Iswaraan Suppiah is the Head of Group Information and Operations Division.

Iswaraan is custodian of the Group’s regionallyintegrated technology and operating vision to deliver a unified, seamless financial services value proposition in ASEAN for consumer banking and Asia Pacific for investment banking. He oversees operations, information technology, transformation, business process development and operational governance & assurance functions for CIMB Group’s businesses. He heads a staff force of about 8,000 people across the Group’s regional footprint.

He started his career with the accountancy firm Arthur Andersen in 1984. He joined the Bank of Commerce in 1990 and moved to CIMB Securities in 1994. The positions he held there included Executive Director of Operations and Head of Equity Risk Management, before he assumed the position of Head of Strategic Risk and Compliance with CIMB.

Iswaraan is 49 years old and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Malaysian Institute of Accountants and Financial Planning Association of Malaysia.