PROFILES:

Datuk Amirsham A Aziz,
President & CEO,
Maybank

Datuk Amirsham A Aziz is the President and CEO of Maybank. He joined the Maybank Group in 1977 and served in various posts within the Group. Prior to joining Maybank, he served with Hanafiah Raslan Mohamad, a public accountant firm for a period of four years.

In June 1985, he was seconded from Maybank to Asiavest Merchant Bankers (M) Berhad as Chief Executive/ Director for six months with the responsibility for the reconstruction of the merchant bank.

Datuk Amirsham currently serves on the Boards of a number of Maybank Group subsidiaries. He also serves as Chairman and/or holds Directorships in various leading public and private organisations. These organisations include Malaysian Electronic Payment System (1997) Sdn Bhd, Cagamas Berhad, Permodalan Usahawan Nasional Bhd, AFC Merchant Bank, AFC Holdings Sdn Bhd, Asean Supreme Fund Ltd and the Asian Pacific Bankers Club.

He is a member of the Advisory Panel to Bank Negara Malaysia, Advisory Board of the Pacific Rim Bankers Program, Investment Panel of Kumpulan Wang Amanah Pencen and the Employees Provident Fund as well as Council Member of the Association of Banks in Malaysia. In addition to these, he serves as a Director of the Institute of International Finance and is the Vice Chairman of the Institute of Banks Malaysia.

Datuk Amirsham obtained his Bachelor of Economics (Honours) degree from the University of Malaya and is a certified public accountant.