Abdul Farid Bin Alias

Master of Business Administration (Finance), University of Denver, USA; Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA; Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School; Chartered Banker, Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers

He was appointed as the Group President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Maybank on 2 August 2013. He also serves as Chairman of the Group Executive Committee and a member of the Credit Review Committee of the Board. He joined the Maybank Group in 2008 and was the Deputy President and Head, Global Banking from 1 July 2010 before his appointment as Group President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Maybank, Datuk Abdul Farid has over 20 years of experience in investment banking, corporate finance and capital markets with Aseambankers Malaysia Berhad (1992 - 1994), Schroders (1994 - 1995), Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad (1996 - 1997), J.P. Morgan (1997 - 2005) and Khazanah Nasional Berhad (2005 - 2008). His current directorships in companies within the Maybank Group include Maybank Singapore Limited and President Commissioner of PT Bank Maybank Indonesia Tbk. Besides Maybank Group, he also sits on the boards of Cagamas Holdings Berhad, Payments Network Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Asian Banking School Sdn. Bhd. and STF Resources Sdn. Bhd.

Awarded CEO Champion for Malaysian Organisation at the LIFE AT WORK Awards 2018.

Currently, Datuk Abdul Farid is the Chairman of The Association of Banks in Malaysia and Vice Chairman of Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB). He is also a member of the Asian Bankers Association Policy Advocacy Committee, Visa Asia Pacific Senior Client Council, ASEAN Banking Council, Investment Panel of Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) and Panel of Kumpulan Wang Amanah Negara. He has also been appointed as a member of the Emerging Markets Advisory Council of The Institute of International Finance, Washington DC