58 years of age - American
Managing Director
Mr Michael Joseph Barrett (“Mr Barrett”) began his career in banking in 1973 when, fresh out of college, he joined the Management Training Programme of Chase Manhattan Bank in New York.
He held several appointments at Chase in the United States for 14 years before being sent to Puerto Rico as Consumer Country Manager in 1987. His first assignment in Asia came in 1989 when he was sent to Singapore as Southeast Asia Regional Consumer Manager to develop and implement the bank’s Consumer Banking Strategy for Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.
In April 1996, Mr Barrett was appointed CEO / President of Chase Manhattan Bank USA, N.A., based in Newark, Delaware. Following the merger of Chase with JP Morgan in 2001, he also assumed the role of Senior JP Morgan Chase Executive for all its Delaware operations, a position he served until his retirement in November 2003.
During his tenure as CEO / President, he was responsible for managing the US$42 billion National Consumer Credit and Wholesale Bank based in Newark, Delaware.
Mr Barrett was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer at RHB Bank on 3 January 2005.
Mr Barrett was appointed as the Group Managing Director at RHB Capital Berhad and has also been re-designated to Managing Director of RHB Bank with effect from 8 October 2007.
Mr Barrett’s current directorships in public companies include RHB Islamic Bank Berhad.
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