Details
OrganizationAmBank Islamic Berhad
Qualification(s)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (1997)
  • Master’s Degree in Economics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (2000)
  • Harvard Senior Management Development Programme (2010)
  • Associate/Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) (2001/2017)
  • Chartered Accountant, Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) (2002)
  • Chartered Banker, Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB) (2015)
  • Chartered Professional in Islamic Finance, Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals (CIIF) (2018)
  • Certificate in Sustainability and Climate Risk, Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) (2024)
Responsibilities
  • Plays a leading role in shaping and implementing the strategic and business trajectory of AmBank Islamic Berhad
  • Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Financial Industry Collective Outreach (FINCO)
  • Co-Chairman of the Risk Management Sub-Committee of the BNM and SC-led Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3)
Experience
  • Approximately 25 years of diverse financial services and corporate experience
  • Career journey commenced at PricewaterhouseCoopers in London and thereafter joined the corporate advisory practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Kuala Lumpur
  • Subsequently assumed various roles within local and foreign banks, gaining exposure to corporate banking, debt capital markets, corporate finance, financial advisory and real estate investment
  • Corporate experience entailed corporate management, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), strategy development, and operational start-ups both domestically and internationally
  • Invited as a speaker at conferences in Malaysia and abroad
  • Developed award-winning and innovative Islamic financial structures
  • Authored research papers on Islamic finance
  • First Chairman of the industry-level working group responsible for developing sectoral guides for value-based intermediation (VBI) for the palm oil, renewable energy, and energy efficiency sectors, to facilitate financial institutions in assigning ESG ratings for investment and financing decisions
  • Led AmBank Group’s sustainability/ESG agenda as AmBank Group Sustainability Champion from 2019 to May 2023

 

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