MAVCAP strengthens Malaysia's venture capital leadership bench

MALAYSIA Venture Capital Management Berhad (MAVCAP) today announced the appointment of Noor Amy Ismail as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Paramjit Singh Gill as Chief Investment Officer (CIO), effective 1 August 2022.

On behalf of MAVCAP’s Board of Directors, Tunku Alizakri Alias, MAVCAP Chairman said, “As the largest venture capital (VC) firm in Malaysia, it is our mandate by the Government of Malaysia to continuously advance the tech industry by onboarding highly capable professionals from abroad and locally with global familiarity. We are fortunate to have individuals of Noor’s and Paramjit’s calibre and expertise to spearhead MAVCAP’s impact investment based on sustainability measurement and digital transformation under the leadership of our Chief Executive Officer, Shahril Anas Hassan Aziz.”

Noor Amy Ismail, MAVCAP COO, brings close to 24 years of corporate and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) experience across diverse industries in Malaysia and internationally. She has held leadership roles with firms such as Deloitte Touche, Media Prima Berhad, the Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia, MediaCorp of Temasek Holdings (Singapore), InvestKL and FGV Holdings Berhad, amongst others, and co-founded a logistic & self-storage SME since 2006. Having spent years in London, she has contributed to the United Kingdom’s (UK) Department of Business, Energy, Industrial and Strategy in the development of a RM3 billion anchor collaboration initiative supporting over 30,000 SMEs in the UK to level-up their digital strategy and execution and co-founded two F&B outlets in Bayswater, London. She is a Sloan Fellow from the London Business School and currently a Doctoral (PhD) candidate at Brunel University, London, specialising in Malaysia’s SMEs inter-collaboration framework for digital adoption. She is also a council member of a global social impact NGO supported by Social Value International.

MAVCAP CIO, Paramjit Singh Gill, has extensive experience spanning over 13 years in regional corporate investment banking, structured finance and private equity. He began his career at Maybank Investment Bank Berhad and subsequently joined OCBC Bank Berhad as Director and Country Head of Malaysia for Mezzanine Capital Unit with Assets Under Management of over RM3 billion. During his tenure, he led various regional corporate transactions across the bank’s core markets covering various sectors and industries.

Shahril Anas Hassan Aziz, MAVCAP CEO said, “Both talents have in-depth experience and proven outstanding track records, and we are confident that they will continue to further drive MAVCAP forward in championing a vibrant VC ecosystem for Malaysia and spurring local and regional opportunities for tech start-ups and entrepreneurs.”

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