KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (Bernama) -- Raja Teh Maimunah Raja Abdul Aziz, Chief Executive Officer, AmInvestment Bank and Managing Director, Wholesale Banking, AmBank Group was named as Women Icon Malaysia 2017 at the Women Icons Summit & Awards on 30 January 2018 at Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. 

Raja Teh Maimunah has over 23 years of experience in banking and finance, focusing on areas of Islamic and investment banking. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law from the University of East London, United Kingdom and also holds an LLB (Hons) from the same university. She is the Adviser on Islamic Banking and Finance to the World Islamic Economic Forum Foundation, a Board Member of Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM), and a member of the Islamic Finance Committee for the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

The Women Icons Summit & Awards is organised by the Business Excellence & Research Group Pte Ltd (BERG), a Singapore-headquartered entity committed to nurturing and promoting business excellence across diverse sectors. The Awards celebrates and honours the accomplishments and contributions of women who have excelled in different spheres of life. The initiative underscores the paramount role played by women in society, while appreciating their attitudes, initiatives, will power and perseverance. The Women Icons are those who have distinguished themselves as prominent citizens, who have displayed a strong mettle and capability to perform well in any field of endeavour. 

About AmBank Group

 
AMMB Holdings Berhad is the holding company of AmBank Group and has been listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia since 1988. It is the sixth largest banking group by assets in Malaysia, with a market capitalisation of around RM14 billion and assets of RM134.8 billion at 31 March 2017.
 
AmBank Group is one of Malaysia’s premier financial solutions groups with 42 years of experience in supporting Malaysians in their economic development. AmBank Group offers a wide range of both conventional and Islamic financial solutions and services, including wholesale banking, retail banking, investment banking, underwriting of general insurance, life assurance and takaful, stock and share broking, futures broking, investment advisory and management services in assets, real estate investment trust and unit trusts.
 
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) is the most substantial shareholder in the AmBank Group (holding 23.8%) and provides support in Board and senior management representations, risk and financial governance, products offering and new business developments. In the general insurance business, the Group has partnered with Insurance Australia Group Ltd (IAG). In the life assurance and family takaful businesses, the Group has a partnership with MetLife International Holdings Inc (MetLife). The Group benefits in terms of expertise transfer from IAG and MetLife.
 
For more information, please visit www.ambankgroup.com 

SOURCE : AmBank Group

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name : Syed Anuar Syed Ali
Head, Group Corporate Communications and Marketing
Tel : 03-2036 1703 
Email : sasa@ambankgroup.com

--BERNAMA