Mr. Amir Suhaimi Hassan
Chief Operating Officer | DIGICERT Sdn Bhd | Malaysia

Tuan Haji Amir Suhaimi was appointed Chief Operating Officer of DIGICERT on 5 September 2012. He joined DIGICERT as a Project Manager was part of the pioneer team that set-up DIGICERT as Malaysia’s first licensed Certification Authority in 1998. Prior to that, he has started his career with Time Telekom SdnBhd and later joined UrusdaftarAutomotifBerkomputerSdnBhd (a subsidiary of DRB-Hicom).

Tuan Haji Amir Suhaimi graduated from UniversitiTeknologi MARA Shah Alam in 1995, holds a Bachelor of Business Administrations (Marketing) and Diploma in Computer Science from the same university in 1991. He has a proven track record of success, and has the skills and passion to advance DIGICERT into a premier Electronic Identity provider in the region. He was responsible of overall Public Key Infrastruture (PKI) project implementation for key accounts such as Commerce Dot Com ePerolehan, CIMB Biz Channel, GITN Registration Authority for eGovernment Applications, Biro Pengawalan Farmaseutikal Kebangsaan and Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia (LHDNM’s) eFiling. He also provided direction to DIGICERT’s Business Operations in line with the regulatory requirement set forth by the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) as in Digital Signature Act 1997 and Digital Signature Regulation 1998. He holds other various portfolios throughout his career with Digicert among others Vice President – Business Process & Regulatory, Vice President – Business Operations and Chief Compliance Officer. His experience comes with his active involvement in projects such as PKI Implementation in key eGovernment flagship applications, system integration and DIGICERT business strategic planning.

He also spearheaded various teams responsible for implementing key strategic and compliance initiatives and during his tenure, DIGICERT has obtained international recognition as in Webtrust for Certification Authorities, ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems (QMS) and ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management Systems (ISMS).