Annual Report 2010
Leadership Team's Profile

Leadership Team's Profile

 

 
DATO' YUSLI BIN MOHAMED YUSOFF
Chief Executive Officer

Dato' Yusli bin Mohamed Yusoff is a Malaysian, aged 52. He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Essex (United Kingdom) in 1981. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England & Wales, the MIA, the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants as well as an Honorary Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia.

Dato' Yusli began his career with Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co in London and has since held various key positions in a number of public listed and private companies in Malaysia, providing him with experience in property and infrastructure development, telecommunications, engineering and merchant banking. His career in stockbroking commenced in 2000, when he was appointed the CEO of CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd. He also served as the Chairman of the ASCM from 2003 to 2004.

Dato' Yusli joined Bursa Malaysia in 2004 as the CEO and Executive Director, and led Bursa Malaysia to its own listing in 2005. He is a Director of several of Bursa Malaysia's group companies, and also sits on the Board of Capital Market Development Fund and the Asian Institute of Finance Berhad. In addition, he is an executive committee member of the Financial Reporting Foundation of Malaysia.
 
NADZIRAH BINTI ABDUL RASHID
Chief Financial Officer

Nadzirah binti Abdul Rashid, aged 47, a Malaysian, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Accountancy from the University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia. She is a member of the MIA and CPA Australia. She has more than 20 years of experience in the banking and finance sector, particularly in the areas of auditing, finance and administration. She joined the Bursa Malaysia group in April 1999 as a Senior Manager, Finance & Administration in Bursa Malaysia Depository and has held various key positions within the Group including Vice President, Finance & Administration in Bursa Malaysia Securities Clearing, Head, Financial Accounting and Financial Controller in Bursa Malaysia prior to her appointment as CFO in 2006.
 
SELVARANY RASIAH
Chief Regulatory Officer

Selvarany Rasiah, aged 45, a Malaysian, graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Malaya and has been admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. She practised law for several years before joining Bursa Malaysia in 1992. She has held various positions within the Group dealing with legal, regulatory, policy, depository, trading and listing matters, including Assistant General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Legal and Compliance, Bursa Malaysia Depository, Senior Vice President/Legal Adviser, Listing and Head Regulatory, Issues and Legal Advisory. She has dealt with a wide range of work relating to the capital markets and served on various task forces on capital market initiatives. She has also been significantly involved in the development of the corporate governance framework and best practices in Malaysia and is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance. She was the Chief Legal Officer from July 2004 until her appointment as CRO in 2008.
 
CHONG KIM SENG
Chief Executive Officer, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad

Chong Kim Seng, aged 52, a Singaporean, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Melbourne. In December 2009, he was appointed CEO of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives, a subsidiary of Bursa Malaysia in which CME has a 25% equity interest. He is a specialist in the trading and management of commodities and has worked extensively in the Asia Pacific region, the Middle East, Europe and Africa and in a variety of areas.

Chong was previously Global Head of Derivatives in Bursa Malaysia. He has also served as Managing Director of the Joint Asian Derivatives Exchange from 2006 for two years, as General Manager of the Singapore Commodity Exchange from 1993 to 1995, and has held trading positions with affiliates of Cargill Incorporated, USA in Singapore, London and Geneva.
 
UDAY JAYARAM
Global Head, Securities Markets

Uday Jayaram, aged 43, a Malaysian, graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Economics from the London School of Economics (specialising in Accounting and Finance). He later qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, whilst working with Ernst & Young in London.

Uday joined Bursa Malaysia as Global Head, Securities Markets in August 2010 and has overall responsibility for developing the Exchange's business strategies for the equities market, as well as leading product innovation and development. He has more than 15 years experience in financial and investment services. Prior to joining Bursa Malaysia, Uday was Head of Equities at Macquarie Capital Securities, where he was instrumental in establishing Macquarie's broking presence in Malaysia and actively encouraged capital inflows into the Malaysian equities market. Uday previously served as Head of Research at ING Financial Markets, building research expertise across various key sectors of the market. He has also been attached to other investment banks firms, including CIMB and Deutsche Morgan Grenfell. Uday was formerly Chairman of the FTSE-Bursa Malaysia Index Advisory Committee.
 
SITI AISHAH BINTI MD LASSIM
Chief Human Resource Officer

Siti Aishah binti Md Lassim, aged 44, a Malaysian, graduated with Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University, USA. She joined Bursa Malaysia as CHRO in 2008 and has more than 18 years experience in diverse fields which include management consulting, technology and human resources. Her many roles in human resources include performance management, rewards, talent management and organisational development. Her experience was gained in both multinational companies and PLCs, in sectors as diverse as oil and gas, investment and commercial banking. Before joining Bursa Malaysia, Siti Aishah was with the Maybank Group since 2002, her last position there being Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Human Resource.
 
LIM JIT JEE
Chief Information Officer

Lim Jit Jee, aged 53, a Malaysian, graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Computer Science from Sonoma State University, California. Lim joined Bursa Malaysia in June 2008 as Head, Exchanges Operations of Market Operations before he was appointed as CIO, heading Technology & Systems Division, in 2008. Lim brings with him over 20 years experience in the securities industry, having held many roles ranging from developing businesses, securities operations, managing critical projects, advisory and consultancy. Prior to joining Bursa Malaysia, Lim had been with the ASCM since 2004, his last position there being Executive Director.