Dato' Sharil was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1994 and was formerly an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya practicing with Azman Davidson & Co and Zaid Ibrahim & Co early in his career before becoming a partner in an investment advisory firm called BinaFikir Sdn Bhd which was eventually acquired by Maybank Berhad. He was then invited to join the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission ("MCMC"), as its Chief Operating Officer in 2009 and was subsequently appointed to the position of Chairman and Chief Executive of the MCMC from 16 October 2011 to 31 December 2014. 

In the international arena, Dato' Sharil was also a Board Member of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN"), the global Internet domain name coordinating body and Chairman of ICANN's Government Advisory Committee (GAC) from 2004 to 2007. Dato' Sharil has worked closely with international organisations such as Internet Society (ISOC), International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the World Bank, the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT), Pacific Islands Telecoms Association (PITA), Commonwealth Telecoms Organisation (CTO), International Institute of Communications (IIC), Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), particularly in the area of training and capacity building. In 2017, in recognition of his contribution to the global internet community, his alma mater, Aberystwyth University conferred him an Honorary Fellowship. 

He is presently a Senior Advisor to Quantephi Sdn Bhd, a boutique investment advisory firm in Malaysia, licensed by the Securities Commission of Malaysia and a Senior Advisor to Asean Advisory Pte Ltd, a specialist advisory and consulting firm based in Singapore. He is also a Member of the Advisory Board of the United Nations University Institute based in Macau, a Special Administrative Region of China.

Independent Non-Executive Chairman, Opcom Holdings Berhad
Independent Non-Executive Chairman, Bina Darulaman Berhad
Independent Non-Executive Chairman, Privasia Technology Berhad
Director, Digital Nasional Berhad

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