Ekhtier Ahmed Evan has distinctive, solid and high volume revenue driven experience in leading Multinational and National companies for more than 2 decades. He has served world’s No. 1 brand Apple (Head of Sales – iPhone and iPad to Bangladesh’s exclusive authorized distributor) as well as world’s second largest bank HSBC. He also served one of the leading telecom operator Robi Axiata Ltd., A China based e-commerce company and UNEAS of UNDP. He has leaded a prominent handset brand Lenovo as General Manager and Head of Business as well as held senior management positions in other companies for more than one and half decades. Mr. Evan also served as Head of Project of a prominent footwear brand in Bangladesh and set up robust distribution and retail sales channel network with 3000 retails shops and 30 distributors in rural and deep rural areas in Bangladesh.
He has completed MBA from University of Dhaka major in Marketing and also done a Digital Marketing course from BITM (BASIS Institute of Technology and-Management) also completed a short course on Introduction to Digital Journalism organized by REUTERS under Meta Journalism Project. He is associated with BDJOBS.COM as a regular trainer for last 10 years apart from this he is also serving as a training consultant to IPDP, OSTAD, IPTM and LEAD ACADEMY etc.
He served American International University of Bangladesh (AIUB) as guest lecturer on ‘Strategic Sales & Marketing on Real Life Approach’ and guest speaker to Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur on ‘Career on Sales and Marketing’
Mr. Evan has successfully conducted more than 800 training sessions on Sales & Marketing, Soft skill development and career guide etc. which covered around 8,500 hours and 9,000 participants of MNCs and prominent local companies. These trainings covered both online and offline.
Mr. Evan has versatile experience and exposure on 360 degree sales & marketing arena. e.g. Corporate Sales, National Distribution and Retail Business, B2B sales, Key Account Management, Sales Operations, ERP Mapping, D2D Sales, Institutional Sales, Telesales, Modern Trade, e- commerce business and digital marketing.
Mr. Evan served Robi Axiata Ltd. in Enterprise Business division. During his 10 years’ journey with Robi he played multiple job roll e.g. Manager, Large Corporate; Kay Account Manager- KAM; Manager, SME Business Manager. He incorporated many local large companies, Banks and MNCs in his portfolio. He had been awarded ‘Best SME Business Manager- in Emerging Market’ Robi Axiata Ltd. in 2014. He Explored corporate and SME sales in Dhaka, as well as other urban and rural areas.
After that Mr. Evan has served as ‘Head of Sales – iPhone’ to Union Group (Exclusive Authorized Distributor of Apple in Bangladesh). He is the first Apple Business Manager in Bangladesh to drive iPhone and iPad business for Distribution in Bangladesh. Mr. Evan has set up robust distribution and retail sales channel in the big towns. He designed and developed Corporate Sales Team and operators’ business for iPhone and iPad. He attended an extensive and exclusive training program on ‘Sales and Distribution’ arranged by Apple Singapore also trained on Apple Global Business Reporting System (AGBRS). He also maintained liaison with Apple Singapore office.
After that Mr. Evan has served as Head of Business and General Manager of Lenovo smartphones and tab business to Smart Technologies (BD) Ltd. He performed as business key contact person and responsible to operate the whole business. Distribution sales channel across the country, B2B and alternative sales channel, e-commerce/online sales and strategic business relationship with chain shops (Modern Trade) has been developed under his supervision. He given final approval for all sorts of marketing activities e.g. products’ pricing, package and incentives scheme for retailer and distributors as well as consumer, ATL and BTL communication, POS decoration designing, shops merchandising, trade marketing materials, distributor and retailer meet and awarded to best one etc. He also maintained liaison with Lenovo principal office in Delhi.
Starting career Mr. Evan served HSBC bank as Team Leader, Sales. He achieved ‘Live the HSBC Brand’2004. He also served UNDP’s UNEAS as an interpreter and protocol officer. Mr. Evan has conducted a market research on ‘Bangladesh Device Market and Industry’ for a leading telecom company.
Mr. Evan also served a China based e-commerce SHOPLOT.COM as Head of Business Development and Corporates Sales (Business has been postponed due to COVID-19)
He served as Project Head for leading footwear company and established distribution retail channel network with 1000 retails shops in rural and deep rural areas in Bangladesh.
Mr. Evan has root level sales experience after that his determination, dynamism and perseverance he successfully upgraded his career that leads him to become Field sales Executive to Business Head. In student life he did few sales works e.g. Sales Executive in Phillips Pavilion to Dhaka International Trade Fair; Sales Executive, Visa and Master card for Standard Chartered bank through Conquest; Telesales executive to Premier Resort Marketing (PRM) International etc.
Apart from training, he serves as consultant to corporates e.g. corporate revamp and working process, business operation policy, company profile, product profile, company website etc.
He has attended Marketing Guru – Philip Kotler’s session in Dhaka in the year of 2010. Mr. Evan has attended more than 100 training sessions in local and abroad.
Mr. Evan is Foreign Affair Secretary to Dhaka University MBA Association (DUMA). He was Joint Treasurer of Dhaka Dhanmondi Lions Club.
Mr. Evan is the Founder and President of ‘World Leaders Forum-WLF’ a business leaders’ platform.