CIMB promotes Jefferi as CEO of CIMB Investment
Thursday, 21 Feb 20197:49 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Group has promoted Jefferi M.Hashim as the chief executive officer of CIMB Investment Bank Bhd with effect from March 1.
He will succeed Datuk Kong Sooi Lin, who is retiring in March.
Jefferi joined CIMB in September 2017 and has over 20 years of investment banking experience gained from a number of financial multinational companies in areas such as equity capital markets, debt restructuring, mergers & acquisitions and various other related financial advisory services.
He had also served in the Economic Planning Unit under the Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia.
Jefferi is currently the deputy head of senior bankers group and deputy CEO of CIMB Investment Bank.
Meanwhile, Kong is leaving the bank after having served the group in various capacities for over 25 years.
Kong, who was appointed as CEO in 2016, is also the group head of investment banking, through which she has developed client confidence in CIMB’s advisory, sectoral expertise, and debt and equity financial solutions.
“She has helped CIMB achieve many major milestones during her term, and helped steer CIMB’s Investment Banking to where it is today,” Zafrul said.
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2019/02/21/cimb-promotes-jefferi-as-ceo-of-cimb-investment/#2Jef8LdGOJQR6vlr.99
