Khairul Rifaie is the Group Chief Financial & Strategy Officer of CIMB Group. Prior to his current role, Khairul held the position of Group Chief Financial Officer since 2019.
In this role, he leads and drive the Group’s Forward 30 strategic plan in a holistic manner; balancing between the need to grow while exploring strategic opportunities to fully harvest CIMB Group’s potential.
He also oversees all aspects of the Group’s financial performance which includes financial planning and budgeting, statutory and regulatory reporting, tax, capital management and finance operations.
In addition, he manages the Group Strategy division which includes the Group Strategy, Performance and Programme Management, Group Customer Experience, Transforming Customer Journeys, Group Corporate Finance and Investment Management as well as the Group CEO’s Office.
Khairul started his career with KPMG, London focusing on servicing Investment Banking clients. In 2006, he joined Goldman Sachs, London as an equity analyst covering the European Insurance Sector. He then joined UBS, Malaysia in 2009 to cover the Malaysian Banking Sector and later on also covered the Singapore Banking sector.
Prior to joining CIMB Group, Khairul was working at RHB Group, Malaysia as the Head of Finance of RHB Islamic and Head of Investor Relations.
He holds a First Class Honours degree in Accounting and Finance from University of Warwick and an MSc in Finance from Imperial College. Khairul is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Chartered Banker Institute (MCBI) and
Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).
