KUALA LUMPUR: AMMB Holdings Bhd will see the appointment of its group chief financial officer Jamie Ling (pic) as its new group chief executive officer, pursuant to the retirement of Datuk Sulaiman Mohd Tahir.
Ling will succeed Sulaiman effective Nov 23, 2023.
The bank said in a statement that Sulaiman’s last day will be on Nov 22, 2023 and he will then retire.
Sulaiman reached the company’s retirement age of 60 in January earlier this year having led the banking group for eight years, it said.
His tenure at AMMB saw him proficiently steer the company through some of its most demanding challenges, it added.
AMMB chairman Tan Sri Md Nor Yusof said he had the privilege of knowing Sulaiman since the time he first started his banking career at Bank of Commerce in 1987.
“I can attest to his considerable and wide experience over more than 35 years culminating in leading the AmBank Group. This is certainly a significant value he will bring to wherever he decides to offer his service next,” he said,
Ling, who’s full name is Ling Fou-Tsong @ Jamie Ling, is a chartered accountant aged 55.
Ling was the bank’s group chief financial officer from 2017 where he managed a full spectrum of AmBank Group’s finance, overseeing the group’s financial strategy and implementation.
AMMB said Ling’s in-depth commercial and financial experience covers key roles held in treasury, finance, risk management and sales in international banking institutions.
Ling’s career portfolio transcends across corporate, investment and retail banking, treasury, risk management and financial management, it added.