Jacob Abraham

Mr Jacob has more than 25 years of working experience in risk management. He began his career with BNY Mellon Bank, USA. Upon returning to Malaysia, he joined Aseambankers Berhad (now known as Maybank Investment Bank) as the Head of Risk Management. In 2001, Mr Jacob transferred to Maybank and took on various roles within the Group Risk Function, including serving as a member of the Risk Management Committee of the Board of Maybank Subsidiaries. His last position was as Chief Risk Officer for Group Global Banking of Maybank.

In his current role as Group Chief Risk Officer, Mr Jacob is responsible for the Group’s overall risk management functions covering the commercial bank, investment bank and Islamic bank. His key areas of responsibility include establishing risk frameworks, policies and limits, and monitoring and reporting risk exposures for credit risk, operational risk, market and liquidity risk and sustainability risk. He is the principal executive that reports and advises the Group Risk Management Committee (“GRMC”) on risk management strategy, controls and infrastructure that aligns to the overall direction of the organisation.