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Khalijah Ismail is Maybank's new group CFO

KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has announced the appointment of Khalijah Ismail as its group chief financial officer (CFO) effective from October 1.

Khalijah has been the acting group CFO since June 29, 2021, following the resignation of Datuk Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir to take up the position of managing director at Khazanah Nasional Bhd.

Prior to her appointment, Khalijah held the group financial controller position from January 2014.

Previously, she served in Ernst & Young and then Datapower Sdn Bhd before joining Maybank in 1991.

She also served as the chairman of the group impairment review committee, chairman of the management board of Maybank International (Labuan) Ltd, and board member of Maybank Kim Eng Securities Pte Ltd.

She was also a member of other management committees such as the group internal audit committee, group IT steering committee and group property and procurement committee, while she remains a member of the Women Mentors Council of Maybank.

Maybank group president and chief excutive officer Datuk Abdul Farid Alias said Khalijah's appointment demonstrated its strong internal succession pipeline.

"It also bodes well with our commitment to diversity and equity.With over 30 years of business and finance experience and proven ability in managing several group finance functions, Khalijah will complement and strengthen further our group exco and senior management team towards realising our M25 aspiration and reinforcing our regional financial services ambitions.

"We look forward to her continued contribution to the group in a greater and expanded capacity," he said.

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