Masud Khan CEO of Crown Cement Group

Dhaka, November 01, 2017: Vastly experienced in business management Mr. Masud Khan has
been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Crown Cement Group, a leading
manufacturer of cement and other construction materials in Bangladesh.
Prior to joining the Crown Cement Group on November 1, 2017, he was the advisor to CEO of
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd. Mr. Khan also served as Chief Financial Officer of LafargeHolcim
Bangladesh Ltd. He is also serving as independent director of three multinational companies —
GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh, Marico Bangladesh Ltd. and Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd. — and
one local company — Viyellatex Group.
He has more than 38 years of professional experience in different key positions in several
multinational companies including British American Tobacco Bangladesh, Monrovia Tobacco
Corporation, Liberia and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Kolkata.
“I am looking forward to beginning my new chapter in life in Crown Cement Group, a leading local
conglomerate in Bangladesh. Crown is a highly reputed and trusted brand in Bangladesh. I believe
that Crown will rise to greater heights in the years ahead and I am excited to be a part of this
growth,” says Mr. Masud Khan.
Born in Chittagong, Khan did his schooling in Kolkata and thereafter graduated from St Xavier’s
College, Kolkata.
He became a chartered accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India after
serving as an article assistant of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Kolkata, and cost accountant
from The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.
He is actively involved in improving the education in schools and colleges in his native village at
Chunati in Chittagong. He is also the guest faculty of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Bangladesh (ICAB).