Muhamad Umar Swift
Aged 44, British
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Encik Muhamad Umar Swift is a permanent resident and was
appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director to the
Company’s Board of Directors on 12 October 2006. At present, he
is also the Chief Executive Officer/Group Managing Director of
MAA Holdings Berhad (“MAAH”) and Chief Executive Officer of
Malaysian Assurance Alliance Berhad.
En Umar also sits on the Boards of MAAKL Mutual Berhad, MAA
Takaful Berhad and several other private limited companies.
En Umar started his career with Price Waterhouse, Chartered
Accountants in January 1986. He has more than 15 years
experience in the banking and financial industry. He began his
career in the banking industry in November 1992 as Manager,
Corporate Finance for Bank of Singapore (Australia) Limited. He
then went on to hold numerous positions within the industry
before joining Gas Malaysia Sdn Bhd in January 1996 as General
Manager, Corporate Finance. A year later, he was promoted to
Chief Executive Officer of Gas Malaysia in 1997. Encik Umar left
Gas Malaysia Sdn Bhd in January 2002, to become a Practice
Leader for the Utilities Business of Deloitte Consulting in
Malaysia. In April 2004, he joined Maybank as Executive Vice
President – Head, Enterprise Financial Services Group.
En Umar graduated with a Bachelor of Economics from Monash
University, Clayton, Australia in December 1985 and is an
Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
and CPA Australia, a Fellow of the Taxation Institute of
Australia as well as a Fellow of the Financial Services
Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) in Australia. He is also a
Registered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of
Accountants.
En Umar also serves in the following trade associations;
Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM) as Member of
the Board of Governors, National Insurance Association of
Malaysia (NIAM) as Member of Executive Committee and Chairman of
Sihat Standing Committee, General Insurance Association of
Malaysia (PIAM) as Convenor of Motor Sub-committee, Convenor of
PARS Working Group, Member of PIAM Management Committee and as
Director of Vehicle Theft Reduction Council of Malaysia Berhad.
En Umar does not have any family relationship with any other
Directors and/or major shareholders of the Company or any
conflict of interest with the Company. Neither has he been
convicted of any offences in the past 10 years.
