Prior to this, Tengku Dato’ Sri Azmil Zahruddin served as the Chief Investment Officer at Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah), overseeing Khazanah’s investment portfolio. His tenure at Khazanah included various senior positions, such as Deputy Managing Director and Executive Director of Investments from 2011. Notably, Tengku Azmil held the positions of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Malaysia Airlines, and previously as Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer.
Prior to these roles, he held leadership positions at Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad and gained international experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers in London and Hong Kong. Tengku Azmil also served as Chairman of the UEM Group and Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels Sdn Bhd, and held directorships in Axiata Group Berhad, IHH Healthcare Berhad, and the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre Berhad (MaGIC).
Tengku Azmil is currently an independent non-executive board member of Sime Darby Berhad and non-independent non-executive board member of CIMB Group Holdings Berhad and CIMB Bank Berhad. He also sits on Malaysian Accounting Standards Board.
Tengku Azmil holds a degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge, UK. He is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
