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Our Leadership

We are driven by our values and steered by leaders committed to PNB’s purpose to uplift the financial lives of Malaysians across generations.

Board of Trustee Board of Directors Shariah Advisory Committee Leadership Team

YAB Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim

Chairman of YPB
YB Senator Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan
YM Raja Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Arshad Raja Tun Uda

Group Chairman of PNB

Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Raja Arshad was appointed as the Group Chairman of PNB on 1 June 2023. Prior to the appointment, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Raja Arshad was the Chairman of Ekuiti Nasional Berhad, a government-linked private equity firm and Chairman of Icon Offshore Berhad. Raja Arshad retired from Maxis Berhad after 14 years as a Director, 11 of which as its Chairman. He was formerly a Director of Khazanah Nasional Berhad and Sime Darby Berhad. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Raja Arshad has been the Chancellor of Universiti Selangor since 2011. Prior to this, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Raja Arshad held the position as Executive Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia (“PwC”) for 18 years. He was a Chairman of the Leadership Team of PwC Asia 7 and a member of the PwC Global IFRS Board. During the Asian financial crisis of 1997, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Raja Arshad was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Danamodal Nasional Berhad, one of three special purpose vehicles set up by the government to manage the financial crisis. His previous public appointments included being a member of the Securities Commission Malaysia, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, the Investment Panel of the Employees Provident Fund and the Board of Trustees of the National Art Gallery.
YBHG Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Haji Ambrin Buang
YM Raja Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Arshad Raja Tun Uda

Group Chairman of PNB

Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Raja Arshad was appointed as the Group Chairman of PNB on 1 June 2023. Prior to the appointment, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Raja Arshad was the Chairman of Ekuiti Nasional Berhad, a government-linked private equity firm and Chairman of Icon Offshore Berhad. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Raja Arshad retired from Maxis Berhad after 14 years as a Director, 11 of which as its Chairman. He was formerly a Director of Khazanah Nasional Berhad and Sime Darby Berhad. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Raja Arshad has been the Chancellor of Universiti Selangor since 2011. Prior to this, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Raja Arshad held the position as Executive Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia (“PwC”) for 18 years. He was a Chairman of the Leadership Team of PwC Asia 7 and a member of the PwC Global IFRS Board. During the Asian financial crisis of 1997, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Raja Arshad was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Danamodal Nasional Berhad, one of three special purpose vehicles set up by the government to manage the financial crisis. His previous public appointments included being a member of the Securities Commission Malaysia, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, the Investment Panel of the Employees Provident Fund and the Board of Trustees of the National Art Gallery.
Dato' Abdul Rahman Ahmad

President & Group Chief Executive
Tan Sri Datuk Zainun Ali

Tan Sri Datuk Zainun was appointed as a member of the Board of PNB on 1 January 2019, after having served in the government in various capacities in the Legal and Judicial Services since 1976. After her stint as the Legal Adviser to Ministries, which included her service as the Registrar of Companies and Chief Registrar of the Federal Court, she was elevated to the Bench in 1996 as a High Court Judge. She was subsequently promoted to the Court of Appeal Bench and later reached the apex court in 2012, as a Federal Court Judge.
Datuk Dr. Mohd. Yaakub Haji Johari

Datuk Dr. Mohd. Yaakub was appointed as a member of the Board of PNB on 1 January 2017. He began his career as a part-time lecturer in Political Science at the MARA Institute of Technology and in 1983, he joined the Sabah State Civil Service as an Assistant Director (Research and Consultancy) in the Chief Minister’s Department. He was made the Principal Assistant Director (Management Development) in 1984. He joined the Institute of Development Studies, Sabah (IDS), the state’s official think tank as an Associate Director (Social Affairs) in 1985 and later moved up to Deputy Chief Executive/Senior Research Fellow in 1991-1994. He served as the Executive Director/ Chief Executive of the IDS for 15 years from 1994-2009 prior to his appointment as the Chief Executive of the Sabah Economic Development and Investment Authority (SEDIA) from 2009-2020. He was the Chairman of IDS effective from 14 December 2020 and relinquished the position with effect from 30 November 2021. On 1 April 2022, he was appointed as the Chairman of University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF) Board of Governors.
Datu Haji Soedirman

Datu Haji Soedirman Aini was appointed as a member of the Board of PNB on 1 January 2017. He started his career with Petroliam Nasional Berhad in 1982, and after serving 13 years with the company, he resigned in 1995 to join the Sarawak State Government. Prior to his retirement from the Sarawak State Government on 31 December 2018, Datu Haji Soedirman held the position of General Manager of the Sarawak Economic Development Corporation. His previous employment in the Sarawak Civil Service included being the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Development, Director of State Implementation Monitoring Unit, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industrial Development, Deputy State Financial Secretary and State Accountant-General. Between November 2002 and September 2003, he was seconded to Amanah Saham Sarawak Berhad as its Chief Executive Officer. During his tenure of service with the Sarawak State Government, he served on many boards, including Malaysia Liquified Natural Gas Tiga and Malaysian Investment Development Authority. He currently sits on the board of various government-linked companies and non-government organisations.
Dato Dr. Nik Ramlah Nik Mahmood

Dato Dr. Nik Ramlah was appointed to the Board of PNB on 1 January 2019, and ASNB on 1 January 2017. She retired in March 2016, having worked at Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) for almost 23 years, holding various positions from Manager for Law Reform to Deputy Chief Executive. Throughout her years in the SC, Dato Dr. Nik Ramlah has been directly involved in most areas of capital market development and regulation, providing strategic and legal guidance in product and market development, bond market, fund management, corporate governance and Islamic finance. Prior to joining the SC, Dato Dr. Nik Ramlah was an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya, where she had also served as Deputy Dean.
Dato’ Johan Ariffin

Dato’ Johan was appointed to the Board of PNB on 1 January 2019. He started his career in the real estate division of Citibank. Thereafter, he held various senior positions in several subsidiaries of public listed companies while venturing into his own successful marketing and advertising consultancy and property development business. He then headed Danaharta’s Property Division as Senior General Manager before moving on to head TTDI Development Sdn Bhd up to January 2009. He also served on the Board of Malayan Banking Berhad for nine years up to April 2018, and Sime Darby Property Berhad until June 2020. He was the Chairman of Battersea Project Holding Company Limited from September 2015 to September 2018.
Datin Norazah Mohamed Razali

Datin Norazah Mohamed Razali was appointed as a member of the Board of PNB on 6 May 2021. She began her career with Messrs. Sidek, Teoh, Wong & Dennis as a solicitor in 1994. After obtaining her MBA in the United Kingdom, she returned to Southeast Asia and joined the management consulting firm of Booz, Allen & Hamilton in Singapore. She then joined the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in 2000 as a consultant based in Kuala Lumpur. At BCG, Datin Norazah was promoted to Principal in 2007. Just prior to that, she assumed the role of Project Leader as well as alternating as the Asia Pacific Recruiting Head. She was elected as Partner and Managing Director of BCG in 2010 and a member of its Executive Leadership team for Southeast Asia. As a Partner, she undertook a range of leadership roles within the firm including leading BCG Malaysia from 2011 to 2014 and the Public Sector Practice in Malaysia from 2012 to 2017. While no longer a Partner and Managing Director at BCG, Datin Norazah remained as a Senior Advisor (Public Sector Practice, BCG Malaysia), a role she took on from August 2017 until December 2022. She has more than 20 years of experience advising and working with private and public sector organisations on growth and transformation, restructuring and talent development.
Datuk Johan Bin Mahmood

Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican is currently the Chairman of the Board of KWAP, effective 27 February 2023. He is currently the Secretary General of Treasury, Ministry of Finance. Prior to that, he was the Deputy Secretary General (Policy) at the Ministry of Finance from March 2022. Datuk Johan has served in the government in various roles such as the National Budget Director at the Ministry of Finance, Deputy Director General of the Economic Planning Unit, and Chief Executive Officer of Talent Corporation Malaysia. Before serving in the government in 2004, he had worked for nine years in corporate finance and accounting roles in the private sector. Datuk Johan is a qualified Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and graduated with an Economics Degree from the University of Cambridge.
Datuk Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin

Chairman
Dato’ (Dr.) Haji Nooh Gadot
SS Dato’ Haji Mohamad Shukri Mohamad
Dr. Aida Othman
Prof. Dr. Ashraf Md Hashim
Dato' Abdul Rahman Ahmad

President & Group Chief Executive
Dato' Rick Ramli

Deputy President & Group Chief Executive
Hanizan Hood

Group Chief Investment Officer
Mohd Irwan Ahmad Mustafa

Group Chief Strategy & Financial Officer
Muzzaffar Othman

Group Chief Operations Officer
Fadzihan Abbas Mohamed Ramlee

Group Chief Sales & Distribution Officer
Rohani Mustaffa

Group Chief Sales & Distribution Officer
Shahin Farouque Jammal Ahmad

Deputy Group Chief Investment Officer
Rose Anita Jalil

Chief Investment Officer, Fund Management
Norhanifah A.Jalil

Chief Human Resource Officer
Mohd Azmir Mohd Jani

Chief Risk Officer
Nimmi Kamal

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Hartini Zainal Abidin

Group Head, Company Secretary & Legal
Noramly Bachok @ Abdul Aziz

Group Head, Internal Audit
Sahlawati Mustafa

Group Head, Compliance & Integrity