Min Wai Phyo

Banker | Entrepreneur | Strategic Thinker | Planning & Executions | Governance & Stakeholder Engagement | Compliance & Risk Oversight | Transformation & Change Leadership | Corporate Performance & Insight Analysis

Yangon, Myanmar

About

Adaptable and energetic young professional;  A detail-oriented and highly proficient person with extensive managerial experience  Able to process sensitive data and handle all correspondence and dictation with uncompromising integrity and confidentiality  Always maintains a positive and consummately professional demeanor, with the ability to instill the trust and engagement of others

Experience

  • Yoma Bank (Full-time · 4 yrs 5 mos)
    • Vice President, Distribution Network - Community Banking
      Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

      • Lead the strategic growth, governance, and operational excellence of Yoma Bank’s Agent Banking and alternative distribution network to expand financial inclusion and drive sustainable profitability. • Oversee the end-to-end design, execution, and performance of agent and partner-based distribution channels. • Lead strategic partnerships with FIs, cooperatives, and distributors for network expansion and service reach. • Manage commercial performance, ensuring alignment with community banking and overall business strategy. • Strengthen operational governance, risk compliance, and service quality across all agent touchpoints. • Drive collaboration with Business Units to enable execution excellence. • Lead new product and digital service rollouts through the agent network to enhance customer accessibility. • Develop capability programs and performance frameworks to uplift partner and agent productivity. • Promote sustainable, data-driven decision-making for network growth, liquidity management, and profitability optimization.

    • Vice President - Lead, Strategic Planning & Execution (CEO Office)
      Dec 2024 - Oct 2025 · 11 mos

      - Strategic Planning & Transformation – Drive strategy formulation for Yoma Bank and business teams to transform business models, operations, and organizational capabilities. - Translate corporate strategy into actionable initiatives, develop roadmaps, and lead execution of major transformation programs. – Oversee the full strategy-to-execution lifecycle, including prospective reviews, performance monitoring, lessons learned analysis, and closure reporting for strategic initiatives. – Champion enterprise goal setting and alignment processes in coordination with leadership, enabling periodic performance reviews, strategic linkage updates, and actionable business analysis. – Optimize enterprise resources by conducting workflow and process reviews, identifying improvement opportunities, and collaborating with Finance and Technology to align projections, planning inputs, and system integration needs.

    • Senior Manager - Regulatory Governance and Change
      May 2024 - Feb 2025 · 10 mos

      ▪ Lead the department, as the bank’s regulatory counsel, serving as an integrated and trusted compliance partner of all business and operations units ▪ Act as the bank’s representative for centralized engagement, maintaining close liaison with the senior officials from the Central Bank of Myanmar and other relevant government offices ▪ Manage all regulatory communication materials, and oversee governance related to financial reporting to regulators ▪ Proactively assess regulatory and compliance risk as well as the business impact of changes in the regulatory environment, ensuring that the bank’s products and services remain compliant ▪ Facilitate the implementation of regulatory change projects within the bank, promote a culture of compliance, and report the bank's compliance status to investors.

  • Founder & Independent Director at Min Phyo & Associates
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    As Founder and Independent Director of MP & Associates, I established the firm to empower Myanmar’s entrepreneurs, MSMEs, and investors to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth. I provide strategic direction, partnership guidance, and business thought leadership to position the firm as a trusted growth partner for local businesses and small foreign investors. Key Responsibilities • Shape the firm’s long-term strategy and value proposition around MSME transformation and responsible investment. • Build collaborations with ecosystem partners, financial institutions, and development organizations to support entrepreneurial growth. • Guide service innovation in business strategy, investment facilitation, and organizational transformation. • Mentor and advise selected clients and leaders, fostering sustainable business practices and leadership capability. • Represent the firm in industry dialogues and networks, promoting Myanmar’s business potential and transformation readiness. Focus Areas: Entrepreneurship | MSME Growth | Investment Facilitation | Sustainable Business | Leadership & Transformation | Ecosystem Partnerships

  • Corporate Affairs Associate at MPRL E&P
    Sep 2019 - Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    ▪ Support the Corporate Affairs Manager by coordinating initiatives led by the Office of the Chief Operating Officer, which oversees 10 technical and business support departments across MPRL E&P. ▪ Coordinate in monitoring the MPRL E&P annual work program against milestones and targets as well as facilitate twice-yearly review workshops to assess best practices and gaps in organization performance. ▪ Liaise with internal stakeholders to help establish two-way communication between MPRL E&P executive leadership and frontline employees ▪ Digest/synthesize information and produce executive communication materials (internal/external reports, presentations, executive summaries, abstracts, briefing notes, meeting minutes, etc.) in multiple and audience-appropriate formats

  • Trainer at Taxila Education Group Limited
    Jan 2017 - Dec 2020 · 4 yrs

    ▪ Empower and conduct Youth Leadership & Capacity Development training for Myanmar Youth

  • Project Geoscientist (Attributes Analysis and Reservoir Characterization) at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
    Sep 2018 - Apr 2019 · 8 mos

    ▪ Project: 3D Attribute Analysis and Reservoir Characterization on Miocene Channels of North Malay Basin ▪ Studied the tectonic evolution and depositional environment of North Malay Basin and to be able to relate it to the petroleum system elements of the study area ▪ Identified and analysed Miocene Channels in North Malay Basin using seismic attributes & Spectral Decomposition ▪ Verified the drilled well locations with respect to Seismic Anomalies ▪ Characterized the channel reservoir and calculated its Gross Bulk Volume