Richard Bururu

CEO

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia32 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key 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.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a data-driven leader in Fintech and Analytics with extensive experience in managing large teams.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data AnalyticsLeadershipArtificial IntelligenceProduct DevelopmentDecision ManagementCustomer AnalyticsPricing StrategyMarketing AnalyticsData AnalysisData Driven MarketingCampaign Management

Other Skills

Data EngineeringTeam LeadershipBusiness StrategyBig DataAnalyticsTeam ManagementMachine LearningGenerative AIInnovationData GovernanceCustomer InsightsDigital AnalyticsBig Data AnalyticsCustomer RetentionCampaign Effectiveness

About

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.

Experience

32 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
11 yrs 5 mos
Current Experience

Cimb

Managing Director

Nov 2014Present · 11 yrs 5 mos · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Managing Director, Decision Management
  • 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. My team has won several awards including The Asian Banker Best Big Data Analytics Initiative of the Year in Malaysia & the Region, & ABF AI & Machine Learning Initiative of the Year in Malaysia
  • 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.
Data AnalysisData EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceTeam LeadershipBusiness StrategyData Analytics+1

Cimb bank berhad

Director Decision Management

Nov 2014Mar 2017 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Head of Decision Management looking after a 40 FTE strong analytics and decision science team. The team's mandate is to create value from data by enabling the Consumer business make better decisions, increase share of wallet, improve product usage and reduce churn. We deliver an end-to-end analytics function from, data & infrastructure, customers insights, modelling, digital analytics, big data analytics and campaign management. Also have Data governance responsibilities as well as an oversight of the Regional Analytics COE.
  • Extended role involves partnering with technology providers, other business lines and universities to build robust analytics platforms, create a pipeline of competent data scientists and enable Malaysia to move up the knowledge economy curve.
Data GovernanceCustomer InsightsDigital AnalyticsBig Data AnalyticsCampaign ManagementData Analytics+1

Standard chartered bank

3 roles

Group Head of Cross Sell, Bundling & Pricing

Promoted

Apr 2013Nov 2014 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Responsible for Analytics supporting customer early engagement through product bundles and structured onboarding, relationship deepening through Xsell, proactive pricing and disciplined campaign management and customer retention initiatives. Role focuses on setting standards and rolling them across all Standard Chartered Bank markerts - Greater China, ASEAN. South Asia, Middle East and Africa. Also responsible for managing the day-to-day operations & deliverables of our Analyics CoE in India.
AnalyticsCampaign ManagementCustomer RetentionCustomer AnalyticsPricing Strategy

Head of Retail Products, Personal & Preferred Segment Analytics Standard Chartered Bank

Jul 2012Mar 2013 · 8 mos

Head of Portfolio Analytics

Mar 2012Jun 2012 · 3 mos

  • Transforming Strategic Insights into analytic solutions that drive incremental revenue for the Retail Business

Commonwealth bank of australia

5 roles

Head of Data Driven Marketing (Acting)

Jan 2012Apr 2012 · 3 mos

  • Managing a team of 35 Data Driven Marketing professionals:
  • Data Driven Marketing provides support and intelligence for all direct (to consumer) marketing activities. We use customer data to get the right messages to customers through the right channel at the right time. We also strive to increamentally learn the effectiveness of campaigns (channel, creative, offer etc) through a well designed scientific method of "test & learn"
Data Driven MarketingCampaign EffectivenessMarketing AnalyticsData Analysis

Executive Manager Data Driven Marketing

Jan 2010Jan 2012 · 2 yrs

  • Managing a team that does the end-to-end delivery of campaigns for the CBA group. Charged with the analysis that support efficient execution of marketing activities in the Deposits and Transactions protfolio, Youth and Microbusiness segments:
  • Pre-campaign analytics
  • Test/Experimental design requirements
  • Champion/challenger priorties
  • Response modelling methods
  • Campaign build and delivery using SAS, SQL, CM3 and TRM6
  • Campaign/effort results analysis and reporting
  • Click through rates
  • Coaching
Campaign DeliveryPre-campaign AnalyticsData Driven MarketingCampaign Management

Senior Manager, Analytical Marketing

Jun 2009Jan 2010 · 7 mos

  • I manage a team of Campaign Development Managers. My role is to make sure that we maximise the returns from our Wealth Management and Insurance campaigns. This involves discussing with our stakeholders the best way to contact customers and more important how to track the results to ensure continous improvements. I am also involved in developing the experimental design framework in the Data driven marketing team.

Senior Manager

Jun 2009Jan 2010 · 7 mos

  • Campaign development and delivery
  • Lead modeler - customer intelligence marketing
  • Customer attrition prediction
  • Building propensity and campaign response models
  • Identifying new product opportunities by analysing customer behavior in a large database environment.
  • Support CRM initiatives and the development of a customer centric databases
  • Customer channel use analysis
  • Provide data lead recommendations that allow the development of customer strategies
  • Manage externally contracted analysis projects

Customer Analytics & Modelling Manager

Oct 2007May 2009 · 1 yr 7 mos

Colonial first state

Customer Analytics and Modelling Manager

Oct 2007May 2009 · 1 yr 7 mos

Cba and colonial first state

Customer Analytics & Modelling Manager

Aug 2007Jun 2009 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • June 2009 - Senior Manager Wealth Management (Wealth & Insurance)
  • Data Driven Marketing Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  • Manages a team responsible for the delivery of Wealth Management campaigns
  • Owns and manages the end-to-end campaign process for the Wealth portfolio
  • Campaign incubation, pre-campaign analytics, execution, post campaign analytics and post implementation review
  • Responsible for teaching and embedding a test and learn discipline in campaigns through experimental designs.
  • Reporting and measurement of return on marketing investment ( ROMI calculations both pre and post campaign phase)
  • Optimisation of modelling outputs and channel constraints (TM, UI, NetBank, SMS and Dialogue)
  • Strategic input in operational efficiency target for the DDM team ( Use of SAS, CM3 and JMP software; Lead modeller - Customer Analytics and Modelling (CA&M) Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  • Manages the data driven marketing initiative for the Wealth Management business.
  • Re-engineering of the marketing modelling process
  • Key resource in the development of marketing statistical models across the group
  • Managed the relationship between CBA and analytical software vendors.
  • Evaluated and Implemented advanced modelling software
  • Managing development of a customised version of Enterprise Miner
  • Managed the relationship between the Bank and academia in joint analytical projects
  • Mentor of the modelling and analytics staff
  • Manages the relationship of CA&M and Wealth Management business stack-holders
  • Champions the use of analytics & statistical models to drive better business outcomes.

African people's trust

Chairperson

Apr 2007Jul 2008 · 1 yr 3 mos

Richard bururu

Manager Customer Analytics and Modelling

Dec 2006Jul 2007 · 7 mos

  • Customer Analytics, Marketing & Strategy
  • Managed Customer Insight analysts across ANZ and National
  • Bank following the merger of ANZ and National Bank
  • Developed and managed a modelling and analytics team for the ANZ National group
  • Managed the relationship between analytics and key stack-holders.
  • Involved in the evaluation of a Business Intelligence platform for the group.

National bank of new zealand, wellington

Customer Data Analysis Manager

Mar 2002Dec 2006 · 4 yrs 9 mos

  • Developed a customer relationship management database for the bank's retail business.
  • Improved the bank's pre-campaign analytical capability by developing and socialising the use of propensity models.
  • Initiated a statistical based retention customer retention framework.
  • Developed and implemented the bank's customer segmentation model.
  • Enriched the bank's data by acquiring external data views.
  • Involved in the development the bank's main customer contact programme.

Anz national

Manager, Customer Analytics & Modelling

Apr 2000Aug 2007 · 7 yrs 4 mos

National bank of new zealand

Data Analyst

Apr 2000Feb 2002 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Modelling and Forecasting National Bank of
  • New Zealand, Wellington.
  • Developed propensity and customer attrition models
  • Championed the use of statistical modelling in marketing
  • Developed the Bank's core customer reporting suite
  • Worked on campaign evaluations and customer contact projects

Economics, victoria university

Tutor

Mar 2000Nov 2006 · 6 yrs 8 mos

  • Part time role tutoring first year economics and statistics.

New zealand treasury

Social Policy Consultant

Mar 2000Apr 2000 · 1 mo

  • Wellington
  • Completed a report for the New Zealand Treasury on "Closing
  • the social gap between Maori and non-Maori" by reviewing seven Sectors

National bank of new zealand

Data Analyst

Jan 2000Jan 2003 · 3 yrs

Trustpower limited, tauranga

Business Analyst

Jun 1999Sep 1999 · 3 mos

New zealand woolgroup

Senior Research Economist

Feb 1999Jun 1999 · 4 mos

Labour market policy group

Analyst

Nov 1997Jun 1999 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Wellington
  • Researched Labour Market trends and the impact of government policy on employment and accident compensation outcomes

Sigatoka valley, fiji

Development project evaluation

Mar 1997Apr 1997 · 1 mo

  • Preparation of price negotiation papers - Zimbabwe
  • Liaison with farmers, agricultural commodity buyers, and input suppliers - Zimbabwe

Western samoa

Research Consultant

Mar 1996Dec 1996 · 9 mos

Lincoln university

2 roles

Private Tutor

Feb 1995Nov 1997 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Research Assistant

Nov 1994Mar 1995 · 4 mos

Zimbabwe farmers union, zimbabwe

Economist

Nov 1993Feb 1994 · 3 mos

Alaska adult continuing education

Economics Instructor

Mar 1992Oct 1993 · 1 yr 7 mos

Alaska secondary school

School Teacher

Mar 1992Oct 1993 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Zimbabwe

Education

INSEAD

Executive Program — Digital Strategy

UNITED NATIONS UNIVERISTY

Certificate Conflict Resoultion — Conflict Resolution

Jan 1999Present

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY (NZ)

Labour Economics Paper

Jan 1998Present

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (NZ)

Masters — Commerce and Management (Economics

Jan 1994Jan 1996

Lincoln University (NZ)

Masters Of Commerce & Management — Economics

Jan 1994Jan 1996

University of Zimbabwe

Bachelor of Science Degree — Agricultural Economics

Jan 1989Jan 1992

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