Mohd Radzuan Mohamed [Speaker]

Who is Radzuan Mohamed?

Mohd Radzuan Mohamed’s has more than 20 years of experience in the financial sector covers takaful and retakaful, insurance and reinsurance, broking, consulting and adjusting.

He brings to the MTA strong business acumen, leadership, management, advisory and entrepreneurial skills – critical elements for an organisation in the post-pandemic environment.

A seasoned specialist in risk management, he has served as Chief Risk Officer in various insurance and takaful companies. His extensive hands-on experience in risk engineering and risk management disciplines (enterprise, operational, IT and financial risks), ranging from the operational to the senior management and board committee levels, is backed by both academic and professional qualifications.

Radzuan is a Certified Professional in Islamic Finance (CPIF), an Associate of the Institute Risk Management (AIRM, UK), Enterprise Risk Professional Certification (IERP, UK), and is an alumnus of the Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) in Scotland.

Radzuan is a familiar face in the local and international insurance and takaful industry. He has served in several capacities in local and multinational organisations, consultancy firms as well as played trustee and advisory roles in various government-related religious agencies and boards. In the local scene, Radzuan has contributed his expertise as the Chairman of the Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia’s (PIAM) Enterprise Risk Management Committee, Member of the Malaysian Takaful Association’s Management Committee, Member of Risk Management Focus Group, Asian Institute of Finance (AIF), Technical Reviewer for Malaysian Insurance Institute (MII), and Member of the International Center for Education in Islamic Finance’s (INCEIF) Validation Committee. He also served as the insurance industry’s Member Representative for the Industrial Standard Committee Malaysia.

Beyond Malaysia, Radzuan is an Affiliate of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP US). He was also a recipient of the ‘Risk Icon’ Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Enterprise Risk Management.

Academic Qualification

Bachelor (Hons), Risk Management Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU), Scotland, 1995

BBA (Hons) Risk Management and Insurance, Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM), 1994
Diploma in Business Studies, Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM), 1992

Current Career

Chief Executive Officer

Past Career

Notable BCM Contributions

Throughout his career journey, Radzuan has expertise in various disciplines such as management, risk management, risk engineering, entrepreneurship, advisory, broking and adjusting; having experience in both local and multinational companies.

He covered both aspects of the Takaful/Insurance business namely general and family from years of experience in composite companies namely Etiqa, Syarikat Takaful and Takaful Ikhlas, and full-fledged family takaful companies namely HSBC Amanah Takaful & FWD Takaful.

Radzuan believes that CROs must have strong leadership, governance, a deep understanding of company operations and good business acumen. Often seen as the wingman to the CEO, the CRO must carry the same ability to think critically and strategically to support the strategic vision.