2008, 31st ADFIAP Annual Conference in Tehran, Iran
The 31st ADFIAP Annual Meetings hosted by Bank of Industry and Mine (BIM) will be held at the Esteghlal Grand Hotel, Tehran, Iran, from April 28 to May 1, 2008.
The Opening Ceremonies of the Annual Conference is scheduled to begin at 0830 hrs on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at the DARYA-YE-NOUR Conference hall on the ground floor of Esteghlal Grand Hotel. Delegates are requested to register starting 0800 hrs prior to the start of the Opening Ceremonies, if they have not done so upon arrival.
Message from the Chairman
On behalf of the Board of Directors and the general membership of the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP), I wish to invite all our members and partners in development to join us to the 31st ADFIAP Annual Meetings to be held in Tehran, Iran.
The “many-in-one” Annual Meetings includes the Board Meeting, the Committee Meetings, Business Meetings & Networking, the General Assembly Meeting, the ADFIAP Awards, the Annual Conference as well as cultural and fellowship activities. The conference itself also promises to be as exciting as the theme, “Innovative Development Finance: DFIs’ Response to the Needs of the Times” as the topics to be presented and discussed are thought-provoking and very relevant to current issues faced by development financing institutions today.
I wish to thank the host-member, the Bank of Industry and Mine (BIM), for graciously supporting this big event. I look forward to a successful conference and to personally meeting you all in Tehran.
AMBASSADOR JESUS P. TAMBUNTING
Chairman, ADFIAP
Chairman & CEO, PLANTERS DEVELOPMENT BANK
Message from the BIM General Director
The CEO & Chairman of the Board of Iran’s Bank of Industry and Mines, the only development-oriented bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, feels honored to welcome and is privileged to host the prominent financial officials and managers / CEOs of the ADFIAP´s member countries in this ancient and historic country.
With a long and ancient history the beginning of which can be traced back to prehistoric era, Iran has always been the cradle of culture and civilization and the homeland of many prominent and celebrated scholars such as Avicenna, Razi, Khayyam; great figures whose contributions are still studied in well known universities of the world.
As the only available mechanism to fight poverty, we strongly believe that the participants at the 31st Annual Meetings of the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific can provide comments and inputs for the socio-economic development, maximization of collective welfare and special interests in the region. With the urgent need to improve the continents´ condition, we have to broaden our work and learn a great deal about the flaws and opportunities in the current economic systems by utilizing the following mechanisms:
- Global economic governance
- Internet governance and sustainable development
- Maintaining sustainable development strategies
- Transparency in international economic decision-making
At last the managing director of the bank wishes a pleasant stay filled with sweet memories for all the respected guests during this beautiful season and hopes they will be the messengers of this nation’s hospitality to their people.
Dr. Mehdi Razavi
General Director
Bank of Industry and Mine
The Bank of Industry and Mine (BIM) was established in September 15, 1979 as a developing bank and is considered the most important organization which endeavors to help economic growth through development of industries and mines.
Its purpose is to be an economic enterprise for applying banking procedures and capabilities, developing and investing in order to advance Iran’s economic situation and to prepare suitable grounds for cooperation and participation of private sector by use of all potential facilities such as: organizations, processes and appropriate devices in the field of industries, mines, modern technologies and their associated services.
BIM Members
Mr. Mohammadreza Soltankhah * Head of the Committee * Systems and Planning Deputy Managing Director of BIM | |
Mr. Omid Mohammad Rahimnia *Secretariat Office Director of the Committee *Systems Analyst of Procedures & Institutions Div .of BIM * Suggestion system’s secretariat director of BIM | |
Mr. Arash Onsori *Committee Member *Director of International & Resource Mobilization Div. of BIM | |
Mr. Kambiz Pakfar *Committee Member *Manager of Resource Mobilization Dep. of BIM | |
Mr. Nader Abolghasemi *Committee Member *Director of Human Resources Div. of BIM | |
Mr. Mohammad Abbaspour Tajan *Committee Member *Manager of Public Relations Dep. of BIM | |
Mr. Abbas Daneshvar *Committee Member *Economic Analyst of Resource Mobilization Dep. of BIM | |
Miss. Somayye Mousaei *Committee Member *Public Relations Expert of BIM |
Programme of Activities
Theme: “Innovative Development Finance: DFIs’ Response to the Needs of the Times”
27 April (Sunday) | |
2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | Registration of Delegates (Secretariat Room, at the East Wing of Esteghlal Grand Hotel) |
28 April (Monday) | |
9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. | Registration of Delegates (Secretariat Room, at the East Wing of Esteghlal Grand Hotel) |
67th Board of Directors’ Meeting (First Session) (Darya-Ye-Nour Conference Hall, Ground Floor) | |
9:00 a.m. |
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10:00 a.m. | Coffee/Tea Break |
10:30 a.m. |
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11:30 a.m. |
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11:30 a.m. | ADFIAP/DBK Cooperation Agreement Signing Ceremony on “Regional Collaboration in Experience and Consulting” (Darya-Ye-Nour Conference Hall, Ground Floor) |
12:00 Noon | Lunch for Board Members – Yas Restaurant, Ground Floor |
1:30 p.m. | Permanent Working Committee Meetings (Darya-Ye-Nour Conference Hall, Ground Floor) |
2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | 67th Board of Directors’ Meeting (Second Session) (Darya-Ye-Nour Conference Hall, Ground Floor) |
5:15 p.m. | Press Conference (Darya-Ye-Nour Conference Hall, Ground Floor) |
7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. | nner for Board Members/Spouse/Speakers/Guests: (French Neuphle le Chateau Restaurant, Ground Floor) |
29 April (Tuesday) | |
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. | Registration of Delegates (Secretariat Room, at the East Wing of Esteghlal Grand Hotel) |
9:00 a.m. to 12 Noon |
Networking Session: 9:00 am to 12:00 noon * * Includes coffee/tea break of 15 minutes |
12:00 Noon to 2:00 p.m. | Lunch for All Delegates – Yas Restaurant, Ground Floor |
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | 12th Extraordinary Meeting of the General Assembly *
*Includes coffee/tea break of 15 minutes |
5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Rehearsal for Awardees of the ADFIAP Awards 2008 (Darya-Ye-Nour Conference Hall, Ground Flr.) |
7:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception & Awards Night (Darya-Ye-Nour Conference Hall, Ground Flr.) |
30 April (Wednesday) | |
7:30 a.m. | Registration of Delegates (Foyer of the Darya-Ye-Nour Conference Hall) |
Part I – OPENING CEREMONY (DELEGATES SHOULD BE SEATED BY 7:45 a.m.) | |
8:00 a.m. | Welcome Remarks by Host: Dr. Mehdi Razavi Chairman and Managing Director Bank of Industry and Mine (BIM) |
8:15 a.m. | Opening Remarks by ADFIAP Chairman: Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Planters Development Bank |
8:30 a.m. | Inaugural Address by the Chief Guest: Islamic Republic of Iran |
8:45 a.m. | Group Photo Session (Venue to be announced) |
9:15 a.m. | Coffee/Tea Break – Rose Restaurant, Ground Floor |
Part II – CONFERENCE PROPER | |
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | Session I: “Innovative Strategies/Business Models” Session Chair: Nihal Fonseka, General Manager and Chief Executive Officer, DFCC Bank Session Speakers: 1) DFIs in Cross Border Investments 2) Holistic Approach to SME Development |
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon | Session II: “Innovative Policies & Practices” Session Chair: Fuimaono Falefa Lima, General Manager, Development Bank of Samoa Session Speakers: 1) Eximbanking Policies and Practices – Experience of Export-Import Bank of India Mr. Shankarnarayan Rao, Executive Director, Export-Import Bank of India 2) Supporting New Business Ventures: from Seed to later Stage Financing Dr. Yahya Al-Jabri, Oman Development Bank 3) Supporting New Business Ventures: from Seed to later Stage Financing Mr. Masamitsu Kawasumi, Chief Representative, Representative Office in Singapore, Development Bank of Japan Open Forum |
12:00 noon | L U N C H – Yas Restaurant, Ground Floor |
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Session III: “Innovative Financial Products” Session Chair: Dr. Mehdi Razavi, Chairman and Managing Director, Bank of Industry and Mine 1) Hedging Facility for Exporters/Migrant Workers – the case of the Development Bank of the Philippines Mr. Reynaldo G. David, President and CEO, Dev’t Bank of the Philippines 2) Enabling Philippine SMEs Through Innovative Services – the Case of Plantersbank Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting, President and CEO, Planters Development Bank |
3:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. | Coffee/Tea Break– Rose Restaurant, Ground Floor |
3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Session IV: “Innovative Solutions and Emerging Trends” Session Chair:Datuk Wan Azhar bin Wan Ahmad, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, CGC Malaysia Berhad Session Speakers: 1) “Co-branded Credit Card for Empowering Pro- Poor Housing” Mr. Zaigham Mahmood Rizvi, Chairman and Managing Director, House Building Finance Corp. 2) “Sustainable Banking: Understanding Drivers and Taking Action” Mr. Takejiro Sueyoshi, Special Advisor, UNEP Finance Initiatives, Asia Pacific Region 3)”“Transformation of Agrobank from Bank Pertanian Malaysia“ Ms. Martini Osman, President, Agrobank, Malaysia |
4:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. | Session V: Summation, Recommendations & Drafting of the “Tehran Consensus” (A set of action plans for ADFIAP and DFIs regarding the topics taken up during the conference) |
4:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Discussions in Plenary / Summation and Wrap-up |
5:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. | Valedictory Address, Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting, Chairman, ADFIAP and Chairman/CEO, Planters Development Bank |
5:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Turnover of Chairmanship and Turnover of Banner to the Next Host of the 32nd ADFIAP Annual Meetings |
Part III – CLOSING CEREMONY | |
7:30 p.m. | Closing Program & Gala Dinner – (Darya-Ye-Nour Conference Hall, Ground Flr.) |
1 May (Thursday) | |
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. | Fellowship Day (For all Delegates/Spouses/Accompanying Persons/Guets) Delegates will be ferried via a chartered plane to Esfahan, a city located in the lush plain of the Zayandeh River at the foothills of the Zagros mountain range,340 km. south of Tehran. Detailed Itinerary will be provided at the Meeting. |
Meetings and Social Activities 32nd ADFIAP ANNUAL MEETINGS (April 27 to April 30, 2009 – Shangri-La’s Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa, Muscat, Oman) |
1.0 Registration of Delegates and Use of the Secretariat Room | ||
Venue: Tiwi and Qalhat Rooms, Ground Floor
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2.0 69th Board of Directors Meeting – First Session | |
Venue: Barr Al Jissah Ballroom A, Ground Floor |
3.0 Lunch for Board Members | |
Venue: Al Tanoor Restaurant, Ground Floor |
4.0 Permanent Working Committee Meetings | |
Venue: Barr Al Jissah Ballroom A, Ground Floor |
5.0 69th Board of Directors Meeting – Second Session | |
Venue: Barr Al Jissah Ballroom A, Ground Floor |
6.0 Press Conference | |
Venue: Assifah Room, Ground Floor |
7.0 Special Dinner for Board Members/Spouses/Speakers | |
Venue: Mini Amphitheater, Ground Floor |
8.0 Delegate-Meets-Delegate Networking Session | |
Venue: Barr Al Jissah Ballrooms A and B, Ground Floor |
9.0 Common Interest Group Meetings | |
Venue: Barr Al Jissah Ballroom C, Ground Floor |
10.0 Lunch for All Delegates | |
Venue: Ballroom Terrace, Ground Floorr |
11.0 18th Ordinary Meeting of the General Assembly | |
Venue: Barr Al Jissah Ballrooms A, B, and C, Ground Floor |
12.0 Awards Rehearsal (Winners of the Various Awards) | |
Venue: Barr Al Jissah Ballrooms B, and C, Ground Floor |
13.0 Welcome Reception/Awards Night | |
Venue: Barr Al Jissah Ballrooms B, and C, Ground Floor |
14.0 32nd ADFIAP Annual Meetings – Conference Proper | |
Venue: Barr Al Jissah Ballrooms A, B, and C, Ground Floor |
15.0 Morning and Afternoon Coffee/Tea Breaks for Delegates | |
Venue: Ballroom Foyer, Ground Floor |
16.0 Lunch for Delegates | |
Venue: Ballroom Terrace, Ground Floor |
17.0 Closing Dinner | |
Venue: Barr Al Jissah Ballrooms A, B and C, Ground Floor |
18.0 Fellowship Day | |
Venue: Around Muscat City |
Dr. Mehdi RAZAVI is the concurrent Managing Director & Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Industry & Mine. He started leading the bank in 2006 bringing with him essential experiences and education in the banking and finance field. Prior to his appointment, he has served in various financial institutions in Iran and in Europe at high level capacities. Thus, making him a very effective leader in any financial institutions todate.
In addition to Dr. Razavi’s exposures in the banking and finance field, he is also an educator. Indeed, he is, at present, a Professor at the School of Economics of the Shaid Beheshti University in Tehran, Iran and an Associate Professor, School of Economics of the same school. He also taught in the United States of America (USA) as an Assistant Professor and an Associate Professor of the Department of Management, School of Business, Hampton University.
Dr. Razavi has already published several books and other publications in the field of business management and research (mostly in Islamic context) and these are being used as reference materials in financial institutions and universities in his country.
Dr. Razavi’s educational background is, indeed, a remarkable one, having finished 2 Masteral education — Master of Engineering, Department of Systems Engineering, School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlotsville, Virginia, USA; M.A Economics, College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA — and a Ph.D. in Economics, College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Planters Development Bank (Plantersbank), the country’s leading bank for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Plantersbank has prestigious international organizations among its shareholders — the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Dutch Government’s Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO), and the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC). Together, these institutions own 40% of Plantersbank.
Ambassador Tambunting also chairs PlantersbankSME Solutions, Inc., the e-commerce venture Plantersbank has entered in partnership with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), and PDB-FMO Development Center, an undertaking with the bank’s Dutch partner Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO). He is also Chairman of the Micro Enterprise Bank of the Philippines, a joint undertaking of Plantersbank, IFC, and FMO.
Outside his activities in Plantersbank, Ambassador Tambunting is active in the community, being Co-Chairman of the Philippine-British Business Council, and member of the Board of Trustees of the Philippine Business for Social Progress and of the Carlos P. Romulo Foundation. He is the Chairman of the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP). He sits in the Board of Directors of Globe Telecom and of Philam Fund, Inc.; Philam Strategic Growth Fund, Inc.; Philam Bond Fund, Inc., and Philam Dollar Bond Fund, Inc.
Ambassador Tambunting served as the Philippines’ Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1993 to 1998. At the same time, he concurrently served as Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland. During these years, he also stood as Permanent Philippine Representative to the International Maritime Organization.
Ambassador Tambunting was conferred Management Man of the Year 2003 by the Management Association of the Philippines; “Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem” by the Vatican in 2004; and the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2005 by the Asian Bankers Association.
The Ambassador earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Maryland. Prior to that, he had obtained his secondary education from the Culver Military Academy in Indiana, and his elementary education from the Ateneo de Manila University.
Mr. Anthony Nihal FONSEKA is a career banker and joined DFCC Bank in January 2000 as Chief Executive/Director after being with HSBC for 22 years. He is also the Chairman of the Colombo Stock Exchange and a Vice Chairman of ADFIAP. He is a Director of Commercial Bank of Ceylon Limited and the Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka. He is also a Member of the Governing Board of the National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) and the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), Sri Lanka. He serves as a Member of the Advisory Committee in Finance and Banking of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and is the Chairman of the Banking Insurance and Financial Services Committee of the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka.
Mr. Gali ISKALIYEV is currently holding the position as Vice President of the Development Bank of Kazakhstan (DBK). He has been the Managing Director of the Bank from June 23, 2006 until he was designated Vice President in January 21, 2008. Prior to his appointments with DBK, Mr. Iskaliyev had already served several financial institutions like the BankTuranAlem in Uralsk City as Head of its Credit Department; Termibank also in Uralsk City as Branch Director; and as President of the Regional Investment Center “Gradient” in Uralsk City. He has also had stint with the City Hall of West Kazakhstan in Uralsk City as Director of Enterprise Support Department.
Mr. Rakesh REWARI, Deputy Managing Director, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), is a well experienced banker who started his career in 1975 as a Probationary Officer in State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, a subsidiary of the State of Bank of India, handling General Banking and Advances. He stayed with the Bank until 1977.
Mr. Rewari joined IFCI Ltd. as a Management Trainee and from there, he gained experiences in SME lending, corporate finance, and follow-up and monitoring. He stayed with IFCI until 1982. He moved to IDBI Bank in 1982 and served as its Industrial Finance Officer. He worked in various regional and branch offices in the areas of project appraisal, follow-up for SME, refinance, corporate finance, promotional & development services and industry-specific studies.
From IFCI, Mr. Rewari moved to SIDBI in 1990 where he held various high level positions. Before he was appointed the Deputy Managing Director of SIDBI, he worked in the areas such as overseeing the overall business operations of the Bank, focusing on credit delivery, branch expansion, reduction in non-performing assets and development of innovative products. Mr. Rewari also heads the SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd.
Mr. Rewari also chairs the following companies: SIDBI Trustee Co. Ltd., Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Small Industries (CGTS); and India SME Technology Services Ltd. Mr. Rewari obtained his MBA from the University of Delhi and is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB).
Mr. Fuimaono Falefa LIMA, General Manager of the Development Bank of Samoa (DBS), has been working for DBS for twenty nine (29) years, starting as a Loans Officer, and became General Manager in the last fourteen years.
He is a member of the Development Bank Board, the Samoa Business Enterprises Centre Trust Board, and the Government Export Guarantee Scheme Committee. As General Manager, he represents DBS in the Samoa Association of Manufacturers and Exporters, and Samoa Chamber of Commerce.
Fuimaono Falefa Lima is a member of ADFIAP Board, and one of ADFIAP’s Vice Chairman. He is presently Chairman of the Association of Development Financing Institutions in the Pacific (ADFIP).
Fuimaono Falefa Lima graduated with a BA Degree in Economics from the University of the South Pacific in Fiji in 1975, and a Master of Arts Degree in Development Banking from the American University, Washington D.C. in 1992.
Shri Shankarnarayan RAO, a graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, is the Executive Director of Export-Import Bank of India. Mr. Rao is responsible for a variety of functions including export credit, project and trade financing, corporate affairs, institutional linkages, planning and research, information technology, management information systems, and the provision of export related services at the Bank’s Headquarters in Mumbai.
Mr. Rao joined Exim Bank of India in March 1983 when the Bank had just commenced operations, and has been closely associated with several of the Bank’s lending and service programmes, particularly in the areas of project financing and the rendering of value added information, advisory and support services. Mr. Rao had a stint of five years as the Bank’s Representative in Washington D.C. He was subsequently based in New Delhi as the Bank’s Regional Resident Representative responsible for the activities of Exim Bank of India in Northern India. In this capacity he was responsible for the Bank’s lending and service programmes in addition to interaction with the Government, Embassies, international agencies as also industry associations and trade bodies.
Before joining Exim Bank of India, Mr. Rao was with Tata Consulting Engineers where he was involved with the provision of a range of project formulation, implementation and monitoring services for a variety of chemical and industrial projects.
Mr. Masamitsu KAWASUMI is the Chief Representative of the Singapore Office of the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), an appointment entrusted to him since 2007.
Mr. Kawasumi has been with DBJ since 1985 when he started as a staff of its Transportation Department. He was a staff of the Bank’s Fukuoka Branch in 1986 engaged in financing activities towards regional development and energy related companies. He was Researcher in the Bank’s Credit Analysis Department in 1989. Mr. Kawasumi was a Researcher in the International Energy Policy Department, Agency for Natural Resource & Energy, Ministry of International Trade & Industry in 1992. He became researcher of DBJ’s Osaka Branch in 1994 with financing activities towards logistics and energy related companies. In 1997 he headed the Corporate Planning & Management Department of the Design Automation Co, Ltd, PC software development. He also headed the Bank’s General Affairs Department in 1999 as well as the Administration & Policy Department in 2001. In 2004, he became the Head of the Environment & Energy Department of DBJ.
Mr. Kawasumi is a lawyer by profession.
Mr. Reynaldo DAVID was appointed as the new President and CEO of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) replacing Mr. Simon Paterno who resigned from the Bank to join Credit Suisse First Boston as Managing Director.
He brings with him a wealth of banking experience to his new post. Prior to his appointment, he was Vice-Chairman of Export & Industry Bank (EIB). Since joining EIB in 1997, he has been actively involved in running the affairs of the bank, particularly in the strategic and profitable deployment of its resources.
Mr. David said that after having been in the private sector his entire life, “a certain time comes when duty calls for one to render public service. For me, that time has come, and I am committed to serve government through DBP which plays a strategic role in fast-tracking the country’s economic development.”
A Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) awardee for offshore banking in 1977, Mr. David also served as Vice President and Treasurer of Citibank N. A. up to 1979, where he was responsible for the bank’s liquidity, foreign exchange, and long-term funding situation. He was assigned to New York in 1970 for a period of three years as Citibank’s strategic planning officer for the Asia-Pacific region. He was assigned to Singapore in 1973 to manage Citicorp Finance Ltd., a wholly-owned merchant banking outfit which was involved in the underwriting of debt and equity, securitization and origination of trade paper for utilization as trading instruments. He also managed First Oversea Credit Ltd., a consumer and retail finance company jointly owned with Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation.
Mr. David also held various posts in international conglomerates and was based in Hong Kong for several years. He was previously the executive director of Unicorp Finance Limited based in Hong Kong.
He also held concurrent positions under a mandate from the Pratt Group, a major industrial Australian conglomerate. These positions included managing director and treasurer of the Pratt Group, and director of Pratt Finance (Asia) Ltd., a stock brokerage entity under the supervision of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. His responsibilities included management of the group’s liquidity, reviewing and managing risk assets and capital positions, and tax management. He was also licensed as a dealing director of Pratt Capital Asia, Ltd.
Mr. David is a graduate of the De La Salle University where he finished Liberal Arts – Commerce in 1963 and became CPA in 1964. He graduated from an Advanced Management Program of the University of Hawaii in 1974.
Datuk Wan Azhar bin Wan AHMAD is presently Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad. He received his Masters in International Business from National University of San Diego in 1985 and has been working in the banking line since his graduation. Prior to joining Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad (CGC), he served in a few banks both local and foreign banks.
In 1993, he was recruited by Central Bank of Malaysia to join CGC as Manager and was subsequently promoted to Assistant General Manager in 1995. In 1997, he was further promoted as General Manager/Chief Executive Officer and later was appointed to the Board of Directors as Managing Director in 2000.
Datuk Wan Azhar was conferred the title “Datuk” in 2002 by the Head of State, in recognition of his career and social service to the country.
Mr. Zaigham Mahmood Rizvi is presently Chairman and Managing Director of House Building Finance Corporation. Prior to this, he was Chairman and Managing Director of Pakistan Kuwait Investment Co. (Pvt.) Ltd. He has 28 years of experience in manufacturing, academics, and development and investment banking. His business links with Arab financial circles spread over 22 years. He served with the Oman Development Bank for almost eight years and has also held senior positions at the Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan, Saudi-Pak Industrial & Agricultural Investment Company, and Pak-Libya Holding Company and Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company (Private) Ltd. He has served on the boards of many corporate entities, and the Islamabad and Karachi stock exchanges. He is chairman and founder of the Mutual Fund Association of Pakistan (MUFAP), and chairman of the Pakistan Banks Association’s subcommittee on information technology. He has an MBA, a master’s degree in economics and chemical engineering, and a diploma from Pakistan’s Institute of Bankers. He was a Fulbright Scholar in the U.S. from 1975-77.
Mr. Takejiro SUEYOSHI is the presently UNEP’s Special Advisor in the Asia-Pacific region since 2003 and was formerly a Steering Committee Member of the same organization from the year 2000 to 2003. He also concurrently holds an advisory position as Special Advisor to the Mayor of Kawasaki in Japan.
He started his banking career with the Mitsubishi Bank, Limited, from 1967 to 1996 covering areas of Tokyo, New York and Bangkok. From 1996 to 1998, he held the position as President of The Bank of Tokyo–Mitsubishi Trust Company, Ltd., New York. From 1998 to 2002, he was Deputy President/Executive Committee Member of the Nikko Asset Management Co. Ltd. Tokyo.
Mr. Sueyoshi obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the Tokyo University in 1967.
Ms. Martini OSMAN, the newly appointed Acting General Manager of the Bank Pertanian Malaysia (BPM). Ms. Osman has a vast experience in the fields of credit delivery, human resource and had served as Senior Manager at the regional and branch offices of the Bank. She has a Masters Degree in Public Administration (Human Resource) from the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. and a Bachelor of Social Science (Urban Studies) from the University of Malaya.