{"id":5702,"date":"2024-02-05T07:55:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T07:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aseanbac.com.my\/staging\/?page_id=5702"},"modified":"2025-01-08T05:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T05:49:11","slug":"council-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aseanbac.com.my\/staging\/council-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; lg_spacing=&#8221;padding_top:200;padding_bottom:200&#8243; sm_spacing=&#8221;padding_top:100;padding_bottom:100&#8243; background_image=&#8221;10193&#8243;][vc_column][tm_heading custom_google_font=&#8221;&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; md_align=&#8221;left&#8221; sm_align=&#8221;left&#8221; xs_align=&#8221;left&#8221; text_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text-aaa&#8221; text=&#8221;Council Members&#8221; font_size=&#8221;xs:23;lg:28&#8243; line_height=&#8221;1.32&#8243;][tm_spacer size=&#8221;lg:15&#8243;][tm_heading custom_google_font=&#8221;&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;200&#8243; text_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; el_class=&#8221;secondary-font&#8221; text=&#8221;ASEAN Business Advisory Council&#8221; font_size=&#8221;xs:20;lg:25&#8243; line_height=&#8221;1.32&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][tm_spacer size=&#8221;xs:30;lg:50&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; lg_spacing=&#8221;padding_top:50;padding_bottom:50&#8243; md_spacing=&#8221;padding_top:35;padding_bottom:35&#8243; sm_spacing=&#8221;padding_top:30;padding_bottom:30&#8243; xs_spacing=&#8221;padding_top:20;padding_bottom:20&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;under-text&#8221;][vc_row_inner content_alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; sm_content_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; lg_spacing=&#8221;padding_right:15;padding_left:15&#8243; el_class=&#8221;under-text&#8221; el_id=&#8221;nazir&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;under-text&#8221; el_id=&#8221;nazir&#8221;][tm_spacer size=&#8221;xs:30;sm:30;md:30;lg:50&#8243;][tm_heading custom_google_font=&#8221;&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; text_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text=&#8221;Tan Sri Nazir Razak&#8221; font_size=&#8221;xs:23;lg:28&#8243;][tm_heading custom_google_font=&#8221;&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text=&#8221;Chairman, ASEAN-BAC Malaysia&#8221; font_size=&#8221;xs:20;lg:25&#8243;][tm_heading tag=&#8221;div&#8221; custom_google_font=&#8221;&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text=&#8221;\u2022 Chairman of ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Malaysia<br \/>\n\u2022 Founding Partner of Iklhas Capital&#8221; font_size=&#8221;xs:11;lg:13&#8243;][tm_spacer size=&#8221;xs:15;lg:15&#8243;][tm_heading tag=&#8221;div&#8221; custom_google_font=&#8221;&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text-aaa&#8221; text=&#8221;Prior to co-founding Ikhlas, Nazir led CIMB as Chairman from 2014 to 2018, and as Group CEO from 1999 to 2014. 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Since 2018, Fernandes has been spearheading a digital transformation of his businesses, launching AirAsia\u2019s super app in October 2020, a comprehensive travel and lifestyle platform which offers flights, hotels, e-hailing services, food, and edutech products. 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As Group CEO of CIMB, he spearheaded CIMB\u2019s transformation from a local investment bank to the fifth largest universal bank in ASEAN, the largest Asia Pacific-based investment bank and a world leader in Islamic finance. He served on the Investment Panel of the Employees Provident Fund (2002 to 2017) and the board of Khazanah Nasional (2014 to 2018). Nazir is currently the Chairman of PLS Plantations and Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad, a development finance institution.&#8221;][tm_spacer size=&#8221;xs:15;lg:15&#8243;][tm_heading tag=&#8221;div&#8221; custom_google_font=&#8221;&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text-aaa&#8221; text=&#8221;Nazir has received some of the most prestigious awards from international journals and institutions as a banker and a corporate leader. 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