Dato’ Seri Abdul Azim Bin Mohd Zabidi

Biography

Dato’ Seri Abdul Azim bin Mohd. Zabidi is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Wang-Zheng. He was appointed to the Board on 6 February 2013. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators (both in the United Kingdom and Malaysia) and also holds a Master of Arts in Business Law from London Metropolitan University. Dato’ Seri Azim started his career in banking in 1984 and rose quickly through the ranks when in 1990 he was appointed Group Head of the Bank’s Corporate Banking Department. He was then seconded to Commerce Property Trust Managers (now known as Amanah Property Trust Managers) and initiated the establishment of Commerce BT Fund Managers (today known as CIMB-Principal Asset Management). His association with the fund management industry saw him elected as President of the Federation of Malaysian Unit Trust Managers (now know as Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia) from 1998-2003. During this period, he was appointed to the Board of the International Investment Funds Association and was Chairman of its Audit Committee. He held the position of Chairman of Bank Simpanan Nasional from 1999 to 2009 and during his tenure, he was actively involved with the World Savings Banks Institute (WSBI). In 2000, he was appointed President (Asia Pacific) for WSBI and in 2003, he was elevated to its Board of Directors. Dato’ Seri Azim was elected as Vice President and Treasurer of WSBI in September 2006, a position he relinquished in April 2009. He now sits on numerous local and foreign Boards of Companies, both public and private, amongst which are XOX Berhad and Timberwell Berhad.

Research Interest

Dermatology, Cosmetology