About
Golam Murshed is a Bangladeshi mechanical engineer–turned–business leader best known for steering Walton Hi‑Tech Industries PLC to new heights as its youngest Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He joined the electronics giant straight out of university and, at just 30, took the top job—a record for a Bangladeshi listed company. Under his watch Walton expanded research facilities abroad, doubled refrigeration output, and broke into more than 40 export markets. In October 2023, after completing his three‑year contract, he left Walton to build Majesto Limited, an ambitious, sustainability‑focused furniture venture where he now serves as Managing Director. His leadership style—hands‑on, data‑driven, and people‑centric—earned him the “Emerging CEO of the Year 2022” award at the Bangladesh C‑Suite Awards. Today, many young professionals cite him as proof that age is no barrier to big responsibility.
Before Fame
Murshed grew up in Chapai Nawabganj in north‑western Bangladesh. Fascinated by how things work, he chose mechanical engineering at the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) and graduated in 2010. Days after convocation, the 20‑year‑old walked onto Walton’s factory floor in Gazipur as an assistant engineer responsible for production lines. He trimmed cycle times, introduced quality checklists written in plain Bangla so every technician could follow them, and quickly stood out. Promotions arrived fast: head of the air‑conditioning unit, then research & development, then head of refrigeration where he doubled daily output in two years. Colleagues recall that he rarely sat in an office, preferring to solve snags alongside line workers with a notepad in hand. By late 2020, the board appointed him Managing Director and CEO—a leap from entry‑level to the helm in exactly one decade.
Trivia
- Young trail‑blazer: At 30 he became the youngest MD of any Bangladeshi blue‑chip firm.
- Factory foodie: He introduced free canteen meals and snacks for Walton’s 30 000‑strong workforce, believing workers “should never worry about lunch when solving engineering puzzles.”
- Award cabinet: Besides the C‑Suite accolade, he picked up Superbrands, Green Factory and SDG Brand Champion honours on Walton’s behalf.
- Global firsts: Walton appeared on National Geographic’s Super Factory series during his tenure, the first Bangladeshi plant featured.
- Hands‑on hobby: He still sketches gearbox diagrams in a pocket notebook and says he relaxes by dismantling bicycles with his kids on weekends.
- Age math: Born in 1990, he crossed the symbolic “10 000 days alive” mark just weeks before taking over as CEO—something he jokes about in speeches.
Family Life
Although he keeps private matters out of headlines, Murshed occasionally shares values rather than details. In a viral LinkedIn post, he wrote that children learn self‑reliance by watching parents, adding that his wife—herself a successful entrepreneur—sometimes drives on family road trips and insists on paying the restaurant bill to remind their sons that leadership has no gender. He credits his parents for teaching him to listen more than he speaks, a habit that helps him judge startup pitches today.
Associated With
Murshed is now one of the sharks on Shark Tank Bangladesh, sitting alongside Startup Bangladesh’s Sami Ahmed, Adcomm’s Nazim Farhan Chowdhury, R Ventures’ Kazi Mahboob Hassan, Bdjobs’ Fahim Mashroor, AKS Khan Holdings’ Samanzar Khan and others. The show’s local debut in 2024 has put him on primetime television, where founders value his factory‑floor anecdotes and candid valuation maths.
