Farid Tan Biography and Net Worth

Farid Tan is the President of the Company and the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, and has over 40 years of banking experience. Mr. Tan also served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank from July 2019 to October 2021. Mr. Tan joined the Executive Training Program for Bank Bumiputra Malaysia, a Malaysian bank owned by the Malaysian government, in 1981 where he served in a number of positions both in Malaysia and in New York, including Senior Account Officer, Senior Internal Audit Supervisor, and Senior Foreign Exchange Dealer. He was promoted to Assistant General Manager in 1993, a position that he held for six years before leaving in 1999 to become the Senior Credit Officer for Global Commerce Bank, a local community bank in Doraville, Georgia. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Commerce Bank from 2002 to 2005 before leaving to become President and Chief Executive Officer of Metro City Bank, which opened in early 2006. Mr. Tan was educated at Polytechnic Ungku Omar, Malaysia where he received a diploma in accounting. Mr. Tan is currently serving as a member of the FDIC’s MDI Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee on Community Banking. He previously served as a member of CFPB’s Community Bank Advisory Council from September 2013 to April 2015 and as a member of the ICBA Minority Bank Council from April 2015 to April 2016. Mr. Tan was a member of the Association of Cambiste International (ACI) and the Financial Market Association, Malaysia and USA. Mr. Tan is fluent in Mandarin, Malay, and English. Mr. Tan brings his vast experience in community, regional and international banking that covers financial operations, audit, retail banking, mergers and acquisitions, loan syndication, security investment, strategic planning and portfolio management. Additionally, he provides an overall perspective of all facets of the Company’s business, financial condition and strategic direction.