
Nor Shahrizan Sulaiman named officer-in-charge at Maybank Islamic
KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has appointed Nor Shahrizan Sulaiman as officer-in-charge of Maybank Islamic Bhd (MIB) following the resignation of Datuk Muzaffar Hisham, who stepped down to pursue other professional interests.
In a statement, Maybank said the search for a new group CEO of Islamic Banking would begin immediately, with an announcement to be made in due course.
Nor Shahrizan will take on the day-to-day management of MIB in addition to his current duties until a new group CEO is appointed.
'On behalf of Maybank Group, I extend my deepest gratitude to Muzaffar for his invaluable contributions over the past 14 years. He has played a pivotal role in steering our Islamic banking franchise towards achieving true global leadership, in line with our M25+ strategy,' Maybank president and group CEO Datuk Khairussaleh Ramli said.

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