Mr. Azim Uddin Ahmed is the founder and currently the Chairman of Mutual group. Mr. Azim started trading business in 1962 at a very early age while he was student. He is one of the few Bengalese to be established as a prominent businessman in pre liberated Bangladesh and prospered further after liberation. He is also the sponsor Director of Southeast Bank and Member - Board of Trustee of North South University, the leading private university in Bangladesh.
A well respected leader in business community he has served executive committee of different trade bodies in repeated tenure, namely Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce (FBCCI), Dhaka Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh Indenting Association, and Bangladesh Association of Bankers (BAB). He is currently the president of Bangladesh Consumer Product Manufacturers and Marketers Association.
Reputed as a very social and humble person, he was President of different social organizations, namely, Gulshan Club, Baridhara Society, and Rotary Club for consecutive tenures.
He also volunteered in foundation of many schools and Madrasas.