Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman

Background

Tan Sri Mohd Nasir Ahmad was appointed as Chairman of Touch ‘n Go on 1 January 2024 and is also currently Chairman of CIMB Group Holdings Berhad, CIMB Bank Berhad and CIMB Bank PLC Cambodia. He was appointed as an Independent Director of CIMB on 20 July 2015, CIMB Group Chairman on 20 October 2018 and Chairman to CIMB PLC Cambodia on 16 December 2019.

On 1 May 2021, he was appointed a member of the Financial Reporting Foundation and Chairman of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB). He is also Chairman of CIMB Foundation and a director of CIMB EOP Management Sdn Bhd besides being a trustee of Yayasan Canselor UNITEN, director of Perdana Leadership Foundation and director of FIDE FORUM.

Tan Sri Mohd Nasir is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). He obtained his MBA (Finance) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He was the President of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) from August 2011 to July 2013 and a Council Member of ACCA (United Kingdom) from September 2013 to November 2022.

He brings with him vast experience in the areas of leadership, management, operations, finance and accounting, which spans over 40 years, having started his career as a Trainee Accountant with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) in 1979 and moving on to hold various positions in the Finance Division.

In January 1993, Tan Sri Mohd Nasir was seconded to TNB’s subsidiary company, Malaysia Transformer Manufacturing Sdn Bhd, as Financial Controller before being appointed its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in June 1994.

In January 2000, he joined Syarikat Permodalan Kebangsaan Berhad as its CEO. On 1 June 2001, he was appointed CEO of Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad, a position he held until his retirement on 1 June 2011.