Abdul Wahid Omar

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri
Abdul Wahid Omar
PSM SSIS SSAP DSAP ACCA
عبدالواحد بن عمر
Group Chairman Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB)
In office
1 August 2016 – 29 June 2018
Preceded by Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid
Succeeded by Zeti Akhtar Aziz
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
In office
5 June 2013 – 4 June 2016
Monarch Tuanku Abdul Halim
Prime Minister Najib Razak
Senator in 13th Malaysian Parliament, Dewan Negara
In office
5 June 2013 – 4 June 2016
Monarch Tuanku Abdul Halim
Prime Minister Najib Razak
Personal details
Born Abdul Wahid bin Omar
1964
Johor Bahru, Johor
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party Independent
Spouse(s) Kay Roserina Mohd Kassim
Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Alma mater Malaysian Institute of Accounts (MIA)
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW), UK
Occupation Banker

Tan Sri Dato' Sri Abdul Wahid bin Omar (Jawi: عبدالواحد بن عمر; born 1964) was the Group Chairman of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), a Malaysia's government-linked investment company and one of the country's largest fund management company from August 2016 to June 2018.[1] Previously, he was appointed as a Senator and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Economic Planning, serving from June 2013 to June 2016.[2] He is well known as the former President & CEO of Maybank from 2008 to 2013, Malaysia's largest public listed company and one of the leading financial services groups in Southeast Asia.[3][4] His major contribution to corporate world is overseeing the turnaround of UEM Group, Telekom Malaysia and Maybank.[5]

Background

Abdul Wahid was borned in Johor Bahru, Johor in 1964 and was the 9th child out of eleven siblings.[6] He received his secondary education at MRSM Seremban from 1977 to 1981 before furthering his study to United Kingdom under Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) scholarships.[7][8]

With over 28 years of corporate and public sector experience, Abdul Wahid is well regarded as one of the most versatile CEOs having led three major organisations in financial services, telecommunications and infrastructure development. He successfully led the transformation of Telekom Malaysia into a regional telecommunications group (prior to its demerger with Axiata in 2008) and spearheaded the successful turnaround of the UEM Group, Malaysia's leading infrastructure conglomerate following its takeover by Khazanah Nasional in 2001.

Abdul Wahid is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom, a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW).[8]

Careers

1987–2001: Early years

Abdul Wahid started his career with KPMG Peat Marwick in 1987. He then worked at an investment bank, Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad from 1989 to 1991, joining the Corporate Banking Department. He was then appointed as Senior Vice President, Finance, Administration & Secretarial of Kumpulan Fima Berhad from 1991 to 1994. He subsequently became Director of Group Corporate Services cum Divisional Director, Capital Market & Securities of Amanah Capital Partners Berhad from 1994 to 2001. Abdul Wahid also served as Chairman of Amanah Short Deposits Berhad and the Association of Discount Houses in Malaysia as well as Director of Amanah Merchant Bank Berhad during this period.[9][8][10]

2001–2004: United Engineers (Malaysia) Berhad (UEM) & UEM World Berhad

Abdul Wahid joined Telekom Malaysia as a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on 1 March 2001 before he was appointed as Managing Director cum Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UEM Group in October 2001.[10] UEM Group (then UEM-Renong Berhad Group) was in the middle of debt restructuring plan when Abdul Wahid took over. It lead to the takeover by Khazanah Nasional in 2001 which received mixed reactions by the public.[11][12] The first step that Abdul Wahid did to address these predicaments was to unlock the value of its highway concessions led by PLUS Expressways. The toll concession was reviewed to lower the toll rate increase (from 5% pa to 3.2% pa) but increased every 3 years. This allowed space for UEM's debts to be restructured and thereafter undertook its IPO listing on Bursa Malaysia in July 2002.[13] Another step taken by Abdul Wahid was to dispose the non-core assets in order to reduce the Group's debt to a more manageable level.[14]

After 2 and a half years later, the Group's debt was halved to a more sustainable level of RM16 billion with the bulk of it in the form of project financing.[15] The UEM Group was back on profitable track with annual profit of RM500 million and revalued net assets of RM10 billion. Khazanah Nasional not only achieved its main objectives in the takeover but also doubled the value of its investments within 3 years.[16]

2004–2008: Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM)

Abdul Wahid returned to Telekom Malaysia (TM) as CEO in July 2004 as part of the larger transformation plan of Government-linked companies (GLCs).[17] He was given a mandate to transform TM into a regional telecommunications company with a particular emphasis on mobile communications. His experience in turning around UEM Group and being the CFO of TM before had given him a very conducive environment to carry out the mandate.[18][19]

He addressed the fundamentals of the business; organisationally, culturally, customer service wise and business wise.[20] As a part of the efforts to enhance shareholder value, it was decided that the TM Group would be better off being demerged into two separate listed entities.[21] TM International (now known as Axiata Group) with Celcom and other regional mobile communications business under its wings were successfully demerged and listed on Bursa Malaysia in April 2008.[22][23]

This left TM being repositioned as the National High Speed Broadband (HSBB) Champion spearheading the national HSBB deployment in Public Private Partnership with the Government of Malaysia.[24] The demerger "unleashed" Axiata Group to grow further across Asia.[25][26]

2008–2013: Maybank

In May 2008, Abdul Wahid was appointed as President and CEO of Maybank, replacing Tan Sri Amirsham Abdul Aziz who was appointed as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) after the 12th General Election.[27]

In the three months prior to his arrival, Maybank finalised three major acquisitions', An Binh Bank in Vietnam, Bank International Indonesia (BII) and MCB Bank in Pakistan.[28][29][30][31] He faced three major challenges in the first few months at Maybank. Firstly, he had to follow through on the three major acquisitions costing some RM11 billion and to raise the necessary equity and debt capital required to fund the acquisitions.[32][33] Second, to deal with the Global Financial Crisis that was unfolding with the collapse of Lehman Brothers, among others, in September 2008.[34][35] And third, to improve the financial performance of Maybank.

While the corporate finance team was busy completing the three acquisitions, the rest of the management and staff members were busy implementing the performance improvement program called LEAP30 - a series of 30 initiatives identified to improve Maybank's performance and restore its market leadership.[36][37]

After 18 months, assets and deposits grew faster, customer service enhanced, asset quality improved and profit after tax bounced back to a record RM3.8 billion for financial year 2010. Maybank was back as the number one bank in Malaysia and the most valuable company listed on Bursa Malaysia.[36][37]

Though this left the team, Board and shareholders happy, there was still a concern when it came to sustainability. Professional fatigue was evident and there was a need to revise the organisational structure and revisit the company's mission. Thus, a "Tiger Summit" was held in Putrajaya which gathered the top 1,000 managers and leaders. This summit agreed to adopt a new mission for Maybank of Humanising Financial Services. This means; to provide people with convenient access to financing, to provide fair terms and pricing, advising customers based on their needs, and being at the heart of the community.[37][38]

This was not just a rallying call but a reason for being for the 40,000 Maybankers in Malaysia and across Asia. Organisationally, a new "House of Maybank" was created with three business pillars of Community Financial Services, Global Wholesale Banking and Insurance & Takaful with Islamic Financial Services and International Operations straddling across the three business pillars. With the new mission and new "house", Maybank continued to extend its leadership not only as the number one bank in Malaysia but also as one of the top regional banking groups with presence across all ten ASEAN countries.[36][37]

2013–2016: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department

Abdul Wahid was appointed as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Economic Planning on 5 June 2013. He oversees a number of government agencies such as Economic Planning Unit, Public-Private Partnership Unit (UKAS), Department of Statistics, Ekuiti Nasional Berhad (EKUINAS) and Talent Corporation (TALENCORP), TERAJU and Yayasan Pendidikan Peneraju Bumiputera.[39]

In a statement, Abdul Wahid admitted that being appointed (non-elected) as one of the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department is a humbling experience for him. He pledged that he will do everything in his power to help Malaysia in achieving the vision 2020 vision. He states that he will use his vast banking experience to help Malaysia by applying it in his department.[40][41]

He was a member of the Board of Directors of Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council, Council member of East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC), Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA), Council Member of Aerospace Malaysia, Board Member of Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputera and Chairman of Investment Committee of Innovation Agency of Malaysia.[42]

2016–2018: Permodalan Nasional Berhad

He was appointed as Group Chairman of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) on 1 August 2016 following completion of his term as a Senator and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Economic Planning from June 2013 to June 2016. On 29 June 2018, his resignation as the Group Chairman was confirmed by PNB and Malaysia's former Bank Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz was announced to succeed his position.[43]

Honours and awards

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

  •  Pahang :
    • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP, 2007)[46]
    • Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP, 2003)[47]

Awards

  • Malaysia's CEO of the Year Award 2006 by Business Times/American Express.[50]
  • Asian Banker's 2013 Leadership Achievement Award for Malaysia.[51]
  • The Edge Value Creator Award 2013.[50]

References

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  2. ↑ News."Malaysia’s new Cabinet", The Star, 15 May 2013. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
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  5. ↑ "Wahid: GLCs have done very well". The Star (Malaysia). 22 December 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
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