Take a leaf from Maybank on diversity, inclusivity

Singapore

EARLY this month pretty exciting news came from across the Causeway - Maybank to be precise - but it didn't make it into the headlines.

Which was a pity as Maybank - the fourth-biggest bank in South-east Asia - named Mohaiyani Shamsudin as its next chairman, making her the first woman to head the country's largest public-listed company. Her appointment as chairman begins on April 1.

Including Ms Mohaiyani who has been a director since 2011, Maybank has three women among its 12 member board, a 25 per cent female representation.

The three Singapore banks - which are the three-largest b…