Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2026 — CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (“CIMB Group” or “the Group”) strengthened its ASEAN leadership bench with the appointment of Mak Joon Nien as Chief Executive Officer of Growth Markets and CEO of CIMB Singapore, subject to regulatory approval. He will also be a member of CIMB Group Executive Committee. In his role as CEO of Growth Markets, Mak will be based in Singapore, leading CIMB Singapore, and overseeing CIMB Thailand and CIMB Cambodia, with a focus on accelerating business growth, strengthening cross-border connectivity and advancing regional opportunities.
Novan Amirudin, Group Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Group said, “We are pleased to welcome Mak to the CIMB Group Executive Committee. His complementary strengths will further enhance our leadership bench as we advance our Forward30 (“F30”) strategy and position CIMB for its next phase of growth. Growth Markets is a key pillar of CIMB’s ASEAN strategy, and Mak’s deep regional experience, strong execution track record and client relationships will accelerate the Group’s ambition in cross-border banking, regional wealth management and investment advisory. We look forward to working together to further strengthen CIMB’s ASEAN franchise and position the Group as top-of-mind ASEAN bank by 2030.”
Mak brings nearly three decades of international banking experience. He began his career with Standard Chartered in 1997 and was appointed the first Malaysian Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Malaysia in 2022. Over the course of his career, he spent 15 years in Singapore, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and leveraged finance, and subsequently served as Managing Director responsible for private equity client coverage. He returned to Malaysia in 2017 to lead Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking, playing a key role in strengthening the Bank’s franchise and market position.
About CIMB Group
CIMB Group is one of ASEAN’s leading universal banking groups, headquartered in Malaysia, with operations across 10 countries. Guided by its purpose of advancing customers and society, CIMB provides consumer banking, commercial banking, investment banking, Islamic banking, and asset management services across the region. The Group has total assets of RM778.7 billion, total Islamic assets of RM241.7 billion, shareholders’ funds of RM70.4 billion, and a workforce of more than 33,000 employees.
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