Azmir started his career in CIMB under “The Complete Banker” management trainee programme in 2009. Currently, he is the Regional Head of Sustainable Finance, Group Commercial and Transaction Banking. Prior to that, he had a diverse exposure of more than a decade with CIMB Corporate Banking, CIMB Private Banking as well as CIMB Islamic.

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Azmir had obtained his certificate of Certified Expert in Sustainable Finance in 2021 and attended “Leading the Sustainability Transformation in Banking” course in 2022 both by the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. He was instrumental in structuring the CIMB GreenBizReady proposition that was launched in 2021, an award-winning one-stop sustainability solution for companies by leveraging on unique offerings of various associates (including SMECorp, MGTC, MATRADE, and MIDA), Sustainability-Linked Financing for SMEs as well as the recently launched ESG Simplified Playbook for SMEs.

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Azmir is a Certified Financial Technician (CFTe) by the International Federation of Technical Analysts (IFTA). He had also obtained his certificate of Certified Qualification in Islamic Finance (CQIF) from the Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM) as well as Islamic Financial Planner (IFP) from Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM).

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