KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Group Holdings Bhd has appointed CIMB Malaysia Bhd and CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd chief financial officer (CFO) Khairulanwar Rifaie as the group CFO effective January 1, 2019.
Khairulanwar will succeed Shahnaz Jammal who will take the role as Group Wholesale Banking chief executive officer (CEO).
Effendy Shahul Hamid has been appointed as CEO of a new division, the Group Ventures and Partnerships and will focus on various digital partnerships and ecosystems.
Gurdip Singh has been appointed group chief strategy and design officer, with additional responsibilities in customer experience, customer journey, sustainability and branding.
Victor Lee Meng Teck will be joining CIMB on January 17, 2019 to oversee the Group’s Commercial Banking and Transaction Banking businesses.
The group has also appointed Omar Siddiq as group chief operating officer, to add to its management bench strength effective November 26, 2018.
CIMB Group CEO Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz said: “Our people continue to be our most valuable strategic asset, and I am confident that this top management blend of existing and fresh talent will enable the Group to stay competitive as a leading universal bank in Asean.”