Samad Majid Zain

Samad Majid Zain serves as the Group Chief Financial Officer at SME Bank Malaysia since November 2021, specializing in development financial institutions. Previously, Samad held the positions of Group Chief Operating Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer at Affin Hwang Investment Bank from April 2014 to October 2021. Prior roles include Chief Financial Officer and Ex-Head of Finance at Affin Investment Bank Berhad from January 2007 to March 2014, Ex-Chief Financial Officer at Affin Securities Sdn Bhd from June 2001 to December 2006, and Ex-Assistant Manager of Finance at Affin-UOB Securities Sdn Bhd from June 1999 to May 2001. Early career experience includes roles in management auditing at Sime Darby and an audit assistant position at KPMG. Samad holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from The University of Western Australia and an MBA in Information Technology Management from Multimedia University.