AmBank Group Wins Award for Sustainability
(L - R): Datuk Seri Dr K Govindan, Group Chief Executive Officer, RAM Holdings Berhad, Datuk Syed Zaid Albar, Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia, Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir, Group Chief Executive Officer, AmBank Group and Tan Sri Datuk Yong Poh Kon, Director, RAM Holdings Berhad at the 16th RAM League Awards which was held in Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
AMMB Holdings Berhad has won the Sustainability Award 2019 at the 16th Annual RAM League Awards held on Thursday, 25 April 2019, at Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. AmBank Group is the first banking group in Malaysia to be accorded this award based on Sustainability Rating, a holistic method developed by RAM Ratings to measure sustainability performance.
AmInvestment Bank Berhad (“AmInvestment Bank”)’s Capital Markets Group also received two awards, being joint second placing in Lead Manager Award 2018 by Number of Issues and joint second placing for Lead Manager Award (Sukuk) 2018 by Number of Issues.
Commenting on the Sustainability Award win, Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir, Group Chief Executive Officer, AmBank Group said, “We are pleased to be recognised as the first banking group to receive this award from RAM, and to see all of the hard work which everyone in the Group has put into this achievement pay off. As a responsible banking institute that subscribes to the principles of good governance, we are committed to creating a positive social impact for the nation.”
Seohan Soo, Chief Executive Officer, AmInvestment Bank, added, “AmInvestment Bank is honoured to be recognised by an esteemed agency such as RAM. We will continue to provide investment banking solutions for our sovereign, corporate and institutional clients and leverage on our strong presence to maintain and strengthen our investment banking franchise.”