AICB holds 8th ceremony to confer top banking honour
(L-R) CBI president Paul Denton, AICB chairman Azman Hashim, Bank Negara Malaysia governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour, and Central Bank of the Philippines governor Eli M Remolona, Jr, at the conferment ceremony at Sasana Kijang on Saturday.
PETALING JAYA : The Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers recently held its 8th Chartered Banker conferment ceremony, honouring the commitment of banking professionals who exemplify the highest standards of professional excellence and lifelong learning.
The ceremony conferred the prestigious Fellow Chartered Banker status on 14 distinguished industry leaders, including AICB council member Rashid Mohamad, group managing director and group CEO of RHB Bank Berhad.
'Additionally, 71 AICB members were conferred the Chartered Banker status, while over 500 members attained the Associate Chartered Banker status,' the institute said in a statement.
Bank Negara Malaysia governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour in a special address said that Malaysia has invested significantly in developing talent in the financial sector.
'Over the years, we have developed a comprehensive ecosystem of talent affiliates providing training, certification, and future-looking guidance on the skills needed by the financial sector.
'I also wish to highlight the important role played by financial institutions to further complement these efforts through their respective learning and development academies,' he said.
He added that while the financial services industry benefits from a good talent development ecosystem, more collective action was needed to future-proof the workforce.
AICB chief executive Edward Ling said that the institute is strongly committed to expanding the growing community of over 800 Chartered Bankers in the next two years, empowering the industry with forward-looking capabilities.
Held under the theme 'Charting the Growth of Finance', the ceremony highlighted the need to nurture future-ready, ethical finance professionals amid rising challenges in cybersecurity, data privacy, sustainable finance, and digital disruption.
A key highlight of the event was the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award by Chartered Banker Institute president Paul Denton to AICB chairman Azman Hashim.
This global recognition – the first awarded by CBI in over a decade – celebrates Azman's decades-long leadership in promoting ethical banking and professional excellence across the region.
Governor Eli M Remolona, Jr, of the Central Bank of the Philippines was also conferred the AICB Honorary Fellowship, one of the institute's highest distinctions.
The prestigious award recognises Remolona's transformative contributions towards fostering greater Asean banking integration, effective policymaking, and championing talent development within the financial sector.
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