SME Bank announces leadership transition, appoints Datuk Dr. Mohammad Hardee Ibrahim as Acting Group/CEO.

Datuk Dr. Mohammad Hardee joined SME Bank in October 2018 to assume the position of Chief Banking Officer and was promoted to Group Chief Corporate Strategy Officer in February 2021 until his recent appointment.

He has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry specializing in business banking and strategic management.
Prior to joining SME Bank, he was the Executive Director of Goldman Sachs and Portfolio Manager of Investment Operations & Financial Market at Bank Negara Malaysia.

Datuk Dr. Ibrahim holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Essex and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Management from Lincoln University. He is also a registered Chartered Accountant (CA) with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and qualified Chartered Banker (CB) with Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers/Chartered Banker Institute UK. He completed his Advance Management and Leadership Programme at SAID Business School, University of Oxford.