• Member of Share Issuance Scheme Committee

Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr. Nik Norzrul Thani Bin N. Hassan Thani (“Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr. Nik”) holds a Ph.D. in Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and a Masters in Law from Queen Mary College, University of London. He read law at the University of Buckingham, United Kingdom. Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr. Nik also holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Syariah Law and Practice (with Distinction) from the International Islamic University of Malaysia. He is a Barrister of Lincoln’s Inn and an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1985 and to the Malaysian Bar in 1986. He was a Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Harvard Law School from 1996 to 1997, Chevening Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Centre of Islamic Studies, Oxford University and was formerly the Acting Dean/Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia. He is also a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) and a member of Chartered Institute of Marketing (United Kingdom) and has also been admitted as a Practising Member of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals (CIIF).

Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr. Nik serves in the following prominent associations/ bodies/corporations:-

1. Chairman of Malaysia-Singapore Business Council (MSBC) (appointed by the Minister of International Trade & Industry)
2. Chairman of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
3. Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of SD Guthrie Berhad
4. Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of IHH Healthcare Berhad
5. Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad
6. Independent Non-Executive Director of Cagamas Holdings Berhad

Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr. Nik Norzrul Thani is the Executive Chairman of Messrs Zaid Ibrahim & Co., one of Malaysia’s largest law firm. He has expertise in a vast range of areas including Islamic finance, banking, offshore finance, debt restructuring, as well as international, corporate, and commercial law. He provides legal counsel for mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, and the issuance of private debt securities, including Islamic financial instruments. Prior to joining Messrs Zaid Ibrahim & Co., he was practising with the international law firm, Messrs Baker & McKenzie.

Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr. Nik was appointed to the Board of T7 Global Berhad on 23 March 2015.