Board of Directors
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Ismael Fariz Ali
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director |
Ismael Fariz Ali is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of our Company. He is currently the Executive Director, Investments, at Khazanah. Prior to this, Ismael Fariz Ali was the managing director of a technology venture capital firm, FirstFloor Capital Sdn Bhd, which he co-founded in 2000. In his 7 years leading the firm, Ismael Fariz Ali was involved in setting up several venture funds ranging from angel-stage and early-stage technology funds to mezzanine-stage funds. Prior to that, Ismael Fariz Ali worked for the AMMB Group for 16 years, with experience ranging from corporate finance, privatisations, mergers and acquisitions, investment advisory and valuations, to infrastructure project finance, restructuring, and corporate strategy advice. Ismael Fariz Ali serves on several boards including Celcom, ValueCap Sdn Bhd, Pharmaniaga Berhad and RHB Bank Berhad. He is also a council member of the Malaysian Venture Capital Development Council (MVCDC). Ismael Fariz Ali holds a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Iowa and a Bachelor of Art degree in Economics and Business Administration from Knox College, Illinois, where he was also a teaching assistant in Computer Science.
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