PETALING JAYA, 16 Dec – Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad (CGC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mohd Zamree Mohd Ishak as its new President and Chief Executive Officer effective 1st January, 2015.
Zamree takes on the position following the retirement of Datuk Wan Azhar Wan Ahmad who helmed CGC for 17 years.
Zamree brings with him vast experience in the areas of corporate and consumer banking as well as Islamic finance education. He began his career with Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) back in 1989 until 2009.
He has held two senior positions at Maybank, namely Vice President, Consumer Banking (Jan 2005 – Jan 2008) and Executive Vice President, Corporate Banking (Jan 2008 – July 2009).
Zamree also served as the Chief Operations Officer of INCEIF – The Global University of Islamic Finance since July 2009 up to his latest appointment with CGC. Apart from his role in INCEIF, Zamree is also a member of The Association of Chartered Islamic Finance Professionals (ACIFP).
He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration – MBA (Finance) from the University of Hull, United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) from the Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.