About Abdul Farid Alias

Abdul Farid Alias was appointed as President & CEO and Executive Director of Maybank on 2 August 2013. He serves as Chairman of the Group Executive Committee and as a member of the Credit Review Committee of the Board. Farid has over 20 years of experience in investment banking and capital markets, having served with various merchant and investment banks such Aseambankers Malaysia Berhad from 1992 to 1994, Schroders from 1994 to 1995, Malaysia International Merchant Bankers Berhad from 1996 to 1997, and JPMorgan from 1997 to 2005. He was attached to Khazanah Nasional Berhad from 2005 to 2008 as Director of Investments. In Khazanah, he sat on the Board of Commissioners/Directors of several publicly listed companies. His areas of responsibility comprise of corporate banking, investment banking, transaction banking, client coverage, and global markets, which form the businesses under Global Banking. In addition to that he is also responsible for international business. Abdul Farid Alias is currently a member of the boards of directors for Bursa Malaysia Berhad, one of the largest bourses in ASEAN based in Malaysia; for Digi.Com Berhad, a leading telecommunication providing digital connectivity and services company based in Malaysia; and for Capitaland Investment Limited, a global rea estate investment manager based in Singapore. Farid graduated with a master’s in business administration (Finance) degree from the University of Denver, in Denver, Colorado in 1991. Prior to that, he graduated from the Pennsylvania State University, University Park in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. In 2013 he attended and completed the two-month Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.