Mr Tan has 37 years of banking and payments experience in the financial industry, of which 32 years were with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). He had worked in Banking Supervision, Treasury Risk Management, and Payments Policy, and had also served as the Chief Audit Executive. His last position with the Central Bank was Assistant Governor where he oversaw BNM’s Finance (Financial Accounting and Reporting, Payments, and Treasury Settlement) Department, Digital and Technology Department, Cyber Security, Payments Oversight Department and Payments Development. During his employment at BNM, Mr Tan served as a non-executive board member and a member of the Board Audit and Risk Committee of Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) and Malaysian Electronic Clearing Corp Sdn Bhd (MyClear).

Upon his retirement, he joined SWIFT, a leading global company that provides network and financial messaging services to financial institutions and market infrastructures across more than 200 countries. During his two-year tenure at SWIFT, he held the position of Senior Director, Business Innovation ASEAN, engaging regional stakeholders in a wide spectrum of cross-border payment-related initiatives. Mr Tan also served as an Advisor for the Grab Financial Group for one-and-a-half years, focusing on Grab’s financial services in Malaysia.

In addition to the directorships that he holds in the MARC group of companies, he is currently a Director of Berjaya Sompo Insurance Berhad and a consultant for an electronic money institution.