Strata - Perfecting Spaces
Board of Directors
Farhad Shawkat
Chairman
Farhad Shawkat started his career at The World Bank in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 1999. He then switched to the education sector, and taught O and A Level Economics at South Breeze School and Sunbeams School for 22 years. During this period, he also set up his own educational institution Think Tank, which specialized in providing O and A Level education.
Farhad holds a B.A in Economics from the University of Rochester, NY, and a MSc degree in Economics from Birkbeck University.
He is now the Chairman of Strata Building Solutions, a top tier facility management company in Bangladesh.
Kazi Samiur Rahman
Managing Director
Kazi Samiur Rahman is a serial entrepreneur with experience in outsourcing, real estate facility management, management consulting and nonprofit sectors.
Samiur also had a checkered corporate career. He had been a management professional with extensive experience in industrial project set up of consumer electronics and sales-oriented banking in the financial sectors of UK and Bangladesh.
As Managing Director of Rancon Electronics, Samiur headed a new industrial venture which focused on establishing a full-scale refrigerator manufacturing plant. Under his leadership, Rancon Electronics launched a new home appliances brand – Astra in the Bangladesh market. Samiur also led Rangs Industries – another strategic business unit of Rangs Group involved in sales and distribution of global consumer electronics brands like Toshiba and Samsung.
As Head of Retail Business of IPDC, Samiur was instrumental in revamping the fledging retail department of the company. Under his leadership, the deposit portfolio of the financial institution grew substantially and he also signed landmark corporate agreements with a number of multinational companies.
Samiur started his career with Barclays Bank in UK and later he worked for Standard Chartered in Bangladesh.
Samiur holds a B.Comm in Business Administration from University of Windsor and MBA from Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka.
Strata Building Solutions
Hey there 👋 Need help? I'm here for you, so just give me a call.
