Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia (ARBM) has received approval from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) for the appointment of Steve Chen Thien Yin as its new chief executive officer (CEO). As CEO, Chen is responsible for the overall operations of ARBM’s business to maximize company growth as well as to take on the responsibility in developing strategies to drive the Islamic banking and finance business of ARBM. Prior to joining ARBM, he was the chief operating officer (COO) for Corporate and Structured Finance at one of Malaysia’s largest local banks, Hong Leong Bank Berhad. Chen has held senior positions in various international foreign banks including J.P. Morgan, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Standard Chartered Bank.