The Judges
Sir David Tweedie
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, International Valuation Standards Council
Past Chairman, International Accounting Standards Board
Sir David was educated at Edinburgh University (BCom 1966, PhD 1969) and qualified as a Scottish Chartered Accountant in 1972.
He has held senior management positions at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), Thomson McLintock & Co, and KPMG. Sir David was appointed Chairman of the Accounting Standards Board to reform the UK’s accounting standards in 1990. In 2001, he became the first Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and CEO of the IASC Foundation. He then became President of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (2012-2013) and Chairman of the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) (2012).
He was knighted in 1994 and has received several awards for his services to the profession. In 2013, he was inducted into the Accounting Hall of Fame.
Sir David was a Fellow of the Judge Business School, Cambridge University and a visiting Professor of Accounting in the Management School at Edinburgh University. He chairs the Royal Household Audit Committee for the Sovereign Grant, and the board of trustees of Leuchie House, a respite centre in Scotland.
"I believe the Awards is a very timely initiative to address declining trust levels among businesses in Malaysia amidst continuing economic uncertainties and increasing stakeholder scrutiny."
YBhg Tan Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz
Former Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia
Co-chair Board of Governors, Asia School of Business
YBhg Tan Sri Dr. Zeti served as Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia from May 2000 until April 2016. She played an important role in managing the repair and resolution of the financial system during the Asian financial crisis and the consequent recovery of Malaysia’s economy. She was also instrumental in transforming Malaysia’s financial system, including overseeing the enactment of ten new pieces of legislation for the financial sector. During this period, Malaysia’s financial system underwent a period of progressive liberalisation.
In Asia, Dr. Zeti was active in strengthening cooperation and regional financial integration. In 2006, she chaired the regional task force that prepared the report for the future direction of central bank financial cooperation in the East Asian region. She was a founding member of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Asian Consultative Council, was the first Co-chair of the Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group for Asia, and was Chair of the BIS Central Bank Governance Group. Dr. Zeti had an extensive role in the global development of Islamic finance, and was active in the global financial inclusion agenda. She is currently Co-chair Board of Governors of Asia School of Business, established in collaboration with MIT Sloan.
Dr. Zeti received her PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
"At the rapid rate with which things are changing in an emerging market like Malaysia, trust in business has never been more important to a company's continued existence."
YBhg Tan Sri Dr. Jemilah Mahmood
Under Secretary General, Partnerships
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
YBhg Tan Sri Dr. Jemilah Mahmood was appointed Under Secretary General for Partnerships at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 2016.
Prior to that, she was the Chief of the World Humanitarian Summit secretariat at the United Nations in New York. She is the founder of MERCY Malaysia, which she led from 1999-2009. Her previous appointments include Chief of the Humanitarian Response Branch at UNFPA; Senior Fellow at Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Research and Investment Strategy Division), and Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the Humanitarian Futures Programme at Kings College, London. In 2006, she was one of 16 members appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the Advisory Group of the Central Emergency Response Fund.
Over the course of her medical career, she held positions in both hospitals and universities. She is an alumnus of IMD Management and Business school in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Dr. Mahmood is a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the National University of Malaysia, with a Masters in Obstetrics & Gynaecology from the same university. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists UK.
"When there's lack of trust, the company will not be able to really expand itself or try new things, and eventually the erosion of trust in the company makes it possibly relevant. But I think more than that, the consequences of lack of trust will also actually damage the industry."
Faris Hadad-Zervos
Country Manager and Head
World Bank Group Global Knowledge and Research Hub in Malaysia
Mr. Faris Hadad-Zervos is the Country Manager and Head of World Bank Group Global Knowledge and Research Hub in Malaysia, based in Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Hadad-Zervos, a US national, joined the World Bank in 1996 with the Private Sector Development Department. He served as Manager of the Technical Cooperation Program with the Gulf Cooperation Countries (2000-2003), Head of Mission for Iraq (2003-2005), Operations Manager for the West Bank and Gaza (2005-2008), Acting Director for Fragile States in the Operations Department (2010-2011) and Country Manager for Bolivia (2012-2015). In 2008, Mr. Hadad-Zervos took a leave of absence from the World Bank to serve as the Deputy Head of the Quartet Office for the Middle East Peace Process, based in Jerusalem.
Mr. Hadad-Zervos holds a Master's Degree in Economics from George Mason University, and a Master's Degree in Finance from George Washington University.
"The world is constantly changing, and viable, trustworthy companies are those that build on the strengths of their employees. These are the companies that can withstand any form of pressure and still maintain a true north."
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