Kazi Monirul Kabir
Kazi Monirul Kabir is a digital transformation evangelist and a revolutionary entrepreneur with a comprehensive approach and strong empathy for emerging local realities.[1] He has worked with leading companies, including British American Tobacco, Banglalink, Grameenphone, and Google. Kabir is the owner of a digital transformation company, Spider Digital Innovation, which works on ensuring digital security.[2] Kabir is known in the corporate world because of his objective-driven leadership and firm belief in the transformative power of technology for social good.[3] He is a member of the Forbes Technology Council.[4][5][6][7]
Early Life and Education
Kabir was born in Jashore, Bangladesh, and spent parts of his life in Chattogram and Khulna. His father was a banker, and his mother was a housemaker.
Kabir graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Khulna University. He entered the corporate world before completing his graduation.[8]
Career
For the last 20 years, Kabir has possessed a successful track record in marketing, communication, business development, innovation, strategic design, telecoms, and consumer goods industries.[9][10]
He started his career by securing a job with British American Tobacco in the late 1990s when he was still a BBA student.[11] He joined the company as a Channel Development Manager and left when he was a Regional Trade Marketing and Distribution Manager after working with the organization for almost seven years.[12]
In 2005, Kabir joined the sales division of Banglalink. About 3000 women representatives were deployed under his supervision who would go door to door with Banglalink SIM cards and handsets.[13]
After working with several national companies, he eventually joined Grameenphone and served as the youngest Chief Communication Officer on the management team,[14] working for five years. He became Telenor’s youngest managerial board member.[15][16][17][18]
In 2012, he was offered a job at Google. Working with the tech giant changed his thinking perspective. He became humble and passionate about his goal to represent his country globally. He became a technology enthusiast and wanted to start his own venture.[19]
In 2015, Kabir founded Spider Digital Innovation, where he is the Chief Innovation Officer.[20] Based in Dubai, Spider Digital Innovation works on ensuring digital security, supporting individuals and organizations with privacy, cybersecurity, and data integrity, and providing end-to-end cybersecurity and data protection. Kabir urges how data available on open-source platforms can be endangered to manipulation, be it data available on national portals or even biological and financial information that hackers can misuse through smart devices.[21][22]
His creativity and progressive approach led him to become a member of the Berlin School of Creative Leadership.[23]
In 2011, he founded a social innovation lab named Carefountain.org. He is a board member and advisor to several startups,[24][25] including Reflective Teens.[26]
Awards
Kabir won the Brand Leadership Award at the World Brand Congress held in Singapore.[27]
References
- ↑ https://flux.la/fintech-for-democratizing-access-to-finance-the-vision-of-kazi-monirul-kabir/
- ↑ https://futuresharks.com/the-crucial-role-of-cybersecurity-policies-and-reforms-insights-from-kazi-monirul-kabir/
- ↑ https://kazimonirulkabir.com/home.php
- ↑ https://www.tbsnews.net/feature/panorama/kazi-monirul-kabir-excels-tech-world-140584
- ↑ https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-ae/author/kazi-monirul-kabir
- ↑ https://bbf.digital/tech-entrepreneur-kazi-monirul-kabir-becomes-a-member-of-the-forbes-technology-council
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/business-13158011
- ↑ https://www.tbsnews.net/feature/panorama/kazi-monirul-kabir-excels-tech-world-140584
- ↑ https://kazimonirulkabir.com/gigs.php
- ↑ https://usamirror.com/business/mainstreaming-cybersecurity-the-imperative-of-our-digital-age-with-kazi-monirul-kabir/
- ↑ https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/inspire/down-to-business/kazi-monirul-kabir-a-journey-of-innovation
- ↑ https://www.tbsnews.net/feature/panorama/kazi-monirul-kabir-excels-tech-world-140584
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- ↑ https://nykdaily.com/2023/11/kazi-monirul-kabir-a-driven-leader-in-the-technological-landscape/
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- ↑ https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-ae/author/kazi-monirul-kabir
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- ↑ https://www.tbsnews.net/feature/panorama/kazi-monirul-kabir-excels-tech-world-140584
- ↑ https://www.grameenphone.com/about/media-center/press-release/gp-releases-four-albums-kumar-bishwajit-featuring-hit-songs-30
- ↑ https://www.tbsnews.net/feature/panorama/kazi-monirul-kabir-excels-tech-world-140584
- ↑ https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-ae/author/kazi-monirul-kabir
- ↑ https://www.berlin-school.com/people/kazi-monirul-kabir
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- ↑ https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-ae/author/kazi-monirul-kabir
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/people/kazikabir/
- ↑ https://www2.ocadu.ca/news/sfi-student-kazi-monirul-kabir-wins-world-brand-congress-award