Formerly the Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Treasurer of CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (CIMB), Dato’ Lee Kok Kwan oversaw a broad portfolio spanning corporate banking, transaction banking, and treasury & markets, which included the CIMB’s sales and trading activities across interest rates, credit, foreign exchange, bonds, equities, commodities and their derivatives, growing the businesses to be one of the largest global markets operations in ASEAN.
Since joining CIMB in 1996, he played a pivotal role in building CIMB’s debt capital markets capabilities. Under his leadership, CIMB achieved significant industry recognition, becoming the largest arranger in the ASEAN local currency bond markets and the world’s largest Sukuk arranger for many years based on Bloomberg rankings. Dato’ Lee also previously served as Vice Chair of the ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum, established under the auspices of the ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers and its Bond Markets Initiative, to develop the ASEAN+3 local currency bond markets.
Prior to joining CIMB, Dato’ Lee accumulated more than seven years of experience in markets and treasury roles within the Canadian banking sector. He previously served as a Treasury Portfolio Manager for a leading Canadian bank, where he was responsible for managing interest rates and optionality risk and return and was a member of the bank’s Senior Asset Liability Management Committee.
Dato’ Lee has also served on the Board of Trustees of the Capital Markets Development Fund. He additionally sits on the boards of several private companies.
