Kenyataan Media
BURSA MALAYSIA BERHAD ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF A NEW PUBLIC INTEREST DIRECTOR
Bursa Malaysia Berhad announced the appointment of Dato’ Wan Kamaruzaman Wan Ahmad as a Public Interest Director to its Board of Directors effective 1 September 2020. A Public Interest Director is appointed by the Minister of Finance pursuant to Section 10(1)(a) of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007.
Dato’ Wan Kamaruzaman previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (“KWAP”) from 2013 to 2018.
Prior to joining KWAP, he served as the General Manager, Treasury Department of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) since 2007. He began his professional career with Malayan Banking Berhad in 1981, and after leaving Maybank in 1994, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Director in several companies within the Affin Group until 2005.
Dato’ Wan Kamaruzaman holds a Bachelor of Economics majoring in Analytical Economics (Hons) from the University of Malaya.
Dato’ Wan Kamaruzaman brings to the board over 37 years of experience in the treasury, finance and investment. He is a Director of the Minority Shareholder Watch Group (MSWG) and was the first Chairman of the Institutional Investors Council.
His appointment will provide stronger guidance and oversight to enabling the development of a thriving marketplace. As of 1 September 2020, Bursa Malaysia Berhad’s Board of Directors will be as follows:
1. Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar
Chairman, Public Interest Director and Independent Non-Executive Director
2. Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift
Chief Executive Officer, Non-Independent Executive Director
3. Dato’ Anad Krishnan a/l Muthusamy
Public Interest Director and Independent Non-Executive Director
4. Dato’ Wan Kamaruzaman bin Wan Ahmad
Public Interest Director and Independent Non-Executive Director
5. Datuk Karownakaran @ Karunakaran a/l Ramasamy
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
6. Mr. Pushpanathan a/l S.A. Kanagarayar
Independent Non-Executive Director
7. Datin Grace Yeoh Cheng Geok
Independent Non-Executive Director
8. Ms. Chong Chye Neo
Independent Non-Executive Director
9. Puan Uji Sherina binti Abdullah
Independent Non-Executive Director