Malaysian pension fund Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (KWAP) has tapped Abdul Hakim Amir Zainol from national mortgage corporation Cagamas as its new chief financial officer.
He succeeds Haizad Rizal A. Aziz, who left to become CFO of the Armed Forces Fund Board in August last year. Abdul Hakim was chief business officer at Cagamas.
KWAP, Malaysia’s second largest pension fund, announced his hiring in a statement on December 2.
According to Nik Amlizan Mohamed, the fund’s chief executive officer, his “wealth of experience in strategic financial leadership and his solid track record in driving performance and governance make him an invaluable addition to KWAP’s leadership team”.
“His vision and financial acumen will support our efforts to enhance financial management and advance KWAP’s investment and sustainability goals,” she says.
KWAP manages retirement savings of civil servants, with more than 170 billion ringgit (US$40.77 billion) of assets under management as of end-2024.
