Eastland Ins gets new independent director

Hedayetullah Al Mamoon, former senior secretary, was recently appointed as an independent director of Eastland Insurance Company Limited.

Mamoon has 34 years of experience of government services in various higher positions, including over eight years as a senior secretary and secretary to the government.  

He was a member of the Bangladesh Civil Service (administration cadre of 1982 batch) and retired as a senior secretary of the finance division of the Ministry of Finance.

He was promoted to the rank of secretary in April 2009 and subsequently to the rank of senior secretary in 2014, continuing in the position until October 4, 2017.

Prior to his assignment as the finance secretary, Mamoon worked as the senior commerce secretary for more than two years. He served as a secretary of information, cultural affairs, and civil aviation and tourism.

He also served as a member of the Planning Commission, secretary of Bangladesh Public Service Commission, and director general of the department of social services at the Ministry of Social Welfare.

He served as a chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation, and Bangladesh NGO Foundation, and managing director of the Water Supply and Sewerage Authority.