Bursa Malaysia has announced the appointment of Raja Teh Maimunah as Public Interest Director and Independent Non-Executive Director, effective 1 July 2024.

This appointment is made by the Minister of Finance under Section 10(1)(a) of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007.

Raja Teh has over 30 years of experience in financial services, covering investment, wholesale, Islamic, and digital banking.

She is currently the CEO of AEON Bank, Malaysia’s first Islamic digital bank, and serves on the board of Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) and as a Trustee of Amanah Warisan Negara.

Her previous roles include CEO of AmInvestment Bank, Managing Director of Wholesale Banking at AmBank Group, and CEO of Hong Leong Islamic Bank Berhad.

Notably, she served as the Global Head of Islamic Markets at Bursa Malaysia from 2009 to 2011, where she led the establishment of Bursa Suq Al-Sila’, the world’s first end-to-end Shariah-compliant commodity trading platform.

She has also held senior positions at Kuwait Finance House Malaysia and Bank Alkhair Bahrain.

Raja Teh began her career at RHB Investment as Head of Investment Banking and spent nearly a decade at CIMB Investment Bank.

Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, Chairman of Bursa Malaysia, said,

“We are delighted to welcome Raja Teh Maimunah back to Bursa Malaysia albeit in a non-executive role as a Public Interest Director. Her familiarity with the exchange and the capital markets will be valuable.

 

Raja Teh Maimunah’s experience in Islamic finance and digital banking will contribute immensely in our innovation and growth pursuits as a multi-asset exchange to build a robust, vibrant and inclusive Malaysian capital market.”

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