Hong Leong Islamic Bank (HLIB) appointed Khalid Mahmood Bhaimia as managing director on June 6, 2007, following Bank Negara Malaysia's approval. With the appointment, he would be responsible for bringing HLIB and Hong Leong Tokio Marine Takaful's (HLTMT) businesses to the next level.
Khalid, who first joined HLIB as chief operating officer (COO) on May 4, 2007, has extensive experience in both Islamic and conventional banking in multinationals, Middle Eastern and Malaysian banks. Having held the position of CEO of Dallah Albaraka (Europe) and also senior positions at Gulf Bank, Kuwait and Citibank, Middle East and Hong Kong over the last 16 years, he had successfully established and professionally managed standalone businesses.
Before joining HLIB, Khalid was the CEO of RHB Islamic Bank, Malaysia where he was responsible for the transformation of RHB Bank's Islamic window into a full service standalone bank.
He graduated from Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi, Pakistan with a Masters of Business Administration in 1971.
HLIB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Leong Bank Bhd (HLB) and offers innovative solutions in structured finance, capital market, personal financial services and wealth management