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    Our Leadership

Board of Directors

DATO’ AZMAN MAHMUD

Chairman

DATUK BAHRIA MOHD TAMIL

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

DATUK DR. SYED MUHAMAD BIN SYED ABDUL KADIR

Independent Non-Executive Director

DATO’ SANDRA WONG LEE YUN

Independent Non-Executive Director

PAULINE TEH @ PAULINE TEH ABDULLAH

Independent Non-Executive Director

RAYMOND FAM CHYE SOON

Independent Non-Executive Director

DATO’ DR. AMIRUDDIN MUHAMED
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
DATUK BAHRIA MOHD TAMIL
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
DATUK DR. SYED MUHAMAD BIN SYED ABDUL KADIR
Independent Non-Executive Director
DATO’ SANDRA WONG LEE YUN
Independent Non-Executive Director
PAULINE TEH @ PAULINE TEH ABDULLAH
Independent Non-Executive Director

Shariah Committee

PROF. DATIN DR. RUSNI HASSAN

Chairman Shariah Committee

DR.MUHAMMAD SYAHMI

Committee Member

DR. SAFINAR SALLEH

Committee Member

DR. GHAZALI JAAPAR

Committee Member

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ridhwan Ab. Aziz

Committee Member

DR.MUHAMMAD SYAHMI
Committee Member
DR. SAFINAR SALLEH
Committee Member
DR. GHAZALI JAAPAR
Committee Member
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ridhwan Ab. Aziz
Committee Member

Senior Management

ARSHAD MOHAMED ISMAIL

President / Chief Executive Officer

NORLELA SULAIMAN

Chief Operating Officer

NURBAYU KASIM CHANG

Chief Business Officer

CHIN YING JACK

Chief Risk Officer

SAFIDAH
MOHD TAHIR

Chief People Officer

Dr Liza Mydin

Chief Strategy Officer

WAN NOORAZLI MAULA WAN SULEIMAN

Head of Legal

Thangamani Rajagopal

Chief of Internal Audit

Julina
Mohd Salleh

Company Secretary

NORLELA SULAIMAN
Chief Operating Officer
CHIN YING JACK
Chief Risk Officer
SAFIDAH MOHD TAHIR
Chief People Officer
ZABEDAH GIW
Acting Chief Strategy Officer
WAN NOORAZLI MAULA WAN SULEIMAN
Head of Legal
Kamarudin Samsudin
Chief of Compliance
Thangamani Rajagopal
Chief of Internal Audit
Julina Mohd Salleh
Company Secretary
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    Corporate Governance

The Board currently has seven (7) members, with five (5) Independent Non-Executive Directors and two (2) Non-Independent Non-Executive Director (nominee of Ministry of Finance and Ministry of International Trade & Industry).

The Directors come from diverse backgrounds with expertise and skills in banking, finance, business, accounting, industry, international trade and legal. The present composition of the Board is in compliance with the BNM/RH/GL 005-14, as more than half of its members are Independent Directors.

 

EXIM Bank’s Directors are persons of high calibre and integrity and they possess the appropriate skills, knowledge, experience and competencies to address key risks and major issues relating to the Bank’s policies and strategies. The Directors more than adequately fulfill the fit and proper criteria as specified in the Financial Services Act 2013 (FSA) and the BNM Policy Document on Fit and Proper Criteria.

 

Click here for a brief profile of each member of the Board.

Board Committees

There are five (5) Board Committees established to assist the Board in discharging its duties and responsibilities, namely the Board Credit Committee (BCC), Board Audit Committee (BAC), Board Risk Committee (BRC), Nomination & Remuneration Committee (NRC) and Board Tender Committee (BTC).

 

For Board Charter and Terms of Reference (TOR), please click below for complete disclosure:

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Risk Appetite Statement

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Client Charter

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Foreign Exchange Policy (FEP)

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Treat Customers
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RAYMOND FAM CHYE SOON

Independent Non-Executive Director

Date of Appointment :

15 February 2023

Board Committee(s) :

None

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) :

  • Certified Public Accountant, Malaysia Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Registered Accountant, Malaysian Institute of Accountants
  • Chartered Accountant, Malaysian Institute of Accountants
  • Certified Financial Planner, Financial Planning Association of Malaysia
  • Master of Financial Planning, University of Sunshine Coast, Australia
  • Corporate Finance (Adv Diploma), ICAEW and Securities & Investment Institute, UK
  • Certificate in Digital Marketing, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Certificate in Oxford Leading Sustainable Corporation Program

Past Directorship(s) :

  • Board of Director, AmBank (M) Berhad
  • Board of Director, AmGeneral Insurance Berhad
  • Board of Director, AmGeneral Holdings Berhad
  • Board of Director, Octagon Consolidated Berhad

Present Directorship(s) :

  • Board of Director, Riverstone Holdings Ltd

Present Appointment(s) :

None

Past Appointment(s) :

  • Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Jotech Holdings Berhad
  • Senior Vice President, AIC Corporation Berhad
  • Assistant General Manager, Commerce International Malaysia Bhd (CIMB) Investment Banking
  • Accounting Manager, John Holland (M) Sdn Bhd
  • Qualified Assistant, Hanafiah Raslan & Mohamad

Arshad Mohamed Ismail

President / Chief Executive Officer

Norlela Sulaiman

Chief Operating Officer

Nurbayu Kasim Chang

Chief Business Officer

Chin Ying Jack

Chief Risk Officer

Safidah Mohd Tahir

Chief People Officer

Dr Liza Mydin

Chief Strategy Officer

Wan Noorazli Maula Wan Suleiman

Head of Legal

Thangamani Rajagopal

Chief of Internal Audit

Julina Mohd Salleh

Company Secretary

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ridhwan Ab. Aziz

Committee Member

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) :

  • Phd in Islamic Banking, University of Malaya
  • Master of Islamic Banking (with Distinction), University of Malaya
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (with Honors), University of Malaya

Present Appointment(s) :

  • Professor, Faculty of Economics and Muamalat, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
  • Shariah Committee Member, Citibank Berhad (Malaysia)
  • Internal Shariah Advisory Board, Citibank N.A. Labuan Branch
  • Shariah Supervisory Board, Shuaa Capital, United Arab Emirates
  • External Program Advisor, Bachelor of Islamic Wealth Management, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
  • Academic Advisor, Master in Islamic Finance, International Islamic University College Selangor (KUIS)
  • Associate Research Fellow, Accounting Research Institute (ARI), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UITM)

Past Appointment(s) :

  • Technical Committee Members for Professional Certification, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia
  • FAA Assessor, Finance Accreditation Agency (FAA)
  • Vice Chairman, Dean’s Council for Islamic Studies (Majlis Dekan Pengajian Islam Universiti Awam), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia

Dr. Ghazali Jaapar

Committee Member

Date of appointment :

1 May 2021

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) :

  • PhD in Islamic Jurisprudence, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • Master of Comparative Law, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
  • Bachelor of Shariah (First Class), Faculty of Syariah and Law, The Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya

Present Appointment(s) :

Chairman of Shariah Committee for Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad

Past Appointment(s) :

  • Chairman of Shariah Committee, RHB Islamic Bank
  • Head, Department of Islamic Law, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, IIUM
  • Director, Harun M. Hashim Law Centre
  • Shariah Committee Member, FWD Takaful (formerly known as HSBC Amanah Takaful)

Dr. Safinar Salleh

Committee Member

Date of appointment :

1 January 2019

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) :

  • PhD in Islamic Studies (Shariah) from University of Glasgow Caledonian, United Kingdom
  • Master in Shariah, University of Malaya
  • Bachelor of Shariah, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

Present Appointment(s) :

  • Assistant Professor at the Department of Islamic Law, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Law, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
  • Shariah Committee Member of Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Swiss Re Takaful)
  • Shariah Committee Member of Hong Leong Islamic Bank Berhad
  • Shariah Committee Member of MUA Life Ltd. (Mauritius)
  • Member of Board of Trustee, Islamic Da’wah Foundation Malaysia (YADIM)
  • Chairman, Muslim Women’s Council of the Islamic Da’wah Foundation Malaysia (MAYA)

Past Appointment(s) :

  • Shariah Comittee Member of Bank Simpanan Nasional Malaysia
  • Shariah Committee Member of Bank of Tokyo – Mitsubishi UFJ (Malaysia) Berhad

Dr. Muhammad Syahmi

Committee Member

Date of appointment :

1 May 2021

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) :

  • PhD in Islamic Banking and Finance, Durham University, United Kingdom
  • Master of Science in Finance, International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM)
  • Bachelor of Accounting (Hons), InternationalIslamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
  • Certificate in Islamic Law, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
  • Charted Accountant, Malaysian Institute ofAccountant (MIA)
  • Associate Member, CIMA, Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance Malaysia (ASAS)
  • Associate Member, CPA Australia
  • Senior Associate Member, Chartered Professional in Islamic Finance (CPIF)

Present Appointment(s) :

  • Deputy President Operation (DPO), INCEIF University
  • Shariah Committee Member, HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad
  • Director, YaPIEM Gold Sdn Bhd
  • External Expert in Islamic Finance, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC
  • Accreditation Panel, Finance Accreditation Agency (FAA)

Past Appointment(s) :

  • Global Lead Islamic Finance Expert, Advisory and Technical Assistance Division, Islamic Financial Sector Development, Department of Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Head, Shariah/Islamic Banking Risk Section, Specialist Risk Unit, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)
  • Director, YaPIEM Smart Ventures Sdn Bhd
  • Member of Investment Committee, Yayasan Dakwah Islam Malaysia
  • Member, Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) Working Group
  • Shariah Committee Member, Co-op Bank Pertama Malaysia Berhad

Prof. Datin Dr. Rusni Hassan

Chairman Shariah Committee

Date of appointment :

2 January 2018

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) :

  • PhD in Law, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
  • Master of Comparative Laws (MCL), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
  • LLB (Hons), LLB (Shariah) First Class, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
  • Registered Shariah Advisor with the Securities Commission Malaysia

Present Appointment(s) :

  • Dean at the IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance
  • Vice President of International Council of Islamic Finance Educators (ICIFE)
  • Shariah Committee Member, Association of Islamic Banking Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM)
  • Shariah Committee Member, Housing Development Finance Corporation and Housing Development Corporation, Maldives
  • Chairman of Shariah Committee, Hong Leong Islamic Bank
  • Shariah Committee Member, Koperasi JCorp
  • Shariah Committee Member, Waqaf An-Nur

Past Appointment(s) :

  • Founding member of Advisory Council of Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance Malaysia (ASAS)
  • Member of the Shariah Advisory Council, Bank Negara Berhad
  • Shariah Committee Member, HSBC Amanah (M) Berhad
  • Shariah Committee Member, HSBC Amanah (Takaful) Berhad

Pauline Teh @ Pauline Teh Abdullah

Independent Non-Executive Director

Date of Appointment :

15 November 2021

Board Committee(s) :

  • Board Risk Committee (Chairman)
  • Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) :

  • Master of Business Administration (Finance), University of Hull, United Kingdom
  • Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Saint Mary’s University, Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Member of the Insolvency Practice Committee of MIA
  • Member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association Malaysia (IPAM)
  • Capital Market Services Representative License Holder (CMRSL) under the Capital Markets & Services Act 2007

Past Directorship(s) :

  • Executive Director of Crowe Advisory Sdn Bhd

Present Directorship(s) :

  • Board of Directors Ericsenz Capital Pte Ltd
  • Board of Directors Taurus Investment Management Berhad
  • Board of Director of Boustead Holdings Berhad
  • Board of Director of Ericsenz Research Sdn Bhd
  • Board of Director Boustead Digital Services Sdn Bhd
  • Board of Director Boustead Technology Sdn Bhd

Present Appointment(s) :

None

Past Appointment(s) :

  • Executive Director, Crowe Advisory Sdn Bhd
  • Director, BDO Capital Consultants Sdn Bhd
  • Associate Director, Hanifah Teo & Associates

Mr. Wong Yoke Nyen

Independent Non-Executive Director

Date of Appointment :

15 July 2020

Board Committee(s) :

  • Board Credit Committee (Chairman)
  • Board Risk Committee

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) :

  • Graduate of the Wharton Advance Management Program – Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA
  • Advance Diploma (Corporate Finance) – Jointly awarded by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and Chartered Institute for Securities Investment
  • Bachelor (Honours) Degree in Accountancy – London Metropolitan University (formerly known as City of London Polytechnic, UK)

Past Directorship(s) :

  • New Hoong Fatt Holdings Berhad
  • WYNCORP Chattels Holdings Sdn Bhd

Present Directorship(s) :

  • Managing Director of WYNCORP Advisory Sdn Bhd
  • Board of Director of Influx Rewards Sdn Bhd
  • Board of Director of Prasarana Raya Sdn Bhd
  • Board of Director of Prasarana Ecofuel Sdn Bhd
  • Board of Director of Benalec Holdings Berhad
  • Board of Director of Sentoria Group Berhad
  • Board of Director of Focus Lumber Berhad
  • Board of Director of Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad
  • Board of Director of Pertama Digital Berhad

Present Appointment(s) :

Founder and Managing Director of WYNCORP Advisory Sdn Bhd

Past Appointment(s) :

  • Executive Vice President cum Head of Corporate Finance Department & Head of Projects Development, Maybank Investment Bank Berhad
  • Associate Baker Rooke, London

Dato’ Sandra Wong Lee Yun

Independent Non-Executive Director

Date of Appointment :

15 July 2020

Board Committee(s) :

  • Board Audit Committee (Chairman)
  • Board Credit Committee

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) :

Certified Public Accountant, Malaysia Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA)

Past Directorship(s) :

  • Sin Chew Media Corporation Bhd
  • Kuala Lumpur Business Club

Present Directorship(s) :

  • Board of Director Jaya Tiasa Holdings Berhad
  • Board of Director Mediharta Sdn Bhd
  • Board of Director Amal Sempurna Sdn Bhd
  • Board of Director Vitulen Sdn Bhd
  • Board of Director Papene Tulen Sdn Bhd
  • Board of Director Kognatoz Pte Ltd
  • Board of Director Plant Catridge Sdn Bhd
  • Board of Director Savite Sdn Bhd

Present Appointment(s) :

None

Past Appointment(s) :

  • Executive Director, Mediharta Sdn Bhd
  • Chief Executive Officer, Jaya Tiasa Holdings Berhad
  • Director (Finance) and Chief Investment Officer, HBN Management Sdn Bhd (Renong Group)
  • Head Investment Banking, Chase Manhattan Bank Malaysia (now known as JP Morgan Chase Bank Bhd)
  • Manager- Business Development, Standard Chartered Bank
  • Deputy Head, Corporate Finance, Permata Chartered Merchant Bank

Datuk Dr. Syed Muhamad Bin Syed Abdul Kadir

Independent Non-Executive Director

Date of Appointment :

15 July 2020

Board Committee(s) :

  • Nomination and Remuneration Committee (Chairman)
  • Board Audit Committee

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) :

  • Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom (UK)
  • Member of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK
  • Admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya
  • Master of Law (Corporate Law) University Technology Mara (UiTM)
  • Certificate of Legal Practice, Malaysian Professional Legal Board
  • Bachelor of Jurisprudence (Hons.), University of Malaya (UM)
  • Ph.D (Business Management),Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), USA
  • Master of Business Administration, University of Massachusetts, USA
  • Certificate of Project Planning, University of Bradford, England
  • Diploma in Management Science, National Institute of Public Administration
  • B.A. (Hons.), UM

Past Directorship(s) :

  • Chairman of CIMB Principal Islamic Asset Management Sdn Bhd
  • Board of Director of CIMB Group Holdings Berhad
  • Chairman of CIMB Middle East BSC
  • Chairman of CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad
  • Board of Director of CIMB Bank Berhad
  • Board of Director of BSL Corporation Sdn Bhd
  • Chairman of Mara Corporation Sdn Bhd

Present Directorship(s) :

  • Board of Director of Asia Capital Reinsurance Malaysia Sdn Bhd
  • Board of Director of Malakoff Corporation Berhad
  • Board of Director of Solution Group Berhad

Present Appointment(s) :

None

Past Appointment(s) :

  • Secretary General, Ministry of Human Resource
  • Deputy Secretary General (Operations), Ministry of Finance (MOF)
  • Secretary, Tax Analysis Division, MOF
  • Alternate Director/Executive Director, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines
  • Deputy Secretary (Foreign and Domestic Borrowing, Debt Management) Finance Division, Federal Treasury
  • Secretary, Higher Education Division, Ministry of Education
  • Deputy Director (Academic), INTAN
  • Head, Management Development Centre, INTAN
  • Programme Coordinator, INTAN
  • Senior Project Officer, School of Financial Management, National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN)

Datuk Bahria Mohd Tamil

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Date of Appointment :

1 October 2019

Board Committee(s) :

  • Board Credit Committee
  • Board Risk Committee
  • Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) :

  • Master of International Relations (M.A.), Waseda University, Japan
  • Bachelor of Business Law (L.L.B. Honours), Coventry University, United Kingdom

Past Directorship(s) :

Board of Director of Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Melaka (PKNM)

Present Directorship(s) :

Board of Director Perbadanan Kemajuan Ekonomi Negeri Perlis (PKENPs)

Present Appointment(s) :

Deputy Secretary General (Investment), Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)

Past Appointment(s) :

  • Senior Director, Bilateral Economic & Trade Relations Division, MITI
  • Senior Director, Trade and Industry Support Division, MITI
  • Director, Entrepreneurship Development Division, MITI
  • Director, PEMUDAH (The Special Task Force to Facilitate Business) MITI
  • Minister Counsellor of Economic Affairs, MITI Tokyo, Embassy of Malaysia in Japan
  • Principal Assistant Director, Strategic Planning Division, MITI
  • Assistant Director, Trade Support Division, MITI
  • Assistant Secretary, Bilateral Trade Relations Division, MITI
  • Assistant Secretary, Government Procurement Division, MOF

Dato’ Dr. Amiruddin Muhamed

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Date of Appointment :

15 January 2019

Board Committee(s) :

  • Board Credit Committee
  • Board Audit Committee

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) :

  • Ph.D in Accounting and Finance, Durham University, United Kingdom
  • Master of Economics (Economics Development), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Bachelor of Accounting (Hons.), UKM

Past Directorship(s) :

None

Present Directorship(s) :

  • Board of Director of MRT Corporation Sdn Bhd
  • Board of Director of Suria Strategic Energy Resources Sdn Bhd (“SSER”)
  • Board of Director of My Power (Company Limited by Guarantee)
  • Board of Director of SRC International Sdn Bhd
  • Board of Director of Transit Acquirer Sdn Bhd
  • Board of Director of Railway Assets Corporation (“RAC”)
  • Board of Director of Sinergi Perdana Sdn Bhd

Present Appointment(s) :

Deputy Under Secretary, Strategic and General Sector, Government Investment Companies Division (GIC), Ministry of Finance (“MOF”)

Past Appointment(s) :

  • Chief Executive Officer, Islamic Religious Council & Perak Malay Custom
  • Served in Strategic Investment Division, MOF
  • Senior Principal Assistant Secretary, Investment, MKD (Inc.) and Privatisation Division, MOF
  • Assistant Director, Accounting and Management Development, Accountant General Department, MOF
  • Served in Corporate Planning Unit of Business Focus Group Sdn Bhd

Dato’ Azman Mahmud

Chairman

Date of Appointment :

1 October 2021

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) :

  • Bachelor of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • ‘A Cutting Edge of Development Thinking’, Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy School of Government, USA
  • ‘Leading Change & Organisation Renewal’, Harvard Business School, USA
  • Strategy Execution Programme, INSEAD France
  • APAC Government Leadership Programme (AGLP) in Crotonville, New York, USA
  • Temasek Foundation International Asia Leader’s Connect, Singapore

Present Directorship(s) In Public Companies :

  • Chairman of Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad
  • Chairman of Privasia Technology Bhd
  • Chairman of Cnergenz Berhad
  • Board of Director of GDEX Berhad

Present Appointment(s) :

  • Investment Panel Member of Penjana Kapital
  • Advisor to Associated Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM)

Past Appointment(s) :

  • Permanent Member of Special Task Force to Facilitate Business (PEMUDAH)
  • Member of Approvals and Implementation Committee (AIC), Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA)
  • Permanent Member of Cyberjaya Implementation Council
  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)