Page 104 - SC Annual Report 2018 (ENG)

Securities
Commission
Malaysia
ANNUAL
REPORT
2018

BoARd

MeMBeRs

datuk syed Zaid Albar was appointed the Executive
Chairman of the SC on 1 November 2018. He was previously
the Managing Partner of Albar & Partners. Before joining the
SC, Datuk Syed Zaid has relinquished all his interest in Albar &
Partners.

He has over 38 years’ experience in legal practice predominantly
in the fields of corporate law, capital market, conventional
banking and Islamic finance.

Datuk Syed Zaid has served on the Islamic Law Review Committee
DATUK SYED ZAID ALBAR of BNM and the Appeals Committee of Bursa Malaysia Bhd.
Appointed 1 November 2018 He has also served on the boards of several PLCs in Malaysia,
and Secretary to the Perdana Leadership Foundation and the
Perdana Global Peace Foundation.

He has a degree in law from the UK. He is a Barrister at Law of
the Lincoln’s Inn, UK and an Advocate and Solicitor of the High
Court of Malaya.

datuk Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin was appointed Deputy
Chief Executive of the SC on 5 April 2018.

He joined the SC in January 2011 as Executive Director,
Islamic Capital Market and was appointed Managing Director,
Development and Islamic Markets in November 2016. He
is also Chairman of Capital Markets Malaysia, an entity
established by the SC to promote the Malaysian capital
market.

Datuk Zainal Izlan has over 25 years’ experience in the
financial services industry. He began his career with Citibank DATUK ZAINAL IZLAN ZAINAL ABIDIN
before joining MIDF Amanah Asset Management. Before Appointed 5 April 2018
joining the SC, Datuk Zainal Izlan was the Chief Executive
Officer of i-VCAP Management, an Islamic fund management
firm based in Malaysia. He holds a Bachelor of Science in
Economics (dual concentration in Accounting and Finance)
from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, US, and
is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder.

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