Affin Bank Bhd has named Nurjesmi Mohd Nashir as chief executive officer of Affin Hwang Investment Bank Bhd. Nurjesmi has 25 years of experience in the banking industry and capital markets. Prior to joining Affin Hwang, Nurjesmi worked at JP Morgan Chase Bank Bhd as executive director and head of global corporate banking.

He began his brokerage career as an equities analyst at Maybank Securities before moving to Arab Malaysian Securities from 1994 to 1996. In 1996, he joined Citibank Bhd before moving on to other jobs.