Age 53
Gender Male
Nationality Australian
Join Date
17 May 2022
Date of Appointment of Current Position
17 May 2022
Academic/Qualification(s):
- Bachelor of Information Technology (University of Queensland, Australia)
- Bachelor of Informatics (Griffith University, Australia)
Relevant Working Experience:
James joined CTOS as the Chief Technology Officer, overseeing all Information Technology (IT) related matters. James has over 30 years of extensive international IT leadership experience in the financial services industry, private banking, retail banking, central banking and has worked in diverse and multi-cultural environments.
James was previously the Head of Banking and Financial Services of Tata Consulting Services (TCS), responsible for overall TCS consulting sales, pre-sales, solutioning and implementation.
Before TCS, he was the Deputy Director (Head of IT Transformation) at Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). At BNM he successfully transformed the IT Department and delivered the enterprise change and innovation programmes including the digital blueprint, cloud adoption strategy, digital transformation strategy, provisioning of agile development teams, and establishment of a cyber security and data protection section.
Prior to BNM, he was the Associate Partner at IBM Global Business Services, Delivery Head Information Management & Integration at Standard Chartered Bank, Head of IT Shared Services at Ambank, Chief Information Officer at Hong Leong Bank, Head of IT Change at Bank Julius Bar in Singapore, Vice President Program Manager Strategic Projects at Credit Suisse in Zurich Switzerland and Singapore.