Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz is Malaysia’s Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry. Formerly, he was the Finance Minister of Malaysia (2020-2022) as well as the Coordinating Minister of the National Recovery Plan responsible in coordinating Malaysia's successful exit from the pandemic.

With over 22 years of experience in financial services, he was the Group Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director of CIMB Group Holdings Berhad, a leading ASEAN universal bank and a world leader in Islamic finance. He was also the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director of CIMB Bank Berhad and President Commissioner of PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk.
Zafrul previously held senior positions with Maybank Investment Bank Berhad, Maybank Kim Eng Holdings, Citigroup Malaysia, Kenanga Holdings Berhad and Avenue Securities. He also helped set up Tune Money Sdn Bhd, Asia’s first “no-frills” online financial service provider.

As Minister of Finance, Zafrul was responsible for the financial and economic aspects of Malaysia’s successful response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This included rolling out some out 8 stimulus packages with a total value of more than RM530 billion and 2 historic, expansionary and counter-cyclical annual Budgets of USD73.5 billion (2021) and USD76 billion (2022).

Zafrul was a member of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) and sat on the Board of the National Sports Council of Malaysia.

He is also an Honorary Commander of the Navy Volunteer Reserve under the Royal Malaysian Navy.
Zafrul graduated from the University of Bristol with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Economics and Accounting and obtained a Master of Arts (MA) in Finance and Management from the University of Exeter. He also holds a Fellowship in Chartered Banking with the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers.

Zafrul is the author of Weathering The Economic Storm: A Journey Through The Uncharted Waters of COVID-19, an account of his role in navigating Malaysia through the coronavirus pandemic.

Mr. Chee is a seasoned finance professional with an extensive career spanning over 20 years. In 2017, he founded Summer Capital and currently serves as its Chairman. Alongside his role at Summer Capital, Mr. Chee holds key positions as Vice Chairman of Swiss Education Group and Vice Chairman of SEBA Bank AG, now known as "AMINA Group," the first Swiss-licensed digital asset bank catering to both traditional finance and crypto communities. Since its inception, Mr. Chee has played a pivotal role in shaping Summer Capital's investment portfolio, including notable ventures like the privatization of CWT for SGD 1.3 billion, the acquisition of Swiss Education Group for CHF 630 million, incubating SEBA Bank AG with an investment exceeding CHF 600 million, and making minority PE investments in prominent companies such as XPeng, ARM China, Giant Biogene, Animoca, Hashkey, JD Logistics, and JD Digits.

Before establishing Summer Capital, Mr. Chee held significant roles at UBS AG, where he served as Asia Head of Investment Banking and Head of Global Capital Markets. Renowned for his leadership, Mr. Chee played a crucial role in maintaining UBS Asia Pacific's dominant position across various IPO and capital markets league tables, earning prestigious accolades like "Bank of the Year" and "Equity House of the Year" from reputable institutions like IFR, FinanceAsia, the Assets, and Asia Money. Throughout his career, Mr. Chee has spearheaded over 150 IPOs and 300 equity, equity-linked, and debt transactions, raising in excess of US$250 billion in capital. He has been involved in several landmark M&A transactions, such as the merger of 12 banks to form BOCHK, CNR and CSR, Charoen Pokphand Group's acquisition of PingAn and CITIC stake, Xinhu's acquisition of CITIC Bank stake, and the merger of China Cosco and China Shipping, among others.

Mr. Chee's academic qualifications include a Doctorate degree from a joint program of Tsinghua University and University of Geneva, an EMBA from Tsinghua PBCSF, an MBA from NYU Stern, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.