“The Entrepreneur Banker” – Biography of Tan Sri Azman Hashim is launched
(From left to right: Datuk Dr. Paddy Bowie OBE, Managing Director, Paddy Schubert
Sdn Bhd, Tan Sri Azman Hashim, Chairman, AmBank Group and Tan Sri's wife
Tunku Arishah Tunku Maamor at the "The Entrepreneur Banker" book
launch)
The biography of renowned
businessman, Tan Sri Azman Hashim was officially launched on Monday, 17 November 2014 at an event
held at MPH Nu Sentral in Kuala Lumpur. Aptly titled “The Entrepreneur Banker”
the book gives an insight to the AmBank Group Chairman’s extraordinary life as
one of Malaysian banking industry’s most prominent and enduring personalities.
Readers will discover Tan
Sri Azman’s sense of adventure, both in his business endeavours and hobbies, as
well as his unflinching optimism in the face of challenges in his steady
guidance of AmBank Group as a major banking group in the Malaysian financial
landscape. Rare photos, cartoons by Malaysian cartoonist Datuk Mohammad Nor
Khalid, more famously known as Lat, and not forgetting the omnipresent icon for
the Group, the camel, add colour to the narrative, giving life to the pages of
this revealing story of a remarkable life.
Tan Sri Azman Hashim said,
“I am delighted to unveil my official biography, ‘The Entrepreneur Banker’
finally. This book is a recollection of the history of the AmBank Group and my
association with the bank. Working on the book brought back many memories and
also provides an opportunity to share my experiences as a banker with new
generations of professionals for their benefit too. I would like to express my
sincere thanks to Datuk Dr. Paddy Bowie OBE, for her
commitment and effort in helping me with this project. I am also glad to
announce that the proceeds from the book sales will be channeled to charity.”
The
author of the book, Datuk Dr. Paddy Bowie OBE, Managing Director, Paddy
Schubert Sdn Bhd was also present at the launch. Datuk Dr. Paddy Schubert is a
writer, speaker and political analyst. Born in England, she was educated at
Manchester and Oxford Universities. Domiciled here for 59 years, she is a
Malaysian citizen. She first taught at Singapore University before joining
Shell for 20 years and becoming Trade Relations Director on the main board of the Shell Group of Companies in
Malaysia and Singapore. In her current role, she facilitates strategic
corporate services, including government relations, issues management,
strategic public affairs, communications needs for a wide range of clients and
business entry with investment advice. Datuk Dr. Paddy Schubert was conferred
Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2007.
“While being faithful to
the professional ethics of banking, Tan Sri Azman has always possessed a
natural entrepreneurial instinct – seizing opportunities and moulding them into
notable milestones in the industry, yet maintaining the qualities of modesty,
kindness and care,” said Datuk Dr. Paddy.
The Entrepreneur Banker is
available at major bookstores including MPH,
Popular, Kinokuniya, Borders and Times at RM35 per copy.