Abdul Rahman Ahmad

Abdul Rahman Ahmad serves as Group CEO of CIMB Group Holdings Berhad, one of Southeast Asia's largest banking groups. CIMB operates across five ASEAN countries — Malaysia (its home market and largest contributor), Indonesia (through CIMB Niaga), Thailand, Singapore, and Cambodia — serving over 17 million customers across retail banking, commercial banking, wholesale banking, and Islamic banking. CIMB's investment banking franchise is particularly strong in ASEAN, consistently ranking among the top three for equity and debt capital markets across the region. The bank also operates one of the largest Islamic banking businesses in the world, benefiting from Malaysia's position as a global hub for Islamic finance. Rahman's strategic priorities include improving CIMB's return on equity (historically lower than peer banks), growing the higher-margin consumer and wealth management businesses, digital banking transformation (CIMB has invested heavily in mobile banking and is rolling out digital-first products), managing credit quality across diverse ASEAN markets, and optimizing the international footprint for returns rather than scale. His decisions on Indonesia business turnaround, digital investment levels, and capital management are the key variables for the stock.