KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 (Bernama) -- AmBank was presented with the Top Financial Institution (FI) Partner Award for Commercial category and Top FI Award for the Bumiputera category at CGC SME Awards ceremony 2018 which was held in Kuala Lumpur on 9 April 2019. Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir, Group Chief Executive Officer, AmBank Group received the awards from YB Lim Guan Eng, Minister of Finance, Malaysia.
 
The Top FI Partner Award recognises the commitment demonstrated by FIs and Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) in providing SMEs with access to financing, delivering a suite of diversified products and services while the Top FI Award for the Bumiputera category recognises FIs which have contributed and participated actively in Bumiputera financing under CGC’s guarantee schemes.
 
“We are truly humbled to receive these awards from CGC. AmBank would like to express our appreciation to CGC for partnering with us to support the financial needs of SMEs, by providing relevant financial solutions to them. Credit for the awards go to our staff and is a testament to their effort and commitment,” said Dato’ Sulaiman.  
 
The ceremony was also attended by Voon Seng Chuan, Chairman, AmBank (M) Berhad, Christopher Yap, Managing Director, Business Banking, AmBank Group, David Yeoh, Head, Retail Distribution, AmBank (M) Berhad along with the senior management of AmBank Group and AmBank Retail SME team.

About AmBank Group

 
AmBank Group is one of Malaysia’s premier financial solutions groups with over 40 years of legacy in understanding Malaysian customers and provides a wide range of both conventional and Islamic financial solutions and services, including retail banking, wholesale banking, as well as the underwriting of general insurance, life assurance and family takaful.
 
The Group receives strong support from the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (“ANZ”) (one of Australia’s leading banks) particularly in Board and senior management representations, risk and financial governance, products offering and new business development. 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 continues to benefit in terms of expertise transfer from IAG and MetLife.
 
AMMB Holdings Berhad is the holding company of AmBank Group and is a public listed company on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia.
 
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
AmBank Group
Tel: 03-2036 1703
Email: sasa@ambankgroup.com

--BERNAMA