Sohail F Rahman – The quintessential leader and business personality

Sohail F Rahman is the co founder and chairman of the highly esteemed BEXIMCO Group, which is the biggest industrial and business conglomerate of Bangladesh and also the prominent contributor to the GDP of the country and a key player in the business landscape of Bangladesh.The BEXIMCO Group dates back to 1971 when it was founded by Sohail F Rahman and his brother Salman F Rahman. Though initially the company indulged only in export of seafood, over time the success of the company reached new levels and therefore it expanded into a multi divisional conglomerate that we know  today. BEXIMCO Group at present has many divisions which manufacture products and provide services in many sectors such as Pharmaceuticals, Ceramics, Hotel industry, Mass media, Textiles etc. The company is especially noted for their strong presence in the manufacturing sectors especially its Textiles, ceramics, and the pharmaceutical division. BEXIMCO Group can undoubtedly be said as one of the best manufacturing organizations given their high tech and state of the art manufacturing units. This can be seen from the fact that the Textiles and Ceramics have the highest exports in their respective fields. Moreover, the Pharma division of the company is the top manufacturer of medicines in the country as it alone provides more than 10% of the country’s medicines. It is compliant with all the existing quality parameters such as GMP etc. and was the first Bangladeshi company to receive a listing on the London Stock Exchange.

Sohail F Rahman has ensured with his inborn leadership qualities that the company functions as a closely knit unit which aspires to fulfill the ambitions of the conglomerate as a whole. His attention to details and a keen focus on retaining complete quality in the manufacturing division and expand the current capabilities is the reason for the successful functioning of the diverse departments. Moreover, Sohail F Rahman is largely responsible for the greatly applauded and employee friendly HR policies of the giant corporation. This is especially noteworthy given the fact that BEXIMCO Group has been rated consistently among the top employers despite the staggeringly large number of employees the company has.Under the leadership of Sohail F Rahman, the company has come to harbor a greater sense of social responsibility. Sohail F Rahman has always considered his prerogative to aid any cause benefitting the society.

He is therefore associated with many organizations functioning for the welfare of society, notably societies such  as Proyash, and Gono Sahajjo Songstha to name a few, and this is the reason for his esteem as a businessperson  of substance.