Sulaiman appointed AMMB group CEO

KUALA LUMPUR: AMMB Holdings Bhd has appointed Datuk Sulaiman Mohd Tahir, as its group CEO and CEO of commercial banking arm AmBank (M) Bhd, effective today.
Sulaiman was the former CEO of CIMB Group Holdings Bhd’s CIMB Bank Bhd. He had been with CIMB Group for 25 years, and resigned in August.
AMMB has been without a captain ever since its previous group managing director Ashok Ramamurthy’s contract ended on April 1, 2015. Ashok returned to Australia to take on a senior executive role at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ), the single largest shareholder in AMMB.
AMMB deputy group managing director Datuk Mohamed Azmi Mahmood, was acting group CEO with the departure of Ashok.
In a statement last Friday, AMMB said Sulaiman, 52, has a wealth of experience backed by 28 years of spearheading growth in retail operations. His experience in development and management of retail products and keen understanding of distribution channels to strategically grow the consumer banking business provides him with extensive insight into the sector.