Relevant Experience

Tan Sri Mohd Nasir Ahmad is currently the Chairman of CIMB Group Holdings Berhad, CIMB Bank Berhad, CIMB Bank PLC Cambodia and Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd. He was appointed as Independent Director of CIMB on 20 July 2015 and CIMB Group Chairman on 20 October 2018. He was the President of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) from August 2011 to July 2013. In September 2013, he was elected to the Council of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in the United Kingdom and completed the maximum 9 years’ tenure in November 2022, after being re-elected in September 2016 and November 2019. On 1 May 2021, he was appointed a member of the Financial Reporting Foundation and Chairman of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB).

 

He brings with him vast experience in the areas of operations, risk management, investment and corporate finance, business management and corporate leadership, accounting, finance and audit, which spans over 40 years, having started his career as a Trainee Accountant with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) in 1979 and moving on to hold various positions in the Finance Division. 

In January 1993, Tan Sri Mohd Nasir was seconded to TNB’s subsidiary company, Malaysia Transformer Manufacturing Sdn Bhd, as Financial Controller before being appointed its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in June 1994. In January 2000, he joined Sharikat Permodalan Kebangsaan Berhad as its CEO. On 1 June 2001, he was appointed CEO of Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad, a position he held until his retirement on 1 June 2011.

 

Tan Sri Mohd Nasir is also the Chairman of CIMB Foundation, Trustee of Yayasan Canselor UNITEN and Perdana Leadership Foundation, and Board Member of FIDE Forum.

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Quick Details

 

Nationality:

Malaysian


Age/Gender:

70/Male

 

Date of Appointment:

20 July 2015

 

Length of Tenure as Director:

9 Years

 

Membership of Board Committees:

  • Member, Group Board Risk and Compliance Committee and Group Sustainability and Governance Committee

     

Qualifications:

  • Fellow, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom
  • Chartered Accountant, Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), Malaysia
  • Masters in Business Administration (Finance), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

 

Areas of Expertise:

  • Operations, Risk Management, Investment & Corporate Finance, Business Management & Corporate Leadership, Accounting, Finance & Audit


Other Directorships / Relevant Appointments:

LISTED ENTITIES (OTHER THAN CIMB)

  • Nil

PUBLIC COMPANIES  

  • Chairperson/Director of CIMB Bank Berhad
  • Chairperson/Director of CIMB Bank PLC (Cambodia)