Dr Mohd Nordin Mohd Zain

Dr Mohd Nordin Mohd Zain (“Dr Nordin”), a Malaysian, aged 65, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director (“INED”) of AmBank Islamic on 16 January 2019. He is the Chairman of the Audit and Examination Committee (“AEC”) and a Member of the Risk Management Committee (“RMC”) of AmBank Islamic. He is also an INED of AmMetLife Takaful Berhad (“AmMetLife Takaful”) and the Chairman of AEC and a Member of the RMC and Nomination and Remuneration Committee of AmMetLife Takaful.

Dr Nordin has over 35 years of experience in banking, education, regulatory agency and professional practice. He started his career in internal audit and corporate banking for 6 years, in academic for 10 years, as a Chief Executive Officer for the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (“MASB”) for 10 years and as a Partner in Deloitte for 8 years.

Dr Nordin holds a PhD in Strategic Management from Strathclyde University, UK in 1995 and Masters and Bachelor degrees in Accounting from the USA in the 80’s. A Chartered Accountant, a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”) and a Fellow of Institute of Public Accountants Australia (“FIPA”), he previously served as a Council member of Certified Public Accountants, Australia and MIA, and a founding member of MASB.

Dr Nordin currently sits on the boards of Gopeng Berhad, Beverly Heights Homeowners Berhad and the IPA Australia in Melbourne. He is also a Trustee of AmGroup Foundation. He serves as an investment committee member of a subsidiary of AIA Berhad and a member of the Finance and Investment Committee of Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (MAIWP).

Dr Nordin was a former Board member of UDA Holdings Berhad, MTD Capital Berhad, Zurich General Takaful Malaysia Berhad and Accounting & Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) in Bahrain UAE and used to serve as a member of Public Accountants Oversight Committee in Brunei.

Dr Nordin has no shareholding in AmBank Islamic.