About

Possessing an almost unparalleled knowledge and understanding of Maxis Group operations, having served in the company’s legal team for approximately 15 years, Su Puay Leng was made head of the department in 2015. Even before this, she had been a key player in a number of strategic projects for the company, receiving letters of commendation and senior management awards for –among others – the company’s RM 2.45 billion sukuk programme in 2012, its post-IPO funding initiatives of RM5 billion in 2010 and the contract administration for a large number of infrastructure contracts in 2013. Since taking on her current role, this record of success has continued, with Su operating as legal lead for Maxis’ consolidation and integration of four of the company’s wholly-owned operating subsidiaries into Maxis Broadband in 2016 and the private placement of 300m ordinary shares in Maxis which was completed in July 2017 which successfully raised approximately RM1.66bn. ‘The said accomplishments have provided me with a sound understanding of business, operations, compliance and corporate considerations. This has granted me a robust appreciation on their interplay which in in turn allows me to provide sound legal and strategic advice which are both practical and constructive to the business’, Su says. She has also had a major effect on the transformation of the legal team towards one equipped with a more effective and versatile set of capabilities: ‘I subscribe to and am an active advocate of the proposition that lawyers should evolve into a business enabler and partner. As part of this campaign, the traditional approach of lawyers handling specific portfolios was replaced with a convergence regime where lawyers are up-skilled to be “technology neutral” and “full value chain conversant” enabling them to provide legal and strategic advisory plus handle contracts in multiple areas. This convergence of legal work, coupled with the nurturing and development of cross-functional skills among the lawyers, has provided a solid foundation to enable the Legal team to be a reliable and effective business partner in meeting the Maxis Group’s aspirations towards the digitalisation of products and services’.