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PROFILE:
BOARDOFDIRECTORS
Zakaria bin Ismail
was appointed as a Director of
EXIM Bank in September 2008. He is also the current
Director of Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad.
Beginning his career in 1974 with Bank Negara
Malaysia in the Banking Supervision Department, he
was temporarily attached to the South-East Asia Group
International Monetary Fund, Washington DC, USA
as Assistant to the Executive Director between 1984
to 1986.
Returning to Bank Negara Malaysia thereafter, he
assumed a number of positions at various departments
from Economics, Banking Supervision, Investment,
Insurance Supervision and Insurance Regulation,
holding positions from Manager, Deputy Director and
Director. Zakaria then served as Director of Credit
Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad from 1995
to 1996 as well as the Malaysian Insurance Institute
from 1999 to 2001.
From 2002 to 2004, he was seconded as Managing
Director for the Entrepreneurs Rehabilitation Fund, a
fund established by Bank Negara Malaysia to assist
small and medium entrepreneurs. Subsequently,
he was again seconded as Director of Training and
Administration for the South East Asia Central Bank
Training and Research Centre (The SEACEN Centre)
until his retirement in November 2007, after which he
joined EXIM Bank.
Zakaria holds a Master of Arts in Economics and
Master in Business Administration from Boston
University, USA as well as a Bachelors degree in
Economics (Honours) from University of Malaya. He is
also an Associate of The Institute of Bankers, London.
Zakaria bin Ismail
Director
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EXIM Bank Annual Report 2013