CIMB Group names Datuk Syed Zaid Albar as group chairman

He is the former executive chairman of the Securities Commission Malaysia.

CIMB Group Holdings Berhad has appointed Datuk Syed Zaid Albar as its group chairman, effective 20 July 2025.

Albar succeeds Tan Sri Mohd Nasir Ahmad, who will retire from the board on 18 July.

Albar will also be appointed as an independent non-executive director of the bank beginning 18 June.

He is a lawyer with four decades of experience, with a strong focus on financial services and corporate advisory. He is one of the founding partners of Albar & Partners.

Albar stepped away from legal practice in 2018 to become executive chairman of the Securities Commission Malaysia, a position he held until 2022.