one word it would be
lubricant imports, etc. So I
to change for the better, etc are
So in a world that is getting
“Sustainability”.
think the experience we have
some of their other admirable
more and more competitive
traits. So after coming back to
es to try to branch out into other
through establishing the
Bangladesh, I tried to hold onto I think it is crucial for business- gathered all these years every day, it's essential to try
to stay ahead of the game.
these good characteristics and sectors to thrive in the long run. business in several sectors is a
In conversation with Syed Moinul It's also important to be practical key point in gaining the And for that, I think the thirst
Ahsan, Managing Director of Amzotech household of 2 other siblings and pass it on whenever possible. I about the idea of the business. It confidence to branch out into for gathering knowledge is
Solutions Limited to get the lowdown on my wife is also an entrepreneur understand it's a small scene in gets a further boost if the imperative and I don't mean
how he envisions to harness the who runs a successful e-com- the big picture but in the words of business idea aligns with the ICT and hopefully, be able to that just in terms of academic
transformative power of 4IR merce food business in the name the great Chinese philosopher Lao country’s future plans and execute it through hard work, qualifications. There have
of Baking Stories when she is not Tze - “ A journey of a thousand directions. integrity, honesty, discipline, been, there are and there may
taking care of our three year old miles begins with a single step”. technical knowledge and with always be anomalies but
son. Business and commerce run the right planning. exceptions aren't always the
in for the last two generations of Why did you not directly Why is your vision behind best examples.
Could you tell us a schooled in Residential our extended family and all of our join the family business? starting Amzotech What is your corporate We must also be willing to
little bit about your Model, then spent his cousins and parents coming I had learned about the best Solutions Limited and ethos when it comes to learn, unlearn and relearn
background (family, college life at Notre Dame together to form our diversified practices of the UK market but I how do you plan to hiring new employees? because what it is accepted
education and life and then completed his conglomerate seemed like the did not know about the Bangla- sustainably execute it? Most of the candidates who and applicable today may not
experiences) B.com and M.com from only logical choice. Nevertheless, deshi RMG industry. After coming Amzotech Solutions Limited is apply and are called for be useful tomorrow. That is
I am extremely blessed and Dhaka University. He spent we have been raised to be back from abroad, I joined basically a 4IR technology interviews are more or less of why it is critical to developing
also humbled to come from 32 years as a decorated and family-oriented so to us family Viyellatex group as a manage- company. We are currently We want to be one of the similar educational a certain frame of mind that is
an eminent and reputable top rank officer in a private always comes first and every- ment trainee mainly because it partners of Dell EMC, Arista leading augmenters of backgrounds. Very little, in willing to accept change and
family. Being privileged to bank in Bangladesh. thing else comes later. was led by an extraordinary and Networks and a few other technologies in the nation and terms of academic qualifica- adapt to it. It's a fast-moving
be born into a Zamindari Coming from this lineage it an extremely visionary man, the Fortune 500 companies. Basical- then abroad in the foreseeable tions differ. In terms of world and we must be willing
family around the early was a lot to live up to. So You were educated in group Chairman Mr. David ly, we want to create an environ- future. Our vision aligns with experience, I am very open to to welcome the inevitable
18th century, one of my my father gave me the England. What your main Hasanat, in a short space of time ment where disruptive technolo- that of Bangladesh which is hiring employees with little or changes. If capable then it is
great-great-grandfathers chance to get one of the takeaways from years in was promoted to the position of gy and trends such as RPA, AI, going into digitization or no experience unless of course also advisable to travel
was Syed Sarwarjan of best English medium the UK and how did it Business Assistant to the VR, IoT, etc will significantly virtualization, so it's almost there is a need for it which is whenever and wherever
Madhukhali and Baliakandi education possible in Maple change your look when you Chairman of the Group. I am alter the way businesses, inevitable that ICT businesses applicable to certain depart- possible because it helps to
of Greater Faridpur and Leaf International School. I eventually returned to happy that I did as I learned so industries and consumers will will thrive provided that it ments and positions. expand the knowledge base.
then Cuttack, in the eastern then went to do get my B.Sc Bangladesh? much from working directly operate, simply because it has ticks all the right boxes. This The things I look for the most, Being able to identify the right
Indian state of Odisha and (Marketing) degree and The British Empire at its peak under the great man himself! I attributes that are recognizably ICT industry will also be able in potential candidates are not business at the right time is
then Bamna of Barguna MBA from the United was the largest in human history also wanted to observe the superior to the current and to provide hundreds of just Amzotech but all my other paramount. Once you do, work
district. His son Syed Abi Kingdom. Looking back to having covered around 35 million corporate life in Bangladesh from conventional systems, proce- thousands of jobs for the businesses are their desire or very hard, work smart but
Mohammad Ahsan inherit- those memories of almost sq km, which is almost the other side of the table to be dures and habits. people of this nation. So it's a drive or hunger to shine. I always remember your roots,
ed his estates and then half a decade ago, my one-fourth of the total land area able to get some perspective into We are proud to offer the SIEM win-win for the country, it’s want people with not just your family, your friends, your
passed it on to my grandfa- father had urged me to gain on Earth. So naturally, there is a the mindset of employees, who I (Security Information and Event people and the organization. potential but the willingness colleagues and people who
ther Syed Ziaul Ahsan who practical work experience lot to learn from that culture and believe are the biggest assets of Management) solution of Dell As far as the matter of a to work hard to back it up, to have helped you in your time
went on to become one of and I learned front end having lived in the UK for a any organization. I wanted to be RSA and also promoting Arista successful execution is be honest, to have integrity, to of need. Be kind to people and
the youngest independent sales by working in Nike, considerable amount of time, its able to empathize with them networking switches and concerned, there are no be disciplined and to be loyal. most of all, always remember
Members of the Provincial Zara, Sports Direct, and difficult to mention only a few before they may be trying to lead routers. We are also focusing on guarantees of success in any to be a good human being
Assembly (MPA) of East then later in a British real takeaways but one of the most them. I was there for two years intensively assisting banks on business but there are certain What suggestion(s) before everything else
Pakistan in 1954 and then estate firm. Syed Moinul Ahsan amazing things would be the and then eventually joined the better KYC and RPA technologies attributes, features that would you provide to because, in the end, it's crucial
the speaker of the House in My mother has always been Managing Director respect they have for their family business. Then I decided to align with the regulatory increase the chances of being the next generation of to leave a legacy for the next
1958. My father was the solid rock to keep our Amzotech Solutions Limited citizens. It's got one of the most that we had to diversify into guidelines of the central bank. prosperous. With that in mind, aspiring young generation to look up to.

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