Leadership

Rajan Paramesran

Rajan is Chief Executive Officer of MARC Ratings Berhad. He was previously the Chief Rating Officer of MARC since July 1, 2014. He joined MARC in 2008, serving as the head of several rating sector portfolios. In his current position, Rajan is responsible for the overall stewardship and development of the ratings operations. Rajan has …

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Rafidz Rasiddi

Rafidz is CEO of MARC Data Sdn Bhd, where he spearheads and is responsible for overseeing the company’s strategy, business, and operational excellence. With over 30 years of experience in the financial services and capital markets industry, Rafidz brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the role. He began his career as an auditor …

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Mohammad Farish Mohd Noor

Mohammad Farish is Chief Financial Officer of MARC. In this role, he is responsible for the overall strategy and operations of MARC’s finance, corporate governance, risk management and IT. As a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA ANZ,) and financial expert, Mohammad Farish has extensive experience in various industries in Malaysia and Australia. With over 26 years …

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Hafiza Abdul Rashid

Hafiza is Chief Rating Officer at MARC Ratings Berhad. Prior to this appointment, she had joined MARC as Rating Portfolio Head for Infrastructure and Telecommunications. Hafiza started her career in a financial institution and later joined Rating Agency Malaysia Berhad where she spent more than 17 years in credit rating. Most recently she spent close …

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Dr Ray Choy

Dr Ray Choy is Chief Economist of MARC Ratings Berhad. In this role, Dr Ray leads the research team covering the economy and financial markets. Dr Ray’s experience in the global financial markets since 2002 encompasses economic research, funds management, foreign exchange research, commodities research, equities investments, and credit risk ratings. Prior to MARC, Dr …

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Sharidan Salleh

Sharidan is the Rating Portfolio Senior Head for Project Finance and Energy. He has been with MARC for 12 years. He has spent about 20 years working in the local financial services industry in the areas of credit, investment research and private equity investment. Sharidan has Bachelor and Master’s degrees in finance from Universiti Kebangsaan …

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Taufiq Kamal

Taufiq is the Rating Portfolio Senior Head for Property, Conglomerates and Automotive Services. He has been with MARC for 14 years. He is responsible for ratings in the property, automotive and services sectors. He also oversees a rating portfolio of debt issuances by Malaysian conglomerates. Taufiq holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Finance …

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Mohd Izazee Ismail

Izazee is the Rating Portfolio Head for Financial Institutions. Izazee has more than 28 years of experience in the risk analysis of financial institutions, Islamic finance, ratings, debt securities and corporate banking. Prior to joining MARC, he was the General Manager of the Insurance, Risk Assessment and Monitoring division of Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia where …

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Yazmin Abdul Aziz

Yazmin is the Rating Portfolio Head for Structured Finance, Property and Retail. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder with more than 13 years of experience in the financial industry, specialising in financial markets and investment operations. Prior to joining MARC, she was with Bank Negara Malaysia, having served in several positions in the …

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Khaireny Mohamed Khalid

Khaireny is MARC’s Head of Group Human Capital. Prior to joining MARC, she spent most of her working career in Maybank in two major roles; Talent Management Manager, Group Human Capital and Business Development Manager, Maybank Credit Card Centre. She has vast HR consulting experience in operationalising talent management initiatives aimed at building organisational capabilities …

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