DATO・ SRI ABDUL WAHID OMAR
President and CEO, Maybank
Dato・ Sri Abdul Wahid bin Omar is the President and CEO of Maybank, Malaysia・s largest banking group, since May 2008. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
Maybank is the third large organisation that he has led as CEO. Prior to joining Maybank, he was Group Chief Executive Officer of Telekom Malaysia Berhad from July 2004. He was formerly Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of UEM Group Berhad and UEM World Berhad as well as Executive Vice Chairman of PLUS Expressways Berhad.
Dato・ Sri Abdul Wahid had also served at Telekom Malaysia Berhad as Chief Financial Officer in 2001.
His strong track record in corporate and financial management began with the banking sector in 1988 when he joined Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad in the Corporate Banking Department. He later took on senior management positions as Director of Group Corporate Services and Divisional Director, Capital Market & Securities of Amanah Capital Partners Berhad overseeing the overall direction and performance of the division which included discount houses and money broking firms. He was also the Chairman of Amanah Short Deposits Berhad and a past Chairman of Association of Discount Houses in Malaysia. Dato・ Sri Abdul Wahid was also a Director of Amanah Merchant Bank Berhad.
At Maybank, Dato・ Sri Abdul Wahid is a director of a number of Maybank Group companies including Mayban Fortis Holdings Berhad and Maybank Investment Bank Berhad.
He is currently also a director of Bursa Malaysia Berhad, Cagamas Holdings Berhad, Malaysian Electronic Payment System (1997) Sdn Bhd (MEPS), Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad as well as a member of the Financial Reporting Foundation of Malaysia and the Investment Panels of Lembaga Tabung Haji, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (KWAP) and Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (EPF).
In recognition of his outstanding leadership in the corporate sector, Dato・ Sri Abdul Wahid was the recipient of the Malaysia・s CEO of the Year Award from Business Times and Maybank / American Express in 2006.
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