{
  "id": 19805305,
  "title": "Former MAG chief Izham Ismail appointed to Maybank board",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/former-mag-chief-izham-ismail-appointed-to-maybank-board",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T12:09:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/11/1577032/former-mag-chief-izham-ismail-appointed-maybank-board"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank has announced the appointment of Datuk Captain Izham Ismail, a former Malaysia Aviation Group executive, as an independent non-executive director effective November 15. The 65-year-old veteran of Malaysia's aviation industry served as group managing director and airline group CEO at MAG from 2017 to 2026, relinquishing his position on January 31. Izham's extensive experience spans various senior roles within Malaysia Airlines, including chief revenue officer, group chief operations officer, and CEO of MASwings Sdn Bhd. His appointment enriches the board of the nation's largest banking group with operational and corporate leadership insights. Notably, Izham holds no other directorships in public companies or listed issuers and has no interest in Maybank securities. This move comes amid a decline in Maybank's earnings performance for the first half of its 2026 financial year, with net profit dropping to RM5.17 billion from RM5.22 billion in the same period the previous year, and revenue declining by 8.7 percent to RM30.99 billion.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has appointed former Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) group managing director and airline group chief executive officer Datuk Captain Izham Ismail as an independent non-executive director effective Nov 15.",
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}