Muhamad Umar Swift is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bursa Malaysia Berhad, a position he has held since 2019. He serves as the director of all subsidiary companies within the Bursa Malaysia Group and is the Chairman of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad and Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Clearing Berhad, Bursa Malaysia RAM Capital Sdn Bhd and Yayasan Bursa Malaysia. He is also the Chairman of the CEO Action Network (CAN).

 

As CEO of the Exchange, Umar aspires to play a catalytic role in the economy’s transition to green, as expressed in the Exchange’s vision to become “ASEAN’s leading, sustainable and globally-connected marketplace.” His approach to achieving this is underscored in the Exchange’s mission which is to create opportunities, grow value for stakeholders participating in the ecosystem while improving investability for issuers and investors.

 

Umar has more than 25 years of leadership experience across multiple industries. Prior to joining the Exchange, he was the CEO/ Group Managing Director of MAA Group Berhad.

 

Umar currently serves on the Boards of Securities Industry Development Corporation, Capital Development Market Fund and Malaysia Forest Fund. He is also the advisor for the UN Global Compact Network Malaysia and Brunei, as well as Councillor of the Overseas Regional Council of Malaysia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Besides being a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, he also holds various fellowships and qualifications in accounting and finance, including Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and CPA Australia, to name a few.

A seasoned Technocrat with Senior Management and Leadership roles over 37 years, with experience in FMCG, Oils & Fats, Oleo-chemicals, Nutraceuticals & Biofuels.

Unnithan has Co-Founded DIBIZ (A closed based Block Chain powered Collaborative Supply Chain Platform (www.dibizglobal.com)) in Feb 2019 headquartered in Singapore with Software Development team based in Bangalore, India and Marketing operations in Malaysia (DIBIZ Malaysia Sdn Bhd)

Unnithan is also the Founder & CEO of SUMWIN Group (www.sumwinglobal.com) headquartered in Singapore with operations in Malaysia and India. SUMWIN is involved in creating novel products using proprietary technologies based on R&D commercialization and provides a 360 degree solution from "Concept to Market". In just 5 years since start up in August 2016, SUMWIN has come up with 6 Technologies that will have a huge impact on value addition in the Palm Oil Industry.

Prior to starting his own venture, he was heading CAROTINO, a palm oil downstream business as Executive Director for 22 years. Instrumental in building this business from concept to R&D commercialization, Brand Development, International Marketing, setting world class Manufacturing facilities and systems, building a team of dedicated professional, collaborating on International Research projects with leading Institutions around the globe and creating a differentiated value added proposition for each and every product that is being marketed around the world.

Unnithan has also led the Malaysia Biodiesel Association (MBA) since its inveption and has been the President of MBA since 2010.

Unnithan has an excellent Engineering background and is a Gold Medallist at the MBA program from the National University of Singapore and an Advanced Management Program graduate from the Harvard Business School.

 

He has been decorated with the following recognitions:

Emily French has been a part of the world’s agriculture revolution over the past 26 years as a trader, analyst, broker and presently the founder of Global Ag Protein. Her clients are non-U.S. commercial producers and end users, hedge funds, private traders, U.S. producer associations and commodity exchanges with a sole focus on the soy complex and grains.

 

Background: Ms. French started her professional career with Cargill in 1996. Following Cargill, she worked for the U.S. Grains Council and World Perspectives in Washington, DC. She shifted to investment banking and the OTC markets with National Australia Bank and Macquarie Bank in New York and Australia. In 2009, she formed ConsiliAgra – a strategy group and brokerage firm. In late 2020, Global Ag Protein was born out of ConsiliAgra and continues on its path under Emily’s leadership