Sharifah Sarah Syed Mohamed Tahir

Sharifah Sarah Syed Mohamed Tahir graduated with a Bachelor of Accounting (Hons.) from MMU in 2003 and an M.Sc. in Finance & Investment from University of Durham, UK. Sarah is currently the Head of Strategic Management, Maybank Islamic Banking Group and is responsible for delivering profit and revenue growth strategies for Maybank Group’s Global Banking business; driving business development and expansion plans in key markets as well as championing transformation and productivity initiatives for the business.

Sarah joined Maybank in 2011 to head the International Strategy and Strategy and Finance Divisions. In 2015, she was appointed as Maybank Islamic’s Chief Risk Officer overseeing the risk, strategy and finance functions for the Group’s Islamic banking business.

Prior to Maybank, Sarah served at several other prominent companies including CIMB Islamic, KPMG Business Advisory, Ansar Finance Group (UK) and Ersnt & Young.