Datuk Wan Razly Abdullah Bin Wan Ali was appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer of Affin Bank Berhad on 2 April 2020.

Datuk Wan Razly is an experienced banker, having had solid banking experience in Commercial and Investment banks, both in Malaysia and Indonesia. He has more than 24 years of experience in corporate strategy, finance, investment banking, accounting and audit services.

He started his career in 1995 with PricewaterhouseCoopers providing audit services to companies within financial services industry in London, after which he joined Northern Trust, London in 1999, managing its Audit Services Department.

He joined Aseambankers Malaysia (now known as Maybank Investment Bank Berhad) as Head, Business Development in 2002. Thereafter in 2004, Datuk Wan Razly joined CIMB Investment Bank as Director, Corporate Client Solutions where he was responsible for providing optimal financial solutions to corporate clients.

Subsequently, Datuk Wan Razly was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in CIMB Niaga in 2009. During his tenure at CIMB Niaga, Datuk Wan Razly helped CIMB Niaga to achieve significant milestones in its Asset Growth, Profit Before Tax, CASA Growth and Asset Quality.

Prior to his appointment as Group Chief Executive Officer of AFFINBANK, Datuk Wan Razly was a Senior Managing Director, with a leading Banking Group in Malaysia.

Datuk Wan Razly holds a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Accounting from the University of Manchester, UK and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Novan is currently Group Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director of CIMB Group Holdings Berhad. He joined CIMB in July 2022 as Co-Chief Executive Office of Group Wholesale Banking.

A Chartered Accountant, Novan has more than 20 years of experience in banking and advisory across Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Prior to joining CIMB, Novan spent close to 16 years with J.P. Morgan, with his last position being Head of Equity Capital Markets, Southeast Asia and Head of Investment Banking, Malaysia. Prior to J.P. Morgan, Novan was with PricewaterCoopers (“PwC”), specialising in Corporate Finance advisory.

Mr Vikram Singh was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Citibank Malaysia effective 1 May 2023. In his current role, he is responsible for leading Malaysian franchise, leveraging Citi’s global strengths and further enhancing Citi’s position as a leading bank and employer of choice. He also has oversight of the Citi Solutions Centers in Malaysia.

Prior to this, Vikram was the Head of Citi Asia Pacific Regional Account Management, Global Subsidiaries Group where he managed top 200 MNC relationships for 18 markets in APAC including Japan.

Vikram is a 24-year Citi veteran with vast corporate banking experience, that spans across 18 countries in Asia Pacific. He joined Citi in 1999 as Risk Head for Commercial Bank, North India and from 2004 to 2015, held various leadership roles in India, covering large local corporates.

During his role as Head of Corporate & Investment Banking in the Philippines from 2016 to 2021, Vikram accomplished double digit revenue growth by devising and deploying robust business strategies.

Vikram holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Delhi University, New Delhi and a Master’s degree in Management from International Management Institute, New Delhi.

Mr. Kevin Lam was appointed Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Hong Leong Bank Berhad (“HLB”) on July 1, 2023.

Mr. Lam possesses over 30 years of experience in the financial landscape, having assumed various key senior leadership roles covering five (5) key markets in Southeast Asia namely Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. He has a broad range of experiences in strategic planning, business management, marketing, product development, sales and distribution, banking infrastructure development, digital and technology innovation. He has been instrumental in leading financial institutions with cross-functional and cross-cultural backgrounds to build long-term franchises.

Prior to joining HLB, Mr. Lam served as the Head of TMRW Group Digital Banking of United Overseas Bank Limited (“UOB”), for its key regional markets based in Singapore. He has experience in various ASEAN markets for a decade including in Jakarta as the President Director of UOB Indonesia, and in Kuala Lumpur where he headed Personal Financial Services at UOB Malaysia and later served as its Deputy Chief Executive Officer where he oversaw its Wholesale Banking business and Technology and Operations. He had also headed the consumer banking loans, sales and distribution in Singapore with UOB, after time with various international banks and technology firms based in Singapore, Hong Kong and the USA.

Mr. Lam holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore and is an alumnus of the Asian Financial Leadership Program.

Dato’ Omar Siddiq bin Amin Noer Rashid was appointed as the Non-Independent Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad on 31 March 2022.

Dato’ Omar graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. He is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.

Prior to his appointment to HSBC Malaysia, Dato’ Omar was the Deputy CEO, Malaysia and CEO, Group Wholesale Banking at CIMB Group Holdings Berhad. Before that, he has held other senior leadership roles including Group Chief Operating Officer at CIMB Group Holdings Berhad, Head of Group Wholesale Banking at RHB Bank Berhad, Executive Director/Group Chief Financial Officer at Malaysia Airlines Berhad and Executive Director in the Investments Division at Khazanah Nasional Berhad.

Dato’ Omar is a Non-Independent Executive Director of HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad.

Mr Tan Chor Sen was appointed Chief Executive Officer of OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad on 1 January 2023. His over 35 years of banking experience began in commercial banking with postings in consumer banking and later several positions in corporate and offshore banking. Mr Tan joined OCBC Bank in Singapore in 2005 as Head of Emerging Business and led the formation of the unit. During this time, he redefined the Bank’s coverage of small businesses, positioning OCBC Bank as a leading SME bank in Singapore serving one in every two SMEs. He was instrumental in expanding the SME business regionally in Malaysia, Indonesia and Hong Kong, introducing new business models, digital solutions and service innovations tailored for SMEs. For Malaysia, he oversaw the launch of the SME cash business and digital account opening for businesses. In 2012, Mr Tan was appointed Head of International, Global Commercial Banking. In addition to overseeing the growth of the emerging business segment in OCBC Bank’s core markets, he become responsible for developing cross-border capabilities and business within the region, leveraging the OCBC network and partner banks in key markets. In the decade under his leadership, he progressively led the Bank’s strategic thrust in capturing the cross-border trade and investment flows within ASEAN and with Greater China. Mr Tan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore and is an IBF (Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore) Fellow (Corporate Banking).

Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr Tay Ah Lek, Managing Director of Public Bank, has 52 years of experience in banking and finance. He joined Public Bank Group as a pioneer staff in 1966. He was Executive Director of Public Bank from 18 June 1997 to 30 June 2002 and was re-designated as Managing Director on 1 July 2002. He was Executive Vice President of Public Bank from 1995 to 1997 and prior to this appointment, he was Executive Vice President of the former Public Finance.

Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr Tay holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Henley, United Kingdom and attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He is a Fellow of CPA Australia, Financial Services Institute of Australasia, Institute of Bankers Malaysia and Malaysian Institute of Management. He is presently the Chairman of Association of Hire Purchase Companies Malaysia and is a Member of National Payments Advisory Board.

Encik Mohd Rashid Mohamad was appointed as Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of RHB Banking Group (“RHB”) on 1 April 2022. He was previously Managing Director, Group Wholesale Banking and Group Treasurer of RHB.

Encik Mohd Rashid has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, where he has held senior positions in well-established financial institutions across Malaysia and Singapore, namely ABN Amro NV, The Royal Bank of Scotland and AmBank Group.

He was also the Chairman of the Investment Panel of Kumpulan Wang Amanah Pencen Inc. (“KWAP”) in 2019 to 2021.

Encik Mohd Rashid holds a Master of Business Administration with Distinction from University of Wales, United Kingdom and is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”). He attended the Advanced Strategic Management Program at the Institute for Management Development (“IMD”), Lausanne.

Mak Joon Nien was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Board member of Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia on 18 August 2022. He is the first Malaysian CEO of the country’s first and oldest bank with a presence that dates back to 1875.

As CEO, Mak will drive the Bank’s business strategy and performance, oversee the country’s operations and take responsibility for overall corporate governance.

A seasoned banker with deep experience in Investment and Corporate Banking, Mak has had a distinguished career having spent more than 25 years with Standard Chartered.

Mak began his banking career with Standard Chartered Malaysia in 1997. In 2002, he joined the regional Corporate Advisory and Industries Coverage group in Singapore where he spent 15 years executing landmark Merger and Acquisition, and Leveraged Finance transactions in the region. Subsequently, he assumed the Managing Director role for the coverage of Private Equity clients in the region. In 2017, Mak returned to Malaysia to take on the role of Country Coverage Head of Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking.

Mak graduated with a Business degree from Bradford University and attained his Masters degree from Imperial College London.

Ng Wei Wei was appointed as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UOB Malaysia on 1 May 2022. Prior to this appointment, she was the Deputy CEO of UOB Malaysia.

Wei Wei is a career banker with over two decades of experience having held various senior leadership roles at global financial institutions in Malaysia and Hong Kong. During the initial phase of her career, she was attached to the Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad, Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad and UOB Malaysia.

Subsequently, Wei Wei served in HSBC Bank in Malaysia and Hong Kong (HSBC) for 13 years, where she held several senior country and regional leadership positions spanning across various business functions namely Commercial, Corporate and Transaction Banking. In Hong Kong, she was responsible for driving the Global Trade & Receivables Finance business covering ten countries in the Asia Pacific region.

In 2019, Wei Wei rejoined UOB Malaysia as Managing Director and Country Head of Wholesale Banking where she was instrumental in growing the wholesale business. She was subsequently promoted to be Deputy CEO of UOB Malaysia, and entrusted to oversee Retail Banking, Channels and Digitalisation and Risk Management functions while continuing to lead Wholesale Banking business.

Wei Wei is the first female CEO of UOB Malaysia. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with double major in Accounting and Management from the Monash University of Melbourne, Australia.

Kellee joined Alliance Bank as Group Chief Executive Officer on 1 September 2022.

Kellee brings with him over 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He most recently served as an independent director of Bank of America Malaysia Berhad since October 2016, and was appointed its Chairman in June 2021.

Prior to his stint at the Bank of America, Kellee was with the RHB Banking Group for over 13 years and served as its Group Managing Director from 2011 to 2015. He also held multiple senior roles within the RHB Banking Group including Group Chief Financial Officer and Head of Group Strategy.

As Alliance Bank’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Kellee is responsible for the development and implementation of the Group’s strategies, objectives and policies with a focus on meeting its commitments to its stakeholders. Together with the Board of Directors, Kellee will continue to promote a sound corporate culture that reinforces ethical, prudent and professional behaviour.

Kellee graduated with an LLB (Hons) from the Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. He also holds a Master in Business Administration from Richmond, the American International University in London, and a Master of Arts in South East Asian Business World from the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London.

Jamie Ling is the Group Chief Executive Officer of AMMB Holdings Berhad and Chief Executive Officer of AmBank (M) Berhad.

As the Group CEO, he assumes the responsibility to lead the Management Team, oversee all lines of businesses and operations, orchestrate alignment with the Group's strategic direction.

As a steward of the Group, driving long-term value creation activities and ensuring that all endeavours are consistent with the Group's purpose and core values are primary objectives.

He joined AmBank in 2017 as the Group Chief Financial Officer and was named ‘Best CFO for Investor Relations’ mid-cap category for 2021 by Malaysian Investor Relations Association Berhad (MIRA).

Prior to joining AmBank, Jamie has over two decades of regional and international banking experience across Asia and Europe. His in-depth commercial and financial experience cover roles held in treasury, finance, risk management and sales.

He held senior leadership positions in Malaysia, the United Kingdom, and Northeast Asia. He was the Regional Chief Financial Officer of Standard Chartered Bank for Greater China and Northeast Asia, covering Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, South Korea and Japan. He was also a board member of Standard Chartered (Hong Kong) Limited and Hong Kong Note Printing Limited.

Jamie sits on the Board of several other subsidiaries and joint ventures of AMMB, namely AmMetLife Insurance Berhad, AmMetLife Takaful Berhad, AmGeneral Holdings Berhad, Liberty General Insurance Berhad and AMAB Holdings Sdn Bhd.

Jamie holds a B.A. (Hons) in Economics and Accounting from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in United Kingdom. He is a Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and also a Member, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He is an Alumni, Executive Management Programmes of Templeton College, Oxford University and INSEAD.