Relevant Experience

En. Novan Amirudin is the Group Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Director of CIMB Group Holdings Berhad. A Chartered Accountant by training, he is an ASEAN specialist with over two decades of experience spanning banking, capital markets, corporate finance and advisory across Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.

 

En. Novan joined CIMB Group in 2022 as CEO of CIMB Investment Bank and Co-CEO of Group Wholesale Banking and assumed the role of Group Chief Executive Officer in 2024. Prior to joining CIMB, En. Novan spent close to 16 years with J.P. Morgan, with his last position being Head of Equity Capital Markets, ASEAN, and Head of Investment Banking, Malaysia. Prior to J.P. Morgan, En. Novan was with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), specialising in Corporate Finance advisory.

Quick Details

 

Nationality:

Malaysian

 

Age/Gender:

45/Male

 

Date of Appointment:

1 July 2024

 

Length of Tenure as Director:

Less than a year

 

Membership of Board Committees:

  • Nil

 

Qualifications:

  • Chartered Accountant, Australia and New Zealand
  • Master of Commerce (Finance), The University of Sydney, Australia
  • Bachelor of Commerce, The University of Melbourne, Australia

 

Areas of Expertise:

  • Accounting & Finance, Business Management & Corporate Leadership, Investment Banking & Corporate Finance


Other Directorships / Relevant Appointments:

LISTED ENTITIES (OTHER THAN CIMB)

  • Commissioner, PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk (appointed w.e.f. 26 February 2025)
  • Non-Executive Director, CIMB Thai Bank PCL  (appointed w.e.f. 17 April 2025)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

  • Executive Director/Non-Independent Director, CIMB Bank Berhad
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