Awang Zaaba Awg Mahmud, Chief Compliance Officer

Awang Zaaba Awg Mahmud

Chief Compliance Officer

RAM Rating Services Berhad

Location
Malaysia
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
33 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :33 years, 10 Months

Chief Compliance Officer at RAM Rating Services Berhad
  • Malaysia
  • My current job since September 2011

* Oversee compliance of RAM Group with laws, rules and regulations
* Periodical reporting to Securities Commission on Compliance of RAM Group vis-
a-vis Guidelines on Registration of Credit Rating Agencies and other relevant
rules and regulations
* Periodical reporting to Boards of Directors of RAM Holdings Berhad and RAM
Rating Services Berhad
* Oversee Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) of RAM Group
* Guardian and enforcer of RAM Group’s Personal Investment and Trading of
Securities Policy

Head at RAM Consultancy Services Sdn Bhd
  • Malaysia
  • August 2003 to August 2011

Strategic & Business Advisory
Key Experiences:
* Strategic and business planning
* Corporate restructuring
* Debt restructuring
* Project evaluations across different industry sectors
* Company/investment evaluation
* Compliance review

General Manager at RAM-DP Information Services Sdn Bhd
  • Malaysia
  • January 2001 to July 2003

* Setting up and Managing of the JV company
* Presentation in public forum on Credit Bureau concept
* Member of the Executive Committee that manages the strategic directions of the
company
* Editor of the MY1000, The Annual Ranking of Top 1000 Malaysian Incorporated

Secretariat at Bank Negara Malaysia
  • Malaysia
  • December 1998 to July 2001

Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee, BNM
Key Experiences:
 Diagnostic review and formulation of sector restructuring of the Malaysian domestic steel industry study in preparation of AFTA
 Advisory on debt restructuring schemes and corporate rehabilitation of several listed and non-listed companies
 Mediate and consensus building between debtors and creditors in obtaining support for debt-workout plans for numerous debt restructuring deals within the CDRC
 Presentation in public forum on corporate debt restructuring and work-outs

Senior Manager at Rating Agency Malaysia Berhad
  • Malaysia
  • May 1995 to November 1998

Key Experiences:
 Special Projects: Property Industry Study
 Financial Benchmarking
 Rating Methodology for insurance companies
 Rate creditworthiness of corporations issuing private debt securities
 Rate Claims Paying Ability (CPA) of insurance companies
 Presentation in public forum on credit ratings.

Business Process Analyst at TIME Quantum Technology Sdn Bhd
  • Malaysia
  • October 1994 to May 1995

Key Experiences:
 Design and implement business process architecture.
 Preparation of reports, proposal and training documentation

Executive at Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad
  • Malaysia
  • July 1990 to October 1994

Key Experiences:
 Research and design of new takaful products
 Yearly valuation on life policies as required by Bank Negara Malaysia.
 Managed and arranged re-takaful/re-insurance requirements
 Underwriting of new business/policies
 Managed and oversee EDP (IT) unit operations
 Managed and oversee computer networking linking the Head Office and branches

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at Ohio University
  • June 1994

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Bachelor's degree, Actuarial Science
  • at MARA Institute of Technology
  • May 1989

Specialties & Skills

Corporate Actions
Strategic Business
Compliance Matters
Credit Analysis
Debt Restructuring
DEBT RESTRUCTURING
BUSINESS PROCESS
CREDIT ANALYSIS
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANNING
COMPLIANCE
RISK MANAGEMENT

Languages

English
Expert
Malay
Expert

Hobbies

  • Cycling
  • Reading