Ariful Islam, Chief Financial Officer of BRAC University, has been appointed as its Treasurer on 10 July 2025 by the Honorable President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Islam joined the university in December 2020 and is currently leading finance, IT, procurement, international student and scholarship functions, and a new campus project.
He is also the chairman of IPDC Finance PLC and its Risk Management Committee and a nominated director of the Ayesha Abed Foundation.
He has held senior executive roles at British American Tobacco (BAT) Group across Asia Pacific markets for 23 years.
He has also served as an independent director and chairman of the Board Audit Committee of Toshrifa Industries Limited.
Islam attained a BSc (Honors) in Economics from Scottish Church College, Calcutta University, India and an MBA in Finance from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka.
He has also obtained an Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK).
