Details
Date of Appointment:15 April 2025
Membership of Board Committee(s):Chairperson of Joint Risk Management Committee
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Master of Business Administration, University Malaya
  • Advanced Management Programme, Harvard Business School, United States of America

Directorship(s) in Malaysia:

Listed Issuers

  • Independent Non-Executive Director, Bursa Malaysia Berhad
  • Independent Non-Executive Director, YTL Corporation Berhad

Public Companies

  • None
Experience:
  • Sharifatu Laila Binti Syed Ali is a seasoned investment professional with over three decades of experience across the investment management and the financial services sector. She built a distinguished career across leading Government-linked institutions in Malaysia, managing portfolios across both domestic and regional markets. She served on the Boards of prominent banking and financial institutions and brings deep expertise in portfolio management, corporate governance and risk oversight.
  • She was appointed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Valuecap Sdn Bhd (Valuecap) in 2002 and thereafter, became the Group CEO.
  • From Valuecap in 2018, she joined RHB Banking Group. At RHB, she served as an Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) of RHB Bank Berhad, RHB Investment Bank Berhad, RHB Insurance Berhad, RHB Asset Management Sdn Bhd and RHB Islamic International Berhad. She was also a member of Board Nomination & Remuneration Committee, Board Risk Committee and Board Audit Committee.
  • She served as a Public Interest Director on the Board of Bursa Malaysia Berhad (BMB) from October 2020 until August 2023, as well as a member of the Listing Committee and the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee then. She was also an INED of Minority Shareholders Watch Group (MSWG).
  • In March 2024, she was appointed as an INED of BMB. She is currently an INED of Lembaga Pembiayaan Perumahan Sektor Awam (LPPSA), and a member of the Investment Committee of the University of Malaya.
Declaration:

She does not hold any shares in AMMB.

She does not have any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business with AMMB or its subsidiaries.

She does not have any family relationship with any other Director and/or major shareholders of AMMB.

She has not been convicted of any offence within the past five years nor has she been subject to any public sanction or penalty by any relevant regulatory bodies during financial year ended 31 March 2026.