Richard Bururu — CEO
An Analytics strategist with a passion to deliver business growth through data driven insights. I have led strategic Management and Analytics functions for some of the largest brands in APEC. My experience spans across consumer, b2b, retail, financial services and fintech sectors. Conversant in new cloud based analytics and data science platforms as well as the end-to-end analytics value chain: data and platform/ engineering ; portfolio analytics; digital analytics; data science and campaign management & personalisation. Extensive experience of building analytic teams from ground up and managing hybrid on-shore/off-shore teams. I am a seasoned leader with over 20 years of experience in data analytics, data engineering, and artificial intelligence. As the Regional Managing Director, I oversee the strategic direction and execution of data initiatives, driving innovation and efficiency across the organization. My expertise lies in harnessing the power of data to create actionable insights, optimize processes, and foster a data-driven culture within the enterprise. Leading a team of over 200 professionals across ASEAN markets, my efforts have resulted in a revenue impact of over USD 100 million per annum. In addition to my role as Regional Managing Director, I serve on the Board of Directors for CIMB AI Labs, a boutique subsidiary firm of CIMB Group based in Bangalore, India. At CIMB AI Labs, we work on cutting-edge machine learning and generative AI products, pushing the boundaries of innovation and technology.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a data-driven leader in Fintech and Analytics with extensive experience in managing large teams.
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Experience: 32 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- Data Analytics
- Leadership
- Artificial Intelligence
- Product Development
- Decision Management
- Customer Analytics
- Pricing Strategy
- Marketing Analytics
- Data Analysis
- Data Driven Marketing
- Campaign Management
Career Highlights
- Over 20 years of experience in data analytics and AI.
- Led teams generating over USD 100 million in revenue.
- Award-winning leader in big data analytics initiatives.
Work Experience
CIMB
Managing Director (11 yrs 5 mos)
CIMB BANK BERHAD
Director Decision Management (2 yrs 4 mos)
Standard Chartered Bank
Group Head of Cross Sell, Bundling & Pricing (1 yr 7 mos)
Head of Retail Products, Personal & Preferred Segment Analytics Standard Chartered Bank (8 mos)
Head of Portfolio Analytics (3 mos)
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Head of Data Driven Marketing (Acting) (3 mos)
Executive Manager Data Driven Marketing (2 yrs)
Senior Manager, Analytical Marketing (7 mos)
Senior Manager (7 mos)
Customer Analytics & Modelling Manager (1 yr 7 mos)
Colonial First State
Customer Analytics and Modelling Manager (1 yr 7 mos)
CBA and Colonial First State
Customer Analytics & Modelling Manager (1 yr 10 mos)
African People's Trust
Chairperson (1 yr 3 mos)
Richard BURURU
Manager Customer Analytics and Modelling (7 mos)
National Bank of New Zealand, Wellington
Customer Data Analysis Manager (4 yrs 9 mos)
ANZ National
Manager, Customer Analytics & Modelling (7 yrs 4 mos)
National Bank of New Zealand
Data Analyst (1 yr 10 mos)
Economics, Victoria University
Tutor (6 yrs 8 mos)
New Zealand Treasury
Social Policy Consultant (1 mo)
National Bank of New Zealand
Data Analyst (3 yrs)
TrustPower Limited, Tauranga
Business Analyst (3 mos)
New Zealand WoolGroup
Senior Research Economist (4 mos)
Labour Market Policy Group
Analyst (1 yr 7 mos)
Sigatoka Valley, Fiji
Development project evaluation (1 mo)
Western Samoa
Research Consultant (9 mos)
Lincoln University
Private Tutor (2 yrs 9 mos)
Research Assistant (4 mos)
Zimbabwe Farmers Union, Zimbabwe
Economist (3 mos)
Alaska Adult Continuing Education
Economics Instructor (1 yr 7 mos)
Alaska Secondary School
School Teacher (1 yr 7 mos)
Education
Executive Program at INSEAD
Certificate Conflict Resoultion at UNITED NATIONS UNIVERISTY
Labour Economics Paper at VICTORIA UNIVERSITY (NZ)
Masters at LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (NZ)
Masters Of Commerce & Management at Lincoln University (NZ)
Bachelor of Science Degree at University of Zimbabwe