KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 20): CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (CIMB) has announced the appointments of new directors at CIMB Bank Bhd (CIMB Bank) and CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd (CIMB Islamic).
In a statement Friday, CIMB said that Joseph Dominic Silva had been appointed as non-independent non-executive director of CIMB Bank on Dec 6, 2011.
He is currently the executive director of Investments of Khazanah Nasional Bhd and also sits on the Board of Commissioners of PT Bank CIMB Niaga, Tbk.
CIMB said he has 18 years experience in the banking sector with extensive regional and international exposure.
The bank also appointed Rosnah Datuk Kamarulzaman as independent non-executive director effective Jan 19, 2012.
She is currently a trustee of CIMB Foundation.
CIMB said she started her career as a management trainee with the former Bank of Commerce in 1979, and left the bank in 2005, after its merger with CIMB.
Her last appointment at the bank was as senior executive vice president heading the Banking Unit, responsible for Retail Banking, Business Banking, Corporate Banking, Treasury and International Banking.
Meanwhile, Habibah Abdul has been appointed as independent non-executive director of CIMB Islamic effective Jan 19, 2012.
Habibah was previously the Group Partner of the Audit & Business Advisory Division in Ernst & Young (EY).
CIMB said she had 34 years of experience in advisory services to financial institutions as well as large public listed entities, multinational and local corporations.
CIMB group chief executive Datuk Seri Nazir Razak said Dominic, Rosnah and Habibah were professionals with excellent track records.
“They will definitely add to the strength and depth of CIMB's leadership,” he said.
In a statement Friday, CIMB said that Joseph Dominic Silva had been appointed as non-independent non-executive director of CIMB Bank on Dec 6, 2011.
He is currently the executive director of Investments of Khazanah Nasional Bhd and also sits on the Board of Commissioners of PT Bank CIMB Niaga, Tbk.
CIMB said he has 18 years experience in the banking sector with extensive regional and international exposure.
The bank also appointed Rosnah Datuk Kamarulzaman as independent non-executive director effective Jan 19, 2012.
She is currently a trustee of CIMB Foundation.
CIMB said she started her career as a management trainee with the former Bank of Commerce in 1979, and left the bank in 2005, after its merger with CIMB.
Her last appointment at the bank was as senior executive vice president heading the Banking Unit, responsible for Retail Banking, Business Banking, Corporate Banking, Treasury and International Banking.
Meanwhile, Habibah Abdul has been appointed as independent non-executive director of CIMB Islamic effective Jan 19, 2012.
Habibah was previously the Group Partner of the Audit & Business Advisory Division in Ernst & Young (EY).
CIMB said she had 34 years of experience in advisory services to financial institutions as well as large public listed entities, multinational and local corporations.
CIMB group chief executive Datuk Seri Nazir Razak said Dominic, Rosnah and Habibah were professionals with excellent track records.
“They will definitely add to the strength and depth of CIMB's leadership,” he said.
