<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Mr. Anwaruddin Chowdhury FCA is
an Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Omera Petroleum
Limited. He is also an Independent Director of Omera Cylinders Limited. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Prior to join here, Mr.
Chowdhury served as an Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee
of Prime Bank PLC till June 2024. In the past, he served as a Director on the
Board of National Housing Finance PLC and other corporate Entities i.e. Dhaka
Stock Exchange PLC, Power Grid Bangladesh, Dhaka WASA, Water Development Board.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Mr. Chowdhury is a past President
(2001) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) and
served as a Council Member for 21 years until end 2018. He was the founding
Managing Director of t Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh (CRAB). He is a founder
Partner of ACNABIN, Chartered Accountants, and has over three decades of
experiences in the profession, working both in the UK and Bangladesh. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">A Financial Management Specialist,
Mr. Chowdhury has extensive experience in corporate, financial services, and
development sectors, as well as professional training and academia. He is an internationally
acclaimed finance professional with a distinguished career in consulting for
prominent international agencies, including the World Bank, the Asian
Development Bank (ADB), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and
the UK Department for International Development (DFID). He has also worked with
different regulatory agencies and professional bodies.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">He served in Leadership roles in
national, regional, and international accountancy organizations. He was an
elected Director of the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA)
for two four-year terms and as the Chair of the CAPA PSFM Committee for one
term to end 2019. He served as a Technical Advisor to the International
Federation of Accountants (IFAC) Board. He was appointed as a founder Member of
the IFAC, IPSASB, Consultative Advisory Group (CAG) in 2016, and reappointed
for two more terms to end 2023.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">



















</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">An accomplished author and speaker,
Mr. Chowdhury has presented many keynote and technical papers at national and
international conferences and seminars. His expertise covers a wide range of
professional topics and financial and macroeconomic issues both private and
public sectors, including the harmonization of financial reporting and audit
practices (IFRS-ISA), GATS/WTO, sustainability, and integrated reporting. He
has contributed to the UNCTAD ISAR Task Force for SME Reporting and chaired the
first UN ISAR Workshop on Corporate Governance in Geneva.<o:p></o:p></p>