Malaysia’s KAF Investment Bank Berhad has appointed Rafiza Ghazali as the CEO designate for its upcoming digital Islamic bank.
KAF appoints CEO for its digital bank
Ghazali worked at Bank Negara Malaysia, Thomson Reuters and Cagamas prior to her current role as group CEO of Cradle Fund, where she managed the development of the Malaysian start-up ecosystem roadmap.
She has also held roles at Danaharta and RHB Investment Bank, where she oversaw IT, investment operations, corporate planning, finance and treasury settlement.
Ghazali will initially join KAF Investment Bank Berhad as part of the digital bank project team until the digital bank entity is incorporated.
Thariq Usman Ahmad, deputy CEO of KAF Investment Bank, says Ghazali’s experience in the Malaysian fintech community will benefit “the building of KAF’s digital banking partnership platform”.
Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, KAF Investment Bank Berhad services both Shariah and conventional fixed income and money markets and debt securities.
