RHB Sakura Chairman Honoured

KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Sept 2005: Chairman of RHB Sakura Merchant Bankers Bhd Abdullah Mat Noh has been bestowed the title of “Dato” on the occasion of the 84th birthday of the Yang DiPertua Negeri Sarawak Tun Abang Haji Muhammad Salahuddin.

Dato Abdullah, who is also Deputy Chairman of RHB Bank Bhd, received the Pingat Panglima Setia Bintang Sarawak, which carries the title “Dato”.

The Yang DiPertua Negeri presented the awards to recipients in Miri on Saturday, 10 Sept 2005.

A banker most of his life, Dato Abdullah became Deputy Chairman of RHB Bank following the merger of the Utama Banking Group with the RHB Group in 2003.

Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank Utama.