Tengku Dato' Sri Azmil Zahruddin previously served as the Chief Investment Officer at Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah) overseeing Khazanah’s investment portfolio. His tenure at Khazanah included various senior positions, including Deputy Managing Director and Executive Director of Investments from 2011. Tengku Azmil also held various positions at Malaysia Airlines, including as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director/Chief Financial Officer.
Prior to these roles, he sustained leadership positions at Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad and gained international experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers in London and Hong Kong. Tengku Azmil also served as Chairman of UEM Group and Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels Sdn Bhd, and held directorships in Axiata Group Berhad, IHH Healthcare Berhad, and Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre Berhad (MaGIC).
Tengku Azmil is currently an independent non-executive board member of Sime Darby Berhad and non-independent non-executive board member of CIMB Group Holdings Berhad and CIMB Bank Berhad. He is also Chairman of CIMB Thai Bank PCL and sits on the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board.
Tengku Azmil holds a degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge, UK. He is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
