Mr. Abdul Awal Mintoo, The Chairman & CEO of Multimode Group of Companies has a high academic background and commendable experience in the field of Trade, Industry, Agriculture, Shipping, Banking, and Insurance. He was born on 22nd February 1949. Mr. Mintoo obtained his B.Sc. in Transportation Science in 1973 and M. Sc. in Transportation Management in 1977 from the State University of New York (SUNY). Mr. Mintoo also obtained the M.Sc. degree in Agricultural Economics from SOAS, University of London, UK. Upon graduation from SUNY, Maritime College, New York he started working with Bresnan Shipping Company, Inc. in New York in the field of Chartering & Ship Operation and continued till 1980. He returned to Bangladesh in 1981. Since then Mr. Mintoo involved himself with various other business and industrial establishments. Mr. Mintoo started his educational career again with the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London and successfully completed his M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics in 2012. Mr. Mintoo began his career aspiring to be a ship captain but turned into a businessman and has achieved outstanding success as a leading entrepreneur of Bangladesh. He advocates a societal structure that simultaneously embraces both the market and government. A fearless champion of the cause of strengthening the economic infrastructure of Bangladesh, Mintoo’s business edifice was built by his capitalizing on the rich and varied experience, steady resolve and an indomitable spirit.

Mr. Mahbub Anam is an Independent Director of Pragati Insurance Limited. He graduated in Social Science from Dhaka University. He started career in marketing for International Ocean Transportation in 1984. He joined US Lines Agency in Bangladesh, the then largest American Shipping Company. Mr. Mahbub stepped in the field of agriculture in 1995 by playing a vital role in establishing East West Seed (Bangladesh) Limited (Later changed name as Lal Teer Seed Limited). This was the first research based seed company in Bangladesh. In addition, now he has taken responsibility of a new venture, Lal Teer Live Stock Limited to develop better local breed for Cattle & Buffalo to increase milk and meat production in Bangladesh.

He is the past Chairman of the Standing Committee for Agriculture, FBCCI and President of Bangladesh Seed Association. He is the Managing Director of Lal Teer Seed Limited, LalTeer Live Stock Limited, North South Seed Limited, and Chen Crop Science Bangladesh Limited.

He is associated with the number of Trade Bodies and Professional Organizations and attended various Seminars and Conferences at home and abroad. He is the President of Canada Bangladesh Trade Promotion Center.

Ms. Nasreen Fatema Awal is the Founder President & Adviser of the Women Entrepreneur Association of Bangladesh – WEAB, Vice Chair of the South Asian Women Development Forum (SAWDF-BD), the Founder & Ex-President of the SAARC Chamber of Women Entrepreneur Council (SCWEC), and is a Founding Director of the Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (SME) Foundation in Bangladesh under the Ministry of Industries. She oversees Multimode’s Corporate Social Responsibility as well as her family’s charitable foundation, the Nasreen Mintoo Trust, which includes girls’ schools, colleges and hospitals in rural Bangladesh. She is also the Global Adviser of Cornerstone Capital (Financial institution based in New York, USA)
Mrs. Awal is the Vice Chairperson of Multimode Group and she is a noted businesswoman, entrepreneur and philanthropist from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Her business interests include agriculture, insurance, banks, hospitality, telecommunications, IT, plastic manufacturing, recycling and consumer goods distribution. 
She serves as the Honorary Consul of Mongolia to Bangladesh. Mrs. Awal has received numerous business and philanthropic awards and has been named the first female Commercial Important Person (CIP) annually since 2008 as recognition from the Government of Bangladesh.

Mr. Tabith M. Awal elder son of Mr. Abdul Awal Mintoo and Mrs. Nasreen Fatema Awal was born in a renowned Muslim family on 20th February 1979. He completed his education from George Washington University in D.C. USA and obtained combined degree in M.Sc. in information System Technology and BBA in Management Information System. He has joined their family business as one of the Director just immediate after his higher education. Their family business is known as Multimode Group of Companies. The Company involved in various sectors like Trading, Textiles, Spinning, Agro-industry, manufacturer of Carbon Rod, Marketing-Distributions, Automobile agency, Oil and Gas, Insurance, PE foam manufacturing, Banking etc. Mr. Tabith is a widely traveler and visited many countries in relation to development their business. Besides, he was elected as the Vice President Bangladesh Football Federation in 2012 and he is also the Member of Executive Committee, Bangladesh CNG Filling Station and Conversion Workshop Owners Association. Mr. Tabith is currently holding the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Multimode Group.

Mr. Tafsir M. Awal, Mr. Tafsir M. Awal, second son of Mr. Abdul Awal Mintoo and Mrs. Nasreen Fatema Awal. He was born in a renowned Muslim family in August 1981 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. He graduated from Indiana University, Bloomington, USA in Telecommunications. He also obtained two Minors in Psychology and Marketing and also completed his Masters in Entrepreneurial Management from European Business School in London. Mr. Tafsir is currently engaged with their family business and holding the position of Director of the Multimode Group. He is highly ambitious and devoted to his work.

Mr. Tajwar M Awal is the Technical Director of Lal Teer Seed Limited, the first R&D based and ISO 9001:2015 certified private owned seed business in Bangladesh. Under his young and energetic leadership, Lal Teer has become the benchmark in the Bangladesh seed industry. Lal Teer has also played a great role in the socio-economic development of the country by using new technologies in the field of agriculture and making cultivation more reliable and easy to the farmers; Mr. Tajwar is one of the masterminds behind such development. Under his leadership, Lal Teer has various projects funded by USAID, Government of Netherlands, etc.
Mr. Tajwar is a Director and the Co-Chairperson of business development of Multimode Group (Lal Teer Seed Ltd is a concern of Multimode Group). He has completed his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Cum Laude, majoring in Marketing and Master of Science, majoring in Finance from Suffolk University, Massachusetts, USA. He has been in the Universities Dean’s list several times during the tenure of his studies at Suffolk. Upon completion of his studies, Mr. Tajwar moved back to Bangladesh to join his family-owned business Multimode Group in 2011. Since then he has made his presence felt in various ways in terms of business as well as the development of the employees. Mr. Tajwar is an active member of Bangladesh Crop Protection Association (BCPA), where he has given his utmost efforts to make this association more agro-industry oriented. He is also a member of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI), the most prestigious organization of businessmen in Bangladesh. He also made his presence felt with leadership in community work. Mr. Tajwar is a board member of American International School Dhaka Alumni Association, where has reached out and maintained relationships with Alumni in more than 30 countries, organize job fairs, networking seminars and internships for current and past AIS/D students, host fundraising events and find sponsors for the Association’s programs. He is also the coach of American International School Dhaka Football Team, where he developed player’s management skills, technical skills, sportsmanship and leadership both on and off the field. He worked as the Relief Aid Coordinator, organized by Women Entrepreneurs Association of Bangladesh; where he did a fundraising drive for the victims of Cyclone Sidr, one of Bangladesh’s worst natural disasters, and distributed aid to affected communities. He is the Vice President of NOFEL football club. Mr. Tajwar has Extensive travel and work experience in four continents, with particular expertise in South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America.