Expert/Advisor, Executive President's Office
Capital Market Authority, Sultanate of Oman
Total des années d'expérience :30 years, 7 Mois
• Responsible in advising, strategizing and driving developmental efforts directed at enhancing the depth and breadth of the Islamic capital market and Takaful market in Oman and to enhance efficiency, competitiveness and market attractiveness as well as ensuring market integrity and soundness.
• Appointed to be in the Omani Government Committee overseeing the issuance of the 1st Omani sovereign sukuk and also for subsequent sukuk issuances.
• Involved in the transformation programme of the organization.
Summary:
- 20 years professional experience both as a market practitioner in investment banking, Islamic finance, corporate finance, and as a regulator/developer of the Malaysian capital market with international work exposure.
- Currently advising, strategizing and driving developmental efforts directed at enhancing the depth and breadth of the Islamic capital market and Takaful market in the Sultanate of Oman.
- Led and established regulatory/policy-related initiatives for the Malaysian capital market and evaluated corporate finance/Islamic finance proposals through exposures heading the various departments at the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC).
- Led, managed and advised investment banking corporate clients on the structure (origination) and execution of various corporate finance transactions including initial public offerings (IPOs), fund raising exercises, mergers and acquisitions (M&As), restructuring of companies, reverse take-overs (RTOs) and other corporate advisory work.
- Educated both in the U.S.A. and Malaysia, with knowledge in both conventional and Islamic finance.
- Awarded the Malaysian Government (Public Service Department) scholarship for studies at the Indiana University-ITM/MUCIA Cooperative Program and the University of Iowa, U.S. (1989-1993).
- Involved in evaluating the IPO proposals of Malaysian oil and gas companies at the SC such as:
(i) Petra Energy Berhad (listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia (Malaysia’s stock exchange) which is one of the largest integrated brown field service providers in Malaysia),
(ii) Deleum Berhad (listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia which is involved in the provision of a diverse range of supporting specialized products and services particularly for the exploration and production of oil and gas),
(iii) Uzma Berhad (listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia which is involved in the provision of oil and gas geoscience and reservoir engineering services, drilling services, and project and operations services).
Was also attached and headed the following departments:
- Deputy General Manager, Islamic Capital Market.
- Head, Equities Department, Corporate Finance & Investments Division.
- Head, Operational Policy & Regulations Department, Corporate Finance & Investments Division.
- Head, Regulatory Services (Primary Market) Department, General Counsel's Office (Chairman's Office).
• Planned, strategized and directed the management of the various departments’ deliverables.
• Responsible in driving and overseeing all development, supervision and surveillance efforts directed at enhancing the depth and breadth of the bond and sukuk market in Malaysia and to enhance efficiency, competitiveness and market attractiveness as well as ensuring market integrity and soundness.
• Led and established the retail bond and sukuk framework in Malaysia that provides retail investors direct access to invest in bonds and sukuk.
• Represented the SC as Co-Chair of Task Force 3 of the Asian Bond Market Initiative (ABMI) together with the Ministry of Finance Japan, which seeks to harmonise the regulatory framework of ASEAN+3 markets with a view to facilitating cross-border bond issuances in the region via an Asian multi-currency bond programme (the ABMI is a grouping of the ASEAN nations together with China, Japan and Korea (ASEAN+3) whose objective is to develop more accessible and well-functioning bond markets within the ASEAN+3 region).
• Led regional discussions on behalf of the SC as Chair of one of the working groups of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) and developed a framework to facilitate cross-listings of public listed companies on ASEAN stock exchanges.
• Involved in the restructuring of Bursa Malaysia’s board structure from the Main Board, Second Board and MESDAQ Market into the new Main Market and sponsor-driven ACE Market, and introduction of the new disclosure-based regulatory framework for listings and equity fund-raisings.
• Responsible in evaluating corporate proposals (i.e. IPOs, fund raising exercises, M&As, restructuring of companies, RTOs, issuance of structured warrants/options, and convertible debt instruments such as convertible/exchangeable bonds) and presenting it to the SC’s Issues Committee comprising of the Chairman and Commission Members of the SC.
• Led in formulating, reviewing and enhancing the regulatory policies, guidelines, rules, practices and procedures on fund-raising and listings of companies/securities, and in developing strategies and initiatives to enhance the quality, efficiency, competitiveness and robustness of the primary market for securities in Malaysia.
• Responsible in product evaluation and development initiatives to facilitate broadening and deepening of the Islamic capital market products and services, i.e. Sukuk proposals, Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), Shariah stocks screening, etc.
• Involved in coordinating the ACMF/Asian Development Bank’s regional co-operation in promoting awareness of the Islamic capital market and to achieve regional harmonisation.
• Educated the public/stakeholders on rules and regulations governing the Malaysian capital market through the various presentations/consultation meetings with other companies, advisers, Government agencies and foreign delegations.
• Represented the SC in roadshows with Bursa Malaysia to attract foreign listings in Malaysia.
• Nominated by the SC to sit on the Malaysian Audit Licensing Committee Interview Panel of the Accountant General’s Department, Ministry of Finance Malaysia for the granting of audit licence to Malaysian auditors.
(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Avenue Capital Resources Berhad, a financial group listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia, which was a Malaysian Government-linked company 30% owned by the Minister Of Finance Incorporated Malaysia)
• Led, managed and advised investment banking corporate clients on the structure (origination) and execution of various corporate finance transactions including fund raising exercises, IPOs, M&As, restructuring of companies, RTOs and other corporate advisory work.
• Successfully built-up the market share of the newly-established corporate finance business of Avenue Securities Sdn. Bhd. as Team Head until the merger with ECM Libra Financial Group Berhad.
• Responsible in driving the investment banking business of the team and providing direction to team members.
• Involved in advising Malaysian oil and gas companies such as the RTO of the machine shop and transportation engineering businesses of Scomi Group Berhad (listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia which is involved in the provision of integrated drilling fluids and drilling waste management solutions, OCTG machine shops, distribution of oilfield products and services, and provision of marine vessels).
(The Investment Banking division of the Maybank Group, the largest banking group in Malaysia)
• Led, managed and advised investment banking corporate clients on the structure (origination) and execution of various corporate finance transactions including fund raising exercises, IPOs, M&As, restructuring of companies, RTOs and other corporate advisory work.
• Planned, strategized and directed the management of the Investment Department’s deliverables.
• Responsible in managing the share portfolio and any corporate finance activities including reviewing potential equity/non-equity investments and acquisitions in businesses.
(Was an associate company of MOCCIS and the Johor Corporation involved in fund management - now known as AmanahRaya Investment Management Sdn. Bhd.)
(Masters and Professional qualification) - INCEIF is a university set up by the Central Bank of Malaysia wholly dedicated to postgraduate study in Islamic Finance.
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