KUALA LUMPUR: Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Bhd (EXIM Bank) has appointed Arshad Mohamed Ismail as its new president and chief executive officer (CEO), effective August 1.
Arshad was previously the president and group CEO of Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Bhd (BPMB).
Before his role in BPMB, Arshad's appointments included various leadership and management roles at Maybank Islamic Bhd, International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM), Abu Dhabi's Al Hilal Bank, Saudi Arabia's Aayan Capital, and HSBC Amanah in the United Arab Emirates.
He was also one of the pioneer members of CIMB Islamic.
He holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the International Islamic University Malaysia and a Master of Business Administration from the London Business School, United Kingdom.
Arshad is a certified chartered banker with the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers and was elected to the SC-OCIS Fellowship in Islamic Finance at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies in 2015.
"Arshad brings with him a wealth of multi-jurisdictional banking and finance experience, especially in the areas of corporate banking, debt capital markets, Islamic finance, asset management and development finance, which will put him in great stead in driving the business and effecting the change that the organisation needs," said EXIM Bank chairman Datuk Azman Mahmud.
The bank is looking forward to working with Arshad in his new capacity and is confident in Arshad's leadership, passion, and commitment to steer EXIM Bank to greater heights and further enhance its role as a leading development financial institution.