Prior to Maybank, Suhail played a pivotal role in shaping Malaysia’s national payments infrastructure. As Group Managing Director of the Malaysian Electronic Payment System (MEPS) and later as Managing Director of MyClear, a subsidiary of Bank Negara Malaysia (now PayNet), he led the development and expansion of the critical electronic payments infrastructure that underpins the nation’s financial system. Regionally, his work as a founding contributor to the Asian Payment Network helped accelerate cross-border payments interoperability and financial inclusion across ASEAN.
Suhail was named to the CIO 100 ASEAN list in both 2023 and 2024, ranking among the region’s top three CIOs by IDG and received The Asian Banker’s Technology Leadership Achievement Award.
Suhail previously held board positions with MCB Bank Limited and MRANTI Corporation Sdn. Bhd. His extensive background brings a combination of technical foresight, robust regulatory insight and regional experience to the Board.
