Taufiq Iskandar,
Chief Executive Officer, Penjana Kapital Sdn Bhd

 

 

Taufiq Iskandar is the Chief Executive Officer of Penjana Kapital. Penjana Kapital was incorporated in July 2020 as part of Government of Malaysia’s initiative to accelerate the development of a future innovation economy. Its main role is to crowd in private capital to invest alongside Government and support the growth of Malaysia’s capital market as well as the development of industry verticals where Malaysia can be competitive and sustainable in.

Prior to his appointment, Taufiq was with Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) as Director of Research. He was also once Director of Equity. He had also served ValueCap Group as Chief Executive Officer of VCAP Asset Managers. Armed with 17 years of experience in the fund management business, he has a deep commitment to the development of viable as well as vibrant capital market in Malaysia. He read Law for his undergraduate and Management as a postgraduate, both at the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE). He also went to Westminster Business School, with a postgraduate in Investment & Risk Finance.