AmBank Group's Charles Tan Wins 2014 PIKOM CIO of the Year Award
(From left to right: Mr Cheah Kok Hoong, Chairman, PIKOM, Mr Charles Tan, Chief
Information Officer, AmBank Group, Dato’ Sri Abdul Rahim Mohamad
Radzi, Secretary-General, Ministry of Communications and Multimedia, Malaysia
and Mr C S Chin, Deputy Chairman, PIKOM at the PIKOM ICT Leadership
Awards 2014)
AmBank Group’s Chief Information Officer,
Mr Charles Tan has been honoured with the award for Chief Information Officer
of the Year at the PIKOM ICT Leadership Awards 2014 held on 14 November 2014 in
Petaling Jaya, and organised by PIKOM,
the National ICT Association of Malaysia. The award was
presented by Dato’ Sri Abdul
Rahim Mohamad Radzi, Secretary-General, Ministry of Communications and
Multimedia and Mr Cheah Kok Hoong, Chairman, PIKOM.
“I am very honoured to receive this recognition
as it is testament to AmBank Group’s innovative and effective use of ICT in
support of our strategic initiatives. We are making every effort to realise the
fullest potential of ICT to create better connections between the Group and all
our customers to deliver our brand promise of being Your Bank. Malaysia’s Bank.
AmBank,” said Mr Charles Tan.
The PIKOM ICT Leadership
Awards 2014 honour the individuals and companies that have demonstrated best
ICT practices in their industry, commending the diligence, commitment, and
innovative business strategies required to advance in the global marketplace.
The awards are also conferred to recognise those that have pushed the
boundaries of excellence - demonstrating outstanding performance and
contributing to the growth of Malaysia’s ICT industry.
The CIO of the Year
Award is presented to the outstanding head of ICT in a user organisation that
has been instrumental in the adoption of ICT in the organisation.