PETALING JAYA: TNG Digital Sdn Bhd, the operator of TNG eWallet, has announced the appointment of Datuk Syed Zaid Albar as its chairman and non-independent non-executive director, effective Oct 17, 2025.
In a statement, TNG Digital noted that Syed Zaid is a senior lawyer with experience across a broad range of practice areas, with a strong focus on financial services and corporate advisory.
Syed Zaid stepped away from legal practice in 2018 to assume the role of executive chairman of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), a position he held until mid-2022.
“During his tenure at SC, Datuk Syed Zaid played a key role in strengthening the governance, regulatory oversight and the development of Malaysia’s capital markets, both domestically and internationally.”
Syed Zaid currently serves as chairman of CIMB Group Holdings Bhd
, CIMB Bank Bhd and Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd, and has previously served the boards of numerous public listed companies, including Yinson Holdings Bhd, Cycle & Carriage Bintang Bhd, Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd and Malaysia Building Society Bhd.
