Khairul Rifaie

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Khairul Rifaie started his career with KPMG in London, focusing on the financial services industry. In 2006, he joined Goldman Sachs in London as an equity analyst covering the European insurance sector. He then joined UBS, Malaysia in 2009 to cover the Malaysian Banking Sector and later on also covered the Singapore banking sector.

Prior to joining CIMB, Khairul was with RHB Banking Group in Malaysia as the Head of Finance of RHB Islamic Bank Berhad and Head of Investor Relations.

He joined CIMB in January 2016 as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) International and progressed to the position of CFO, Malaysia and Regional Head, Financial Control in 2017.

Khairul assumed the role of Group Chief Financial Officer in January 2019 and expanded his responsibility to assume the Group Chief Financial & Strategy Officer role in February 2025.

He oversees all aspects of financial performance management, which includes financial planning and budgeting, statutory and regulatory reporting, tax, balance sheet and capital management and finance operations.

He is also responsible for the Group Strategy function, which includes Strategy, Performance and Programme Management, Group Customer Experience, Innovation Centre, Group Corporate Finance and Investment Management as well as the Group CEO’s Office. In this role, he formulates, leads and drive the Group’s strategic roadmap in a holistic manner, balancing between the need for growth while exploring opportunities for optimisation to fully harvest CIMB’s potential.

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Nationality:

Malaysian

Age/Gender:

46/Male

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Accounting and Finance, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
Master of Science in Finance, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
Member, Chartered Banker Institute (MCBI)
Member, Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)

Directorship/Relevant Appointments:

Director, CIMB Group Sdn. Bhd.
Director, CIMB Berhad
Director, CIMB Holdings Sdn. Bhd.
Director, Commerce MGI Sdn. Bhd.
Director, Premier Fidelity Sdn. Bhd.
Director, SIBB Berhad
Director, SBB Berhad
Director, S.B. Properties Sdn. Bhd.
Director, S.B. Venture Capital Corporation Sdn. Bhd.
Director, Perdana Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn. Bhd.
Director, Southeast Asia Special Asset Vehicle Limited (SEASAV)
Director, CSI Investments Limited
Director, SFB Development Sdn. Bhd.
Director, SFB Auto Berhad
Director, Principal Asset Management Berhad
Director, Principal Islamic Asset Management Sdn. Bhd.
Director, PT Commercial Kapital (Indonesia)
Director, PT Synergy Dharma Nayaga (Indonesia)

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