Kuala Lumpur, 1 October 2012
SC Appoints Ahmad Fairuz bin Zainol Abidin as Executive
Director of Enforcement
Ahmad Fairuz bin Zainol Abidin
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced
the appointment of Ahmad Fairuz bin Zainol Abidin as
Executive Director of Enforcement with effect from 1st
October 2012. As Executive Director in charge of
enforcement, Ahmad Fairuz will lead the SC's
investigation, prosecution and civil enforcement teams.
Ahmad Fairuz, who qualified as a Barrister-At-Law
(Lincolns Inn) in 1993, brings with him over 18 years of
experience from both the public and private sectors. He
started his career in the Prosecution Division of the
Attorney General's Chambers.
He was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 2008 as Advocate
and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and obtained
his Master of Criminal Justice (University of Malaya), as
well as Master of Prosecutions (University of Wollongong,
Australia), in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
Ahmad Fairuz subsequently moved to the Oil and Gas
industry in November 2008, starting with Exxon Mobil and
its subsidiaries in Malaysia. He last held the position
of Legal Advisor at Petron subsidiaries in Malaysia.
SECURITIES COMMISSION MALAYSIA