Asia Risk 15: Lee Kwok Kwan, CIMB

It is not often treasury officials look favourably on a period of financial crisis. But Lee Kok Kwan, deputy chief executive and head of the group treasury and investments division at CIMB Group in Kuala Lumpur, believes the past couple of years have proven remarkably positive. “In many respects, the global financial crisis has been good for us,” he says.

Lee is referring to CIMB’s financial strength and profitability. Profits for the Malaysia-headquartered banking group surged to a record 2.807