British American Tobacco Bangladesh - Ms. Nirala Singh
Finance Director
Background
In 2023, Ms. Nirala Nandini Singh became the Finance Director of BAT Bangladesh. She has been a financial specialist for more than 22 years and at a reputable international corporation, she has proven her capacity to produce commercial success. This experience includes working in a range of finance positions, including finance director for a locally listed company and controller for a highly complicated business unit. She completed her MBA and FCCA from Andrews University, Michigan, USA
Date of appointment to BATB Board
Ms. Nirala Nandini Singh was appointed as a Finance Director to the Board of Directors of British American Tobacco Bangladesh on 6th May 2023.
Working Experience
In 2001, Ms. Singh began working with BAT as an internal auditor for the British American Tobacco Caribbean Area. She was given a promotion to Planning Analyst in the same area after two years in 2003, and two more years later, she was still in the same position but covering the Caribbean and Central America.
At The West Indian Tobacco Company Limited, a subsidiary of British American Tobacco, she was elevated to Financial Accountant in 2006 and Finance Controller in 2008.
She returned to her position as head of marketing finance at BAT, Central America and the Caribbean Area, in 2011.
In 2013, she came back to West Indian Tobacco Company Limited, based in Trinidad and was elevated to Finance Director. In her capacity, she oversaw the finance function for the BAT operations in Trinidad. She was also a member of the local board of directors.
In 2013, she got a promotion and transferred to BAT Vietnam as a finance controller. During her tenure there, she oversaw transparency and accountability in marketing decisions and investments. She was a driving force behind analysis and opportunity assessment for marketing investments since she was an integral part of the Finance Leadership and Marketing Leadership teams.
In 2015, she transferred to BAT Central America & the Caribbean, based in Costa Rica, as a finance controller. In her capacity, she managed financial results for Central America and Caribbean Business Unit and efficiently led the team that successful implemented SAP for 22 business entities.
In 2017, she became the Head of Record to Report, BAT Shared Services Europe, based in Romania. She oversaw Global shared services environment, leading a team of 250 people.
From 2020 to 2023, she oversaw the commercial strategy for more than 30 markets as Head of Commercial Finance for BAT Latin America and the Caribbean, which is based in Mexico.