Maybank Islamic GCEO Dato Muzaffar Leaves, Officer In Charge Appointed
Maybank Group has confirmed the appoinntment of Nor Shahrizan Sulaiman, currently serving as Deputy CEO of Maybank Islamic Berhad as the Officer-in-Charge, following the resignation of the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Islamic Banking, Dato' Muzaffar Hisham.
The banking group said the process to identify a new GCEO will commence immediately and the outcome of which will be
announced in due course.
Dato' Khairussaleh Ramli, President & Group Chief Executive Officer of Maybank said, 'On behalf of Maybank Group, I extend my deepest gratitude to Dato' Muz 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.'
Nor Shahrizan is to take on the day-to-day management of MIB in addition to his current duties, until a new GCEO is appointed. Related
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