Published by The Star – 11th April 2017
PETALING JAYA : CIMB Group Holdings Bhd has appointed Olivier Crespin as the chief fintech officer for its newly created unit CIMB FinTech which will actively explore new and innovative banking solutions.
French national Crespin brings with him more than 28 years of banking experience.
A graduate in International Business, Trade and Tax Law from the Universite de Metz in France, he has wide international exposure and has held different business and operational positions across Europe, Latin America, Asia and North America.
In a statement, CIMB’s group chief executive officer Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz said that he was thrilled to welcome Crespin to the banking group’s family to head its fintech hub.
“CIMB Fintech’s operating model will be agile, dynamic and nimble, in order to provoke, incubate and execute ideas that will either redefine or enhance CIMB’s products and services.
“We are prepared to invest significantly in fintech propositions that will add value and enhance customer experience for our 12 million customers across the region and I am confident that Olivier, with his vast experience in this space, will help us do just that,” he said.
Subject to regulatory approvals, Crespin is scheduled to begin his new role in June, CIMB said.
