KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Dr Munir Majid has been appointed CIMB Asean Research Institute (CARI) chairman effective Feb 1. The appointment is for two years.
Munir, who is also Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chairman, will take over from Bapak Glenn Muhammad Surya Yusuf, who will remain on the board of CARI. He said the next two years would be challenging as Asean sought to become a community based on three pillars – economic, political and socio-cultural.
“However, although business people are most interested in the AEC (Asean Economic Community), there is insufficient consciousness of the challenges – and opportunities,” he said in a statement.
CIMB Group chief executive Datuk Seri Nazir Razak added: “With (Munir’s) experience, intellect and network, he will reinvigorate CARI and Asean Business Club (ABC) at a crucial time, with AEC fast approaching.”
CARI was established in 2011 by CIMB as a not-for-profit research unit in support of Asean economic integration, and the AEC in particular. It is also the secretariat of the ABC, a network of leading Asean multinational CEOs.
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