DATO' SRI ABDUL WAHID BIN OMAR
Independent Non-Executive Director
Date of Appointment: 10 April 2004
Dato' Sri Abdul Wahid bin Omar, aged 45, a Malaysian, is a Fellow of the ACCA (UK) and a member of the MIA. He was the recipient of the Malaysia's CEO of the Year Award 2006 from Business Times and Maybank/American Express.
Dato' Sri Abdul Wahid is the President and CEO of Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank), Malaysia's largest banking group, since May 2008. Prior to joining Maybank, he was the Group CEO of Telekom Malaysia Berhad from July 2004. He was formerly the Managing Director/CEO of UEM Group Berhad and UEM World Berhad as well as Executive Vice Chairman of PLUS Expressways Berhad. He had also served in Telekom Malaysia Berhad as CFO in 2001.
His strong track record in corporate and financial management began with the banking sector in 1988 when he joined Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad in the Corporate Banking Department. He later took on senior management positions as Director of Group Corporate Services and Divisional Director, Capital Market & Securities of Amanah Capital Partners Berhad, overseeing the overall direction and performance of the division which included discount houses and money broking firms. He was also the Chairman of Amanah Short Deposits Berhad, a former Chairman of Association of Discount Houses in Malaysia and a Director of Amanah Merchant Bank Berhad.
He currently holds directorship in Cagamas Holdings Berhad, Malaysian Electronic Payment System (1997) Sdn Bhd (MEPS), Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad, Mastercard Asia/Pacific Regional Advisory Board and Asian Pacific Bankers Club as well as directorship in a number of Maybank group of companies including Mayban Fortis Holdings Berhad and Maybank Investment Bank (formerly known as Aseambankers Malaysia Berhad). He is also a member of the Financial Reporting Foundation of Malaysia, the Investment Panels of the EPF, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) and Lembaga Tabung Haji. |
