CIMB appoints Hendra Lembong as chief fintech officer

KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Group (CIMB) has appointed Hendra Lembong as chief fintech officer, effective June 1.

In a statement here, group chief executive officer of CIMB, Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Aziz said he was pleased to have Hendra take on the new role.

“CIMB Fintech is a strategic unit for CIMB to examine and invest in new technology encompassing, among others, AI, blockchain, data science and machine learning, to enable us to digitise our core, enhance customer experience and where necessary, disrupt our own business.

“As such, CIMB FinTech will play a crucial role in the formulation of our mid-term growth strategy.

“I am confident that with Hendra’s vast experience and strong leadership, CIMB Fintech will be on track to help the Group achieve its ambition to enhance our value proposition for the Group’s stakeholders and 13 million customers across the ASEAN region,” he said.

Hendra started his career in CIMB in 2013 as chief of transaction banking for CIMB Niaga, Indonesia. In 2017, his role was expanded regionally to group transaction banking CEO.

Hendra holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Washington, USA, and Master of Science in Engineering-Economic Systems, Stanford University, US. — Bernama