KUALA LUMPUR, 9 May 2026 (The Capital Post) — CIMB Group has announced the appointment of Mak Joon Nien as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Growth Markets and CEO of CIMB Singapore, subject to regulatory approval. He will also join the CIMB Group Executive Committee as part of the bank’s efforts to strengthen its regional leadership team.
Based in Singapore, Mak will lead CIMB Singapore while overseeing the Group’s operations in Thailand and Cambodia. His responsibilities will focus on accelerating business growth, strengthening cross-border banking connectivity, and expanding regional business opportunities across ASEAN.
Group Chief Executive Officer Novan Amirudin said Mak’s appointment will further strengthen CIMB’s leadership capabilities as the Group advances its Forward30 (F30) strategy and prepares for its next phase of growth. He added that Growth Markets remains a key pillar of CIMB’s ASEAN strategy, particularly in cross-border banking, regional wealth management, and investment advisory services.
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Mak brings nearly 30 years of international banking experience to the role. He began his career with Standard Chartered in 1997 and became the first Malaysian CEO of Standard Chartered Malaysia in 2022. Throughout his career, he spent 15 years in Singapore specialising in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged finance, and private equity client coverage before returning to Malaysia in 2017 to lead Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking operations.
As one of ASEAN’s leading banking groups, CIMB Group operates across Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and the Philippines, while also maintaining a presence in China, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom. The Group currently operates 576 branches across the region and employs more than 33,000 staff members. -The Capital Post
