ENCIK FARID BASIR, the Chief People Officer of MBSB Bank has vast experience in Human Resources (HR) disciplines spanning over two decades - from telecommunications, insurance to fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and banking. During his tenure, he has taken on expatriation assignments in Switzerland, South Africa and the Philippines before returning home to Malaysia in 2014.

Upon his return under the TalentCorp’s Returning Expert Programme (REP), Farid was appointed as the Chief Human Capital Officer at Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Bhd in 2016. Thereafter, he returned to TM to assume a similar post until December 2020.

Being a proponent of continuous professional education, Farid has added several business and leadership programmes into his curriculum vitae – with certifications from Cambridge Judge Business School; Said Business School at University of Oxford; Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires, or popularly known as INSEAD; and the Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland. He has been awarded four global professional certifications, namely HRCI-HR Management Professional, HRCI-Global HR

Professional, SHRM-Senior Certified Professional and Global Remuneration Professional.

He took centre stage internationally when he was awarded the "Upcoming Personality in Islamic Finance 2017" at the Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) 2017, held in Kazakhstan; and the "CHRO of the Year" at the World HRD Congress 2018 in India.

A strong advocate of leadership excellence initiatives for the younger generation of workforce, Farid is presently the Vice-President of MEF, Board Member of Malaysia Productivity Corporation, Member of National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC), Fellow of National Human Resource Center, Adjunct Professor of UNITAR and Member of TalentCorp Industry-Talent Advisory Council.