Affin Bank appoints new group chief executive officer
KUALA LUMPUR: Affin Bank Bhd (Affin Bank) appointed Wan Razly Abdullah Wan Ali as its new group chief executive officer, effective yesterday.
Wan Razly succeeds Kamarul Ariffin Mohd Jamil who completed his contract on March 31, 2020.
“The board of directors and management of Affin Bank express its utmost appreciation and gratitude to Kamarul Ariffin for his leadership and contributions to the Bank and wish him well in his future endeavours,” the bank said in a statement.
Wan Razly is an experienced banker, having had solid banking experience in commercial and investment banks, both in Malaysia and Indonesia. He has more than 24 years of experience in corporate strategy, finance, investment banking, accounting and audit services.
He started his career in 1995 with PricewaterhouseCoopers providing audit services to companies within financial services industry in London, after which he joined Northern Trust, London in 1999, managing its Audit Services Department.
He joined Aseambankers Malaysia (now known as
Maybank Investment Bank Bhd) as Head, Business Development in 2002. Thereafter in 2004, Wan Razly joined CIMB Investment Bank as director (corporate client solutions) where he was responsible for providing optimal financial solutions to corporate clients.
Subsequently, Wan Razly was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in CIMB Niaga in 2009. During his tenure at CIMB Niaga, Wan Razly helped CIMB Niaga to achieve significant milestones in its Asset Growth, Profit Before Tax, CASA Growth and Asset Quality.
Prior to his appointment as Group Chief Executive Officer of Affin Bank, Wan Razly was a Senior Managing Director, with a leading Banking Group in Malaysia.