En. Kamarul, CFO of Agrobank - Kamarul Azman Kamarozaman @ Amir, Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of Agrobank

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- Agrobank, a government-owned agricultural development bank today announced the appointment of Kamarul Azman Kamarozaman @ Amir as the new Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of Agrobank and Mohamed Parrish Ersalle Abdul Hameed as the new Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO). Both persons will be part of Agrobank’s senior management team and reporting to President/Chief Executive Officer (P/CEO) of Agrobank, Syed Alwi Mohamed Sultan.

Kamarul Azman is a Certified Chartered Accountant with more than 20 years of experience working in various areas in finance, accounting, financial treasury, internal control and other corporate finance functions. Kamarul Azman holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accountancy Studies from University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom and a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Prior to joining Agrobank, he held a number of senior positions such as Director, Head of Finance & Investment Operations for CIMB Principal Asset Management Berhad, UK Financial Controller for Skrill Limited, a digital e-Wallet payment solutions provider and various other stints with PwC UK, KPMG Europe, EY KL office and CIMB Bank London. Upon returning to Malaysia, Kamarul joined Agrobank on 5 June 2017 as Deputy CFO and appointed as the CFO, effective 1 January 2019.

Mohamed Parrish Ersalle joined Agrobank on 17 December 2018 as the Chief Human Resources Officer.

He is a seasoned human resources practitioner, with more than 27 years of experience in leadership, people development, organisational development, performance management, industrial and employee relations from various industries ranging from manufacturing, financial services, investment holding and property management.

Prior to joining Agrobank, he held a number of senior positions such as Group Head Human Resources for Sapura Resources Berhad, Chief Human Resource Officer for Prudential BSN Takaful Berhad and Group Head Human Resources Division for Allianz Malaysia Berhad to name a few.

Mohamed Parrish Ersalle holds a Degree in Business Administration (Honors) from the International Islamic University.

Syed Alwi Mohamed Sultan, P/CEO of Agrobank said, “We are pleased to welcome Kamarul Azman and Mohamed Parrish Ersalle and strongly believe that their collective experiences and professional qualities will strengthen the Bank’s position. Agrobank is committed in our journey towards becoming a sustainable values-based Islamic development financial institution (DFI) which is driven by market needs and focus on customer service and employee development.”

"As Agrobank celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, the bank is set to strengthen its leading position in the market by achieving exceptional financial performance while contributing towards the real sector economic growth and supporting the strategic directions of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry (MOA).”

About Agrobank

Agrobank was established in 1969 with a mandate to support the growth of agriculture sector in Malaysia. Agrobank is a Government-owned bank under the purview of the Minister of Finance Incorporated. Agrobank financing of the agricultural sector is driven by a policy set forth by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry (MOA).

As a DFI (Development Financial Institution) that focuses on strengthening the agriculture sector in Malaysia, Agrobank aims to balance its developmental and commercial roles to benefit the agriculture sector. Agrobank provides a comprehensive financing solution for agriculture; that includes upstream activities such as the supply of agricultural production inputs to downstream activities such as processing and selling of agricultural products to consumers.

With more than 50 years of experience, Agrobank is actively shaping the country’s agricultural development across eight (8) regions it operates, via 192 branches; offering products and services in the areas of corporate, commercial and micro financing as well as trade finance, personal financing, electronic banking and deposit & services.

On 1st July 2015, Agrobank has become a full-fledged Islamic bank.

SOURCE: Agrobank

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: 
Name: Ainul Rofidza Ibrahim
Tel: 03-2731 1600 (ext 2624) / 019-2258210
Email: ainul.ibrahim@agrobank.com.my

Name: Budiotomo Othman
Tel: 03-2731 1600 (ext 1656) / 016-3504274
Email: budiotomo@agrobank.com.my

Name: Syarifah Syameen Syed Johari
Tel: 03-2731 1600 (ext 1652) / 012-3101766
Email: syameen@agrobank.com.my

Issued by Strategic Communications Department, Agrobank

--BERNAMA