Norazian Binti Ahmad Tajuddin (“Norazian”) was appointed to the Board of Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (“KIBB”) as an Independent Non-Executive Director (“INED”) on 15 December 2017.
On 1 March 2019, she was appointed as an INED of Kenanga Investors Berhad (“KIB”), a subsidiary of KIBB and subsequently as the Chairman of KIB Board on 3 March 2022. She has been a member of the Audit & Risk Committee and Investment Committee of KIB since 1 March 2019 and previously served as the Chairman of Investment Committee of KIB from 12 April 2021 until 3 March 2022.
Additionally, she is also an INED of Kenanga Islamic Investors Berhad and I-VCAP Management Sdn Bhd, both wholly-owned subsidiaries of KIB.
She holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mathematics from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom and a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from the Edith Cowan University, Australia.
Norazian has more than twenty-five (25) years of experience in banking, the last fifteen (15) years being in senior management, covering areas such as Treasury operations, business and banking operations, risk management and support services. She has strong and varied experience in dealing with foreign exchange, international banking, investments, sales, customer and corporate relations, information technology, as well as asset and liability management.
She began her career at the Treasury Department in Bank Bumiputra (M) Berhad as a Senior Dealer before moving on to hold various senior positions at EON Bank Group, KAF Discount Berhad and Daimler Chrysler (M) Sdn Bhd.
Subsequently, she joined Bank Simpanan Nasional Berhad (“BSN”) in 2005 as Director in Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”)’s office and was promoted to Deputy CEO (“DCEO”) during its re-organisation and continued to serve as its DCEO until she retired in 2010. During her tenure in BSN, she played a leading role in the transformation of BSN into a sustainable and profitable development bank.
From June 2008 to March 2010, she served as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Prudential BSN Takaful Bhd and was appointed as a member of its Risk Management Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee.
On 1 August 2018, Norazian was appointed as the Chairman of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad (“POI”), which is a subsidiary of Pacific & Orient Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. She served as an INED of POI since her appointment on 1 April 2015 until 29 April 2022. At POI, she also served as a member of its Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee, as well as its Audit Committee and Risk Management Committee.
She has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of KIBB. She also has no conflict of interest with KIBB. She has never been charged for any offence within the past five (5) years nor has she had any public sanction and/ or penalty imposed on her by any relevant regulatory bodies during the Financial Year Ended 31 December 2021.
Norazian is currently holding 10,000 shares in KIBB.