Bio

About Reza

Career
Highlights

GP, Citycell,
Airtel, bKash,
Nagad, Kiu,
Celero, Shetu, Upay

1973-
Born
Dhaka, BD.

1978
Enrolled at Viqarunnisa Noon School & College

1983
Joined Shantinagar Leo Club

1992
Cricketer ID card

2000
Enrolled at University of Dhaka to persue his MBA

Reza grew up in Dhaka in a very supportive family. He obtained his MBA in Accounting from The University of Dhaka with a CGPA of 3.71 out of 4 in 2004. His late father Mashir Hossain was an award-winning (Ekushe Padak) journalist and a founding member of Dhaka press Club. He is married to Nusrat Hassin and has three kids: Nehla, Zarar and Ridan.

His late father Mashir Hossain was an award-winning (Ekushe Padak) journalist and a founding member of Dhaka press Club. He is married to Nusrat Hassin and has three kids: Nehla, Zarar and Ridan.

1995-
Professional
Experience

Rezaul Hossain has more than 27 years of work experience in Sales, Distribution, Marketing & Product Development in ICT, Telecommunication and Digital Money industries. In his role as the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Bkash, where IFC & Gates Foundation have stakes, has guided the company to drive revenue & customer acquisition in a compliant manner. His decisive leadership helped bKash to acquire over 22 million customers within five years, making it the ‘world’s largest mobile financial service provider’ in terms of subscriber, number of agents and transactions. Previously he has served in Grameenphone ( A Telenor Venture), Airtel Bangladesh ( A Bharti Airtel Venture), and Citycell in Bangladesh at various leadership capacities.

1995
Joined Infinity Technologies Ltd as a Marketing Executive

1996
Joined Grameen CyberNet Ltd as a Marketing Executive

1997
Joined Grameenphone Limited as Deputy General Manager & Head of Distribution Sales

2005
Joined Pacific Telecom as General Manager & Head of Sales & Distribution

2007
Joined GAO RFID as Account Sales Manager

2007
Joined Warid as Head of Distribution Sales

2010
Joined Airtel Bangladesh as Head of Distribution Sales

2011
Joined bKash as the Chief Commercial Officer

2022
Joined UPAY (UCB Fintech Company Limited) as Managing Director & CEO

From the very beginning of his career, Reza dreamt of the day that he got to build his own company. Going to another side of the table is always challenging and having a secure life and walking to the uncertainty takes courage. But to work for one’s own dream and make positive changes in people's lives and provide opportunities for them is always worth it. So Reza thought better late than never to drive his own dream.

2017-

Entrepreneurial Journey

2017
Started Celero Ltd as Managing Director & CEO

2017
Joined Kiu BD Ltd as Managing Director & CEO

2018
Played the role of an Advisor

2018
Started Celero Lives Ltd as an Advisor

2018
Started Krone (A Celero Company) as Chairman

2021
Started Shetu as Managing Director & CEO

2022
Became Advisor To The Board, Kiu Global Limited, Hong Kong

2023
Joined Nagad as Advisor

Tours & Conferences

Tours & Conferences help him to increase his exposure and learn new things. Reza believes that networking & creating synergies are always important to think clearly and increase the capability to implement new ideas.