Maybank appoints Taswin as Bank Internasional Indonesia president

by **Cals** Tue 01 Oct 2013, 01:00

Published: Monday September 30, 2013 MYT 3:36:00 PM
Updated: Monday September 30, 2013 MYT 3:44:21 PM
Maybank appoints Taswin as Bank Internasional Indonesia president

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BII new president Taswin Zakaria
KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Group’s Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) has appointed Taswin Zakaria as its president director, according to a statement on Monday.
Taswin, 45, of Indonesian nationality, has served as an independent member of the Board of Commissioner of BII since 2004.
“He is also an independent member of the Board of Commissioner of PT Jasa Angkasa Semesta Tbk (a subsidiary of SATS Singapore), a post he has held since 2005. Prior to this appointment, Taswin Zakaria was the president director of PT Indonesia Infrastructure Finance between 2010 and 2011,” it said
It said Taswin was Barclays Bank Plc director for Indonesia and was Barclays’ head of Asia for alternate capital market/Islamic finance.
“He was vice president of Deutsche Bank AG, Jakarta and was the head of debt capital market and liability risk management. Taswin started his banking career atCitibank NA, Jakarta, where he was head of corporate restructuring unit and project finance,” it said.
Maybank chairman Tan Sri Megat Zaharuddin Megat Mohd Nor said Taswin was chosen due to his deep knowledge of the Indonesian business environment, extensive cross-geographical financial institution experience, and intimate knowledge of BII operations for the last nine years.
Maybank added until the bank receives all the necessary approvals, Ibu Thila Nadason continues in her appointed role as officer-in-charge of BII.