Dato’ Izzaddin Idris was appointed as Chairman of the Board on 1 April 2024. He also acts as Chairman of the Group Board Rules Committee.

Dato’ Izzaddin Idris has over 35 years of experience in the fields of investment banking, financial and general management, having served in various senior positions at leading Malaysian-based companies. In recent years, these have included Tenaga Nasional Berhad (CFO), UEM Group Berhad (Group MD/CEO), and Axiata Group Berhad (President/Group CEO).

Dato’ Izzaddin’s wide range of sectoral exposure include investment banking, electronic & print media, township/property development, construction, concessions structured on public private partnership, IPPs, asset & project management, mobile telecommunications, FinTech & Data Analytics as well as telco infrastructure. His corporate achievements in operational excellence, business development, restructuring, M&As, fund rising, JVs & partnerships are coupled with continuous efforts in talent development, graduate employability, social responsibility and sustainability.

Dato’ Izzaddin holds a Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours in Finance) from University of New South Wales Australia, and is a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a Fellow of CPA Australia.

Dato’ Khairussaleh Ramli was appointed as a Board Member on 1 May 2021. He is also a Member of the Group Nomination & Remuneration Committee.

Dato’ Khairussaleh Ramli is currently the the Group President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Maybank. He also serves as Chairman of the Group Executive Committee and a member of the Credit Review Committee and Board Sustainability Committee of Maybank.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Washington University, USA and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School, USA. He is also a Fellow Chartered Banker with the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB).

Prior to re-joining Maybank, Dato’ Khairussaleh was the Group Managing Director of RHB Banking Group, where he was responsible for charting the Group’s strategic direction and leading the organisation to achieve its goals and value creation objectives. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience from the financial services and capital markets industry of close to 30 years.

Prior to joining RHB Banking Group, he was with Maybank between November 2008 and September 2013, having served over three years as the Group Chief Financial Officer before taking up the position of President Director and Chief Executive Officer of Maybank Indonesia.

His other corporate sector experiences include positions as Group Chief Strategy Officer of Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Chief Executive Officer of TM Ventures and Chief Financial Officer of Bursa Malaysia Berhad, where he led the listing of the company on its own exchange in 2005. He also spent eight years at Public Bank Group in the Corporate Banking and Stockbroking/Futures broking divisions.

Currently, Dato’ Khairussaleh sits on the board of Cagamas Holdings Berhad. He is also Chairman of the Association of Banks Malaysia (ABM).

Dato’ Mohd Rashid Mohammad was appointed as a Board Member on 11 January 2024. He is also a Member of the Group Audit Committee.

Dato’ Mohd Rashid has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, where he has held senior positions in well-established financial institutions across Malaysia and Singapore, namely Bank Negara Malaysia, ABN Amro NV, The Royal Bank of Scotland and AmBank Group.

He was also the Chairman of the Investment Panel of Kumpulan Wang Amanah Pencen Inc. (KWAP) from 2019 to 2021. Currently, he is a Council Member of AICB, and Chairman of AICB’s Investment Committee.

Dato’ Mohd Rashid holds a Master of Business Administration with Distinction from University of Wales, UK and is a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). He also holds the Chartered Banker title, and has attended the Advanced Strategic Management Program at the Institute for Management Development (IMD), Lausanne.

Dato’ Dr. Fadhlullah was appointed as a Board Member on 19 February 2021. He is also the Chairman of the Group Risk Committee, a Member of the Group Nomination & Remuneration Committee and a Member of the Group Board Rules Committee.

Dato’ Dr. Fadhullah had previously served as the the Chairman of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). Prior to joining MCMC he was Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of Perdana University. Not a stranger to MCMC, he had also previously served as its Commission Member as well as its Chief Officer of Network Security, New Media Monitoring, Compliance and Advocacy.

Dato’ Dr. Fadhlullah has served in the Ministry of Health, and was part of the web-shaper team for the Telehealth and Multipurpose Card during the early years of the Malaysia’s Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC). He later joined Telekom Malaysia Berhad, and last served as its Chief Corporate and Regulatory Officer.

Dato’ Dr. Fadhlullah is a founding member of the Communications and Multimedia Content Forum (CMCF) and the Malaysia Internet Exchange (MyIX). In 2010, he moved to the Prime Minister’s Office’s Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) and served as its Director for National Key Economic Areas (NKEA) on Communication Content and Infrastructure, Agriculture and Rural Development. There, he also served as the Chief Communications Officer for Strategic Communications for the government.

A medical doctor by training, Dato’ Dr. Fadhlullah received his medical degree from the National University of Malaysia in 1988. He graduated with a Masters of Medicine in Public Health from the National University of Singapore in 1992, and an MA in Health Management Planning and Policy with distinction from the University of Leeds in 1996.

Ms. Chin See Mei was appointed as a Board Member on 27 July 2021. She is also the Chairman of the Group Nomination & Remuneration Committee and a Member of the Group Risk Committee.

Ms. Chin See Mei has over 28 years of experience in the technology field and last served as the General Manager for Industries in IBM. She worked with large enterprises across multiple industries such as banking, oil & gas, travel & transportation, telecommunications and government agencies to explore and deploy leading edge technologies such as hybrid Cloud, mobile, IoT, AI/data analytics and Blockchain in creating competitive advantage.

During her career, Ms. Chin See Mei had worked with IT experts from around the world and the local ecosystems to develop innovative, secure and scalable technology solutions, which help leading organisations to remain progressive and sustainable. She brings with her a deep understanding and knowledge of the crucial intersection of business and technology to optimise operations, enhance efficiency and enrich customer experience.

Ms. Chin See Mei started at IBM as a system engineer and developed her career through leadership positions in services delivery, technical support, sales and operations. Her passion for talent development especially in preparing for the future of work in the era of Industrial Revolution 4.0 led her to be an advocate of purposeful reskilling of resources to meet the changing needs of the industries.

Ms. Chin See Mei’s passion for women leadership development and in promoting diversity led to her contribution to ICAEW’s Women In Leadership programme and mentor for Lean-In Malaysia.

Ms. Chin See Mei graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Economics and attended the Executive Education at INSEAD.

Mr Ganesh Kumar Bangah was appointed as a Board Member on 20 September 2023. He is also a Member of the Group Audit Committee and a Member of the Group Board Rules Committee.

Mr Ganesh Kumar Bangah (”Ganesh”) is an award-winning entrepreneur born and based in Malaysia with international investment and business interests in the innovation and technology space.

In 2017, Ganesh founded Commerce.Asia, an all-in-one eCommerce Ecosystem which rapidly grew within 5 years into owning a database of over 8,400,000 SME’s across 7 countries with over 52,000 active sellers that sold products worth RM6.2 billion (U SD1.4 Billion) in 2022.

In 2020, Ganesh acquired and became the Executive Chairman and Majority Shareholder of Australian-listed Netccentric Limited which he subsequently rebranded to be called Xamble Group Limited; Asia’s pioneering digital growth ecosystem that owns the largest influencer network in Malaysia, Nuffnang with a community of 20,000 influencers across Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.

Prior to founding Commerce.Asia, Mr Ganesh was the Founder of MOL Global Inc. (“MOL”) where he served as the Chief Executive Officer of MOL for 15 years since its inception. He was certified by the Malaysia Book of Records as being the youngest CEO of a Malaysian public-listed company. Through a series of international acquisitions, Ganesh built MOL into becoming South East Asia’s leading online payment gateway and in 2014, becoming the first internet company in the region to be list ed on NASDAQ.

Mr Ganesh was the Ernst & Young Technology Entrepreneur of the Year Malaysia 2012 and one of Asia’s most influential people according to Society Magazine 2015. He was also recognised as one of South East Asia’s Top 30 Tech Founders by Tech In Asia in 2016 and was recognised as one of the most inspiring Malaysian technology entrepreneurs by Top 10 of Malaysia.

Mr Ganesh is a former Chairman of the Nasional Tech Association of Malaysia ("PIKOM") and currently an Advisor of PIKOM, He is also Chair of E-Commerce Malaysia, a chapter of PIKOM.

Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir was appointed as a Board Member on 24 October 2024. He is also the Chairman of the Group Audit Committee and a member of the Group Board Rules Committee.

Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir is currently the Chairman of Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad. Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir is a highly accomplished and respected figure in Malaysia’s banking fraternity, having served the industry with distinction for over 35 years of distinguished leadership in Malaysia’s financial sector. He started his banking career in 1987 at Bank of Commerce Berhad. There he took on several front line roles, including in branch banking, corporate banking and as an area business manager covering SMEs and Corporates.

From 2000 to 2005, he made substantial contributions to Bank Bumiputra Commerce Berhad, overseeing the bank’s retail sales and distribution channels. In 2006, Dato’ Sulaiman began a new chapter in his career when Bank Bumiputra Commerce Group merged with CIMB creating CIMB Group, one of the largest universal banking Group in ASEAN. With a proven track record, Dato’ Sulaiman advanced through the ranks at the Group, holding a series of senior roles, including Regional Head of Consumer Sales and Distribution responsible for the Group’s retail and business clients in the region. His journey with CIMB Group concluded with his appointment as the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”)/Executive Director of CIMB Bank. His strong business acumen and ability to drive organisational change have been pivotal to his success.

In 2015, Dato’ Sulaiman joined AmBank Group as the Group CEO until his retirement in November 2023. During his tenure, he has been instrumental in driving growth and innovation at AmBank, leveraging a professional journey in the Malaysian banking industry. Under Dato’ Sulaiman’s strategic leadership, he has implemented strategic realignment initiatives that earned notable accolades. His contributions to the banking industry demonstrate excellence and are highly respected.

Toh Puan Datin Nik Nor Aida was appointed as a Board Member on 6th March 2025. She is also a Member of the Group Nomination & Remuneration Committee and Group Risk Committee.

She began her career as an in-house senior legal counsel in Petronas and its group of companies for 15 years and then transitioned into legal practice where she became a senior partner in an established legal firm in KL.

With more than 30 years of experience in legal and oil and gas sectors, she has developed an extensive and nuanced understanding of the legal complexities within the oil and gas industry and other sectors. Specializing in project developments, construction of properties and infrastructures, joint ventures, cross border transactions, technology licensing, software development and risk management, she has successfully counselled multinational companies on high stakes legal matters and complex transaction and played pivotal roles in facilitating successful partnerships and strategic collaborations particularly in structuring joint ventures and strategic alliances for major corporations in the oil and gas industry. She has also successfully participated in negotiations involving large scale projects of national importance involving complex legal framework and cross border considerations.

Toh Puan Datin Nik Nor Aida holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Law from University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom. She is a Barrister at Law from the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, United Kingdom and has also been admitted to the Malaysian Bar.