Ivan, 42, a Malaysian, graduated with an Honours Degree in Business Information and Technology from Coventry University, United Kingdom. Over the course of his career, he has successfully completed his MBA, leadership programs from Harvard and attained several professional certifications namely, PMP (PMI), Advanced SCRUM Master (CSM), ITIL V3 and Data Centre Professional.

He was appointed as CIO of TM on 1 September 2022 and brings with him 19 years of professional experience. He has spent 15 years working in Technology and Management Consulting firms such as Accenture and Hewlett Packard.  He has worked in over 13 countries across Asia Pacific and Europe. He brings with him the depth and breadth of experience across multiple industries namely, telecommunications, financial services, healthcare, energy and resources.

Due to his achievements in driving innovation, rapid change, building good cultures and influencing leadership teams in TM, he has been recognised as Top 3 CIO in ASEAN and Hong Kong at the CIO100 Awards organised by International Data Corporation (IDC) on 31 October 2023. Subsequently, he was awarded the winner of Transformative CIO in Southeast Asia by Economic Times on 29 January 2024.