Rohan Krishnalingam

Rohan Krishnalingam was appointed as Group Chief Digital and Technology Officer on 1 August 2019. He is responsible for the provision of accurate and timely technology and back-office operations and services support for the relevant business/functional units, develop the IT and Digital Strategy towards driving the implementation of Digital and IT transformation, lead the efforts on digitization of RHB Banking Group, and drive the adoption of Agile@Scale as part of the Group’s strategic focus to create a winning operating model.

Rohan was initially appointed as Group Chief Operations Officer of RHB Banking Group in January 2014, to drive Group-wide digital, technology and operations functions. Prior to this, he was a Senior Partner with a technology and management consulting firm. He has more than 20 years of experience with financial services organisations in designing and implementing large-scale transformation programmes, predominantly in areas of technology and operations. He has worked with various industries in Malaysia and the ASEAN region with strong technology delivery and programme management skills, especially in the implementation of large-scale technology and IT strategic planning. He has led major banking and financial services projects including the implementation of core banking systems, enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) and customer relationship management (“CRM”), IT transformation programmes, IT merger integration programmes and industry-wide payment systems.

Rohan holds a Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Hons) from the University of New South Wales, Australia.