Datuk abdul farid alias wiki

This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on December 27, 2021 - January 2, 2022

Farid: It is only by looking into the well-being of all our stakeholder groups that we can truly create sustainable and meaningful value for the organisation

Datuk Seri Abdul Farid Alias was a relatively fresh face when he joined the ranks of Corporate Malaysia chieftains upon being named CEO of Malayan Banking Bhd in August 2013.

The then 45-year-old head of global wholesale banking — who beat two other internal candidates for the post — had big shoes to fill, having taken over the helm of the country’s biggest lender from Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, who was tapped to join a newly formed Cabinet as senator and minister in the Prime Minister’s Department heading the Economic Planning Unit (EPU).

Abdul Wahid (2013 Value Creator: Outstanding CEO of Malaysia) had in 2008 succeeded Tan Sri Amirsham Abdul Aziz, a seasoned banker who started his career at Maybank in 1977 and had helme