Profile:

Dr. Mohammed Tareque Aziz is an academician and country’s leading retail management consultant. Currently, Dr. Aziz is a professor of relationship marketing and retailing in the Department of Business Administration (DBA) of University of Asia Pacific (UAP) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dr. Aziz was the Head of the department from January 2019 to January 2021. Dr. Aziz earned his PhD in Retail Marketing from UUM, Malaysia (UUM)- a globally prestigious AACSB Accredited University. Before joining UAP, Dr. Aziz taught for more than ten years at BRAC University, IUBAT, and in UUM, Malaysia in their faculty of International Business. In IUBAT he was the Dean of their College of Business administration (CBA) and in BRAC University he significantly contributed as their Head of Operations of BRAC Business School (BBS) and Head of the IQAC committee of BRAC Business School (BBS). In UUM, Malaysia Dr. Aziz took university courses with multi-cultural audiences comprised of students from more than 20 countries. Prior to the pursuance of his academic career, he served in some of the leading retail companies of South Asia namely WESTECS, AARONG (a retail project of BRAC – world’s largest NGO), MGH Group, and BRAC Bank Ltd. in senior management positions. Dr. Aziz is also the “Consulting Editor” of country’s leading industrial journal “Bangladesh Textile Today”. Dr. Aziz is an experienced academician and retail professional with expertise in the areas of business review and analysis, retail planning, brand management, project management, settlement negotiation, and corporate compliance. Dr. Aziz has presented papers and attended conferences & seminars in countries like Denmark, India, China, Malaysia, Thailand, South Africa, Nepal, Singapore, and UAE. Being specialized in post-graduate level teaching (MBA/EMBA/Professional career development programs), he has taught graduate and post-graduate-level courses in brand management, international marketing, service sector marketing, marketing research, marketing management, marketing strategy & policy, international business, cross-cultural management, and operations management. With keen academic interests in the areas of relationship marketing, brand management, and service sector management his articles have been published in the International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management (IJRDM), Asia Pacific Journal of Retail and marketing management, Journal of business administration & management sciences research, International proceedings of economic development and research journals, & International Post Graduate Business Journal, Malaysia. His research interests include relationship marketing, brand management, consumer behavior, small and medium enterprise development, and retailing. Dr. Aziz defines himself as a detail-oriented and resourceful individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, combined with an understanding of complex marketing issues.