AYESHA AZIZ KHAN
She’s a mother, she’s a business scion and she’s the CEO and Managing Director of the largest provider of infrastructure from the private sector in Bangladesh – Summit Power International. The 38-year-old, who completed her MBA from Columbia Business School, New York, starting her career in project finance and was promoted to her present position in 2016. In conversation with HELLO!, she talks about her 16-year long journey with the family owned Summit Group, her supportive husband and much more.
What prompted you to foray into the power and infrastructure industry – a sector totally dominated by men? You could have chosen a “softer” profession...
“I joined Summit Power right out of the university. I finished my Bachelor’s in Economics and Business in 2003 from the University College London and immediately started working. I joined the family business because it seemed like the most natural step to take. I’m the eldest in my immediate family. While growing up, my father would take me to
