CIMB Group Holdings Berhad has announced the sponsorship of professional golfer Ervin Chang as its sports ambassador and also in time as here readies himself for The Malaysian Open having secured the coveted Asian Tour playing rights for the 2024 season.
Effendy Shahul Hamid, Chief Executive Officer, Group Consumer and Digital Banking, CIMB Group said, “Ervin is a proven winner, and we are extremely pleased to have been given the opportunity to partner with him as he takes his career to the next level. We are excited to be working with another top-class athlete as he continues to take Malaysia forward in the sport of golf.”
Ervin Chang, who hails from Seri Kembangan in Selangor, is one of the pioneers of the CIMB Junior Golf Development Programme in 2010. Through the support and guidance offered through the CIMB Junior Golf Development Programme, Ervin turned professional in 2022 at age 23 and went on to win double gold medals in golf (individual and team categories) at the 2022 Vietnam SEA Games in Hanoi, being the first Malaysian to accomplish this. Ervin was crowned the Order of Merit during the Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) 2023 Toyota Tour Season.
