DATO MEARIA @ MASSAHARIAH BINTI HAMZAH

Malaysia

Female

59

Risk Committee

Independent and Non Executive

1. Masters - Master of Business Administration (Accounting and Finance) [University of New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America]

2. Degree - Bachelor of Science (Accounting) [State University of New York, United States of America]

3. Others - Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme [Said Business School, Oxford University, United Kingdom]

Dato' Mearia has an extensive career spanning over 3 decades in banking, finance and corporate services space, focusing on areas of strategy, transformation, digital payments and Islamic finance.
This past 8 years, Dato' Mearia has helmed the role of Senior Vice President at both Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad (BMMB) and Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN), where she drove two(2) key national financial agendas with the successful implementation and promotion of digital payments for retail consumers, as well as a comprehensive financial inclusion initiative in providing basic financial and payment services for the underserved and unserved communities across Malaysia. She had also served as a member of the Management Committee at BSN.
As the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Pos Malaysia Berhad for 10 years from 2004 until 2014, Dato' Mearia had successfully implemented multiple new business models in the financial services sphere, which were in partnership with numerous financial service providers. There she also spearheaded a number of transformation initiatives towards the modernization of Pos Malaysia Berhad and served as a Board member of one of Pos Malaysia's financial service subsidiary.
In addition to that, Dato' Mearia had helmed over a 9-year period from 1995 until 2004 key positions at several prominent listed companies, namely Land & General Berhad, CSM Corporation Berhad and Malton Berhad, which were involved in the development, investment and management of properties in Malaysia and abroad. There, her roles were in strategy and corporate planning, financial management and investor relations.
During the initial years of her career from 1988 until 1995, Dato' Mearia gained valuable experience working as an auditor with Arthur Andersen & Co. and Sime Darby Berhad, prior to taking up a role as a corporate banker at Bank of Commerce (M) Berhad.