Bank Mualamat Malaysia Bhd has appointed Khairul Kamarudin as its new chief executive officer, effective Nov 1, 2019, to replace the retiring Datuk Mohd Redza Shah Abdul Wahid. Khairul Kamarudin is currently serving as deputy CEO of the bank – a position he has held for the past eight months.
1. He comes with very good Islamic Banking credentials

Bank Muamalat welcomes him, who comes with very good Islamic Banking credentials and looks forward to his steering the institution in the next phase of its development in an increasingly challenging environment. Khairul will replace Datuk Redza who served the bank with distinction for the past 11 years.
2. Khairul Kamarudin has a law degree from Anglia Ruskin University in the UK

The new appointed CEO, khairul, has a law degree from Anglia Ruskin University in the UK and is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance.
3. The new CEO has 22 years of experience

Prior to becoming the deputy CEO, Khairul was director of business development – head of consumer banking and head of special recovery. He has 22 years of experience in the financial sector. Previously, he was CEO of Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd (BIMB) from July 2017 to August 2018.
4. Excellent credentials for the position
Before joining BIMB, Khairul was associated with Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd for five years and was an audit senior for an organisation; assurance and business advisory services, banking and financial services group.
Besides, he was a director of BIMB Investment Bhd and a board member of Investment Account Platform (IAP), Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM) and Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (MAIWP).
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