The Team
Azaraie Ghazi
Business Strategy & Development
Azaraie has over 32 years experience in commodity trading mainly palm oil and it’s derivatives. He has served Unilever and Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in various capacities from technical service, product management to Asia Pacific Regional marketing before leaving to be an entrepreneur in 1997.
In 2006, he co-founded AbleAce Raakin (AAR), Malaysia’s First award winning commodity murabaha asset facilitation company and financial technology solutions for the global Islamic financial market. He is a strategic business advisor to several startup companies and now actively promoting fintech projects.
Rozhan Anwar Halim
Finance and Business Development
Rozhan has over 31 years of experience in the oil and gas industry with the national oil corporation, PETRONAS, in various departments and capacities. He has held various senior positions in PETRONAS in the fields of Finance, Risk and Procurement. He currently sits on the board of a public listed oil & gas company.
Kamarul Ariffin Jamil
Business Strategy & Development
Kamarul is a member of the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers with more than 17 years of experience in the banking industry in various capacity culminating in his last appointment as the Group CEO of a Banking Group in Malaysia.
He spearheaded the technology and digital transformation of the bank including revamping the IT infrastructure and managed services arrangement, upgrading core technology of business and operational platforms and enhancement of IT Risk Management practices. He currently holds senior board positions in several public and non-public companies in a myriad of industries covering Asset Management, Fintech, Oil and Gas, Higher Education and Government.
Azzizi Mohamad Ghazi
Finance & Operations
Azzizi comes with 31 years of experience in the banking industry both conventional and Islamic. His experience covers areas such as capital market, foreign exchange, fund management, shariah as well as risk management. Azzizi is also an entrepreneur with experience in running a start-up/fintech company and built the company into a global award winning entity.
Shahrizal Hisham A. Halim
Legal
Shah was admitted to the Bar on 21.09.2001.
He began legal practice with Messrs Sri Ram,
Advocates & Solicitors. He was attached to
D&C Sakura Merchant Bankers Berhad as an
officer in the Corporate Banking Department
from 1993 to 1995. He specializes in company and corporate matters and is actively involved in legal advice and corporate consulting works with several large companies with businesses in the oil & gas and telecommunication industries, some of which are listed on Bursa Malaysia.
Hugh Macmillen
Sales & European Market
Hugh has extensive experience in fixed income and interest rate related products, working in the largest Broker/Dealers such as ICAP, BGC and Tradition. He is actively involved in fintech and start-ups since 2015 with a particular focus on DLT. He is on several advisory boards of financial blockchain projects.
Azmi Yaacob
Technical
Azmi is an experienced sales professional currently serving as the Sales Director – Asia Pacific at Minfy focusing on AI, digital, data, and cloud transformation. Prior roles include
Account Director at Teradata, Business Consultant at MSC Technology Centre. Previous experience includes leadership roles at The iA Group, SAP, PETRONAS ICT Sdn Bhd, Hewlett-Packard, and Sun Microsystems, demonstrating a strong background in sales and business development within various sectors.
Syed Nizam Syed Jalaludin
Business Development
Syed Nizam has more than 20 years of experience in the money market industry. He was formerly a Senior Manager in First Taz Money Brokers Sdn Bhd. At First Taz, he headed the Money Desk team. He specializes and is well versed in the Treasury Money Market Interbank Industry, which includes but is not limited to the Islamic Market, Ringgit Deposit, Bank Acceptance and Negotiable Instruments of Deposit. He manages the sales & marketing team as Chief Marketing Officer for AbleAce Raakin.
Mahayudin Salleh
Business Strategy & Development
Mike is a seasoned professional with over three decades of international experience in sales, marketing, and commodity trading. He has completed executive training across the UK, Australia, the Netherlands, Singapore, and Indonesia, reinforcing his expertise in international sales strategy and leadership. Since 1997, he has successfully managed his own business in agro based commodities trading and manufacturing. He currently serves as Commodity Advisor to AbleAce Raakin, overseeing transaction of commodity assets valued at approximately USD 4 –USD 7 billion, daily.