Asaraf bin Aboo Bakar Chairman, Non-Independent and Non-Executive Director
En. Asaraf bin Aboo Bakar (“Encik Asaraf”) is appointed as a Non-Independent and Non-Executive Director of Permodalan BSN Berhad (“PBSNB”) with effective from 20 January 2021. He is currently the Head, Treasury & Investment of Bank Simpanan Nasional. He has served the banking sector in various capacity over the last 31 years. He also sits as a member of the PBSN’s Audit Committee. Encik Asaraf started his career with Bank Industri Malaysia Berhad in 1988 as Credit Officer before joining the Treasury division of Bank Bumiputera Malaysia Berhad (BBMB).
During his tenure with BBMB, he served as the Chief Dealer and subsequently as the Assistant General Manager of BBMB Tokyo Branch between 1993 and 2001. He was then appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Bumiputra-Commerce Bank (L) Ltd between 2002 and 2006. Following the merger between CIMB and BCB in 2006, Encik Asaraf was appointed as the General Manager of CIMB Bank Berhad, London Branch from 2006 until 2013.
He was with Bank Islam Malaysia before joining Bank Simpanan Nasional in 2016 as the Senior Vice President/Head, Investment & Treasury. Encik Asaraf holds a B.A. (Hons) in Accounting from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).