Board of Directors
Mr. Gerald K. Adams
Chairman since 2020
Ms. Rupali Chowdhury
Managing Director since 2008
Ms. Rupali Chowdhury is an MBA from IBA, University of Dhaka, and completed her Graduation with Honors in Chemistry from the University of Chittagong. She started her career with the multinational pharmaceutical and chemical Company, Ciba Geigy (Bangladesh) Limited and was Brand Manager while leaving the company in 1990. Ms. Rupali Chowdhury joined Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited in 1990 as Planning Manager and during her tenure she worked for various departments such as marketing, sales, supply chain and systems under different supervisory capacities. She became the Managing Director of the Company on 1 January 2008. She is also Chairman and Managing Director of Jenson & Nicholson (Bangladesh) Limited, a 100% subsidiary of Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited; and Director of Berger Becker Bangladesh Limited (a joint venture between Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited and Becker Industrial Coatings Holding AB, Sweden) and Berger Fosroc Limited (a joint venture between Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited and Fosroc International Limited, UK). She is the President of Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce & Industries (FICCI) for third term. She is a Member of the Advisory Board of UNICEF Bangladesh and President of Bangladesh Paints Manufacturers Association. She is also a member of the Audit Committee of Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited. She is Independent Director of Linde Bangladesh Limited and Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Limited.
Mr. Anil Bhalla
Director Since 1994
Mr. Anil Bhalla was born in India in 1946. He graduated in Economics (Hons) from the University of Delhi and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant. He is the managing partner of JC Bhalla & Co., a reputed Chartered Accountants firm of India. He has over four decades of experience in professional services in both India and abroad. He has a wide range of experience in auditing, joint venture consultancy, tax consultancy, strategic business consultancy, business valuations, and mergers & acquisitions.
He was a Member of the Northern India Regional Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) from 1976 to 1979 and its Chairman from 1978 to 1979. He has served ICAI as member of different Committees namely Company Law, Expert advisory and Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. He was an Executive Committee member of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Bar Association of Delhi. He was President of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Florida, USA Delhi Chapter. He is also a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee of Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited.
Ms. Rishma Kaur
Director since 2013
Mr. Kanwardip Singh Dhingra
Director since 2016
Mr. Mohammad Nazim Uddin Helali
Director since 2013
Mr. Mohammad Nazim Uddin Helali was born in 1962. He completed his Graduation with Honors and Masters of Science in Chemistry from University of Chittagong. He started his career with the multinational company ‘Coats Bangladesh Limited’ in 1990 as Production & Stock Controller and worked there for about five and a half years. Mr. Helali joined Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited in 1996 as Production Manager. Over the period, he served the company under different capacities and is presently holding the position of Chief Executive Officer of Jenson & Nicholson (Bangladesh) Limited.
Mr. Sazzad Rahim Chowdhury
Director since 2020
Mr. Sazzad Rahim Chowdhury is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with almost three decades of professional experience leading finance function of multinational companies in diverse industries. Prior to joining Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, he served Novartis Bangladesh Limited for six years as Finance Director & Company Secretary and CFO for Distribution Markets Sri Lanka & Maldives. He was Chief Financial Officer of Citycell (a joint venture of Singapore Telecom and Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Ltd.). He also served different finance leadership positions at British American Tobacco Bangladesh Limited; Unilever Bangladesh Limited and KAFCO. He joined Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited as Chief Financial Officer in June 2019. He is a Director of Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, Berger Becker Bangladesh Limited and Berger Fosroc Limited.