KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has appointed Datuk Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin as Deputy Chief Executive effective today.
In a statement today, the SC said, Zainal will replace Datuk Ahmad Fairuz Zainol Abidin, who completed his contract at the SC on March 31, following his appointment as a Judicial Commissioner.
“Zainal, 50, 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,” it said.
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 charterholder and has over 25 years' experience in the financial services industry. - Bernama
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