Datuk Mohd Nasir Ahmad is currently Chairman of CIMB Group Holdings Berhad, CIMB Bank Berhad and CIMB Bank PLC Cambodia. He is also a member of the Financial Reporting Foundation and Chairman of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board. He is a Council Member of ACCA UK since 2013. He is a Fellow of ACCA, a Chartered Accountant with MIA and obtained his MBA (Finance) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Datuk Nasir also holds directorships in Prokhas Sdn Bhd, CIMB EOP Management Sdn Bhd and Touch n’ Go Sdn. Bhd.
In addition, he is also Chairman of CIMB Foundation, Trustee of Yayasan Canselor UNITEN and Trustee of Perdana Leadership Foundation.
In the past, he was President of Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Chairman of Media Prima Berhad and served as Independent Non-Executive Director for several companies.
Datuk Nasir brings over 42 years of experience in the areas of leadership, management, finance and accounting. He started as a Trainee Accountant with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) in 1979 and moved on to be CEO of Malaysia Transformer Manufacturing Sdn Bhd (1994), Sharikat Permodalan Kebangsaan Berhad (2000) and Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad (June 2001), a position he held until his retirement on 1 June 2011.