KUALA LUMPUR: Nurjesmi Mohd Nashir, CEO of Affin Hwang Investment Bank Bhd, is set to take the helm of RHB Bank Bhd’s wholesale banking division, according to industry sources. He is expected to be named Managing Director of Group Wholesale Banking at RHB.
The move follows the departure of Datuk Fad’l Mohamed, who left RHB earlier this year to assume the role of CEO at Bursa Malaysia.
Nurjesmi, who took the top role at Affin Hwang in June 2023, brings with him extensive experience in corporate and investment banking. His prior roles include Executive Director and Head of Global Corporate Banking at JP Morgan Chase Bank Bhd, and nearly 20 years at Citibank Bhd.
Shares in RHB closed three sen lower at RM6.85 on Tuesday, with a market valuation of RM29.86 billion. Affin Bank’s shares ended one sen lower at RM2.70, valuing it at RM6.84 billion.–THE EDGE
