BIOGRAPHY

Madam Zahrah Abd Wahab Fenner is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM). Prior to her appointment as CEO on 1 January 2015, she was the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Services) (DCEO Services) a post she held since the establishment of SSM in 2002. While serving as the DCEO (Services), her portfolio comprised of the Corporate Development and Policy Division, the Corporate Resource Division, the Information Communication & Technology, the Compliance Division, the SSM Training Academy (COMTRAC) and the Corporate Communications Section.

Madam Zahrah who graduated with a Bachelor of Accounting (Hons.) degree from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and is a Chartered Accountant (CA). She is also a member of the Approval and Implementation Committee of the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA).

Madam Zahrah was appointed as a board member for the Certification of Certified Integrity Officers which is an appointment of two (2) years commencing from March 2015 and is also a member of the Financial Reporting Foundation (FRF) by virtue of her position as CEO of SSM. Further, Madam Zahrah is a member of the Labuan Financial Services Authority (LFSA), member of the Board of Trustees, National Welfare Foundation of Malaysia and the Audit Oversight Board (AOB). She was also the chairperson of the SSM Cooperative between 2011 and 2014. In 2016, Madam Zahrah was elected as an Executive Committee member of the Corporate Registers Forum (CRF) which is an association of international corporate registries.