KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd
(Maybank) has appointed former Malaysia Aviation Group Bhd (MAG) group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Captain Izham Ismail as an independent non-executive director, effective Nov 15, 2026.
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, Maybank said Izham, 65, served as MAG's group managing director and airline group CEO from 2017 to 2026.
He also held the position of Malaysia Airlines' chief revenue officer from 2019 to 2023 and group chief operations officer from 2016 to 2017.
Izham previously served as CEO of MASwings Sdn Bhd in 2016.
He began his career as a pilot with Malaysia Airlines in 1979 and subsequently held various senior management positions, including director of operations, executive vice-president of flight operations and senior general manager of technical and development.
Izham completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School and underwent commercial aviation pilot training at the Philippines Aviation School in Manila.
