Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin is Independent Non-Executive Director of Maybank Islamic Berhad; Member of the Investment Panel for Tabung Haji (Pilgrimage Fund) Malaysia; and Senior Adviser to the Sustainable Finance Institute Asia. Izlan joined the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) in 2011 as Executive Director and progressed to become its Deputy Chief Executive from April 2018 until his retirement from the SC in January 2023. During his 12-year tenure at the SC, he oversaw various regulatory and developmental functions. Among others, he was responsible for the SC’s initiatives in the Islamic capital market and sustainable finance. He was also Chairman of Capital Markets Malaysia and a Board member of the Securities Industry Development Corporation. Izlan has over 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry. He started his career in corporate banking with Citibank before moving into investment management where he eventually became CEO of MIDF Amanah Asset Management and later i-VCAP Management. Izlan holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics (dual concentration in Accounting and Finance) from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.
