KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Group Bhd has appointed Dr Hasnita Datuk Hashim as its new chairman of Maybank Kim Eng Holdings Ltd and Maybank Investment Bank effective November 2, 2020.
The bank said Hasnita will take over from Datuk Mohaiyani Shamsudin who retired from the Maybank on November 1, 2020.
Hasnita has served on the board of Maybank since July 1, 2016 when she was appointed as an independent non-executive director, it said.
Maybank president and chief executive officer Datuk Abdul Farid Alias said Hasnita's extensive experience, especially in the field of global financial management will be an asset to Maybank's Investment Banking Group, as it seeks to further strengthen its franchise globally.
"The bank is confident that she will continue to leverage them to lead our investment banking group as we navigate through the current challenging environment," said Abdul Farid.
Hasnita holds a doctorate in Nuclear Physics from Oxford University and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Surrey University in the United Kingdom.
She was also an associate of the Institute of Actuaries, Staple Inn, London.
Hasnita has 30 years of global financial management experience in the field of asset management, structured finance and asset securitisation, with over 20 years in senior management roles at local and multinational companies.
She is also known to be a pioneer and innovator in Islamic finance and has extensive relationships with large investors and key business players particularly from the Gulf countries.
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