Dato’ Mohammad Faiz Azmi, FCA was appointed Executive Chairman of the Securities Commission Malaysia by the Minister of Finance in June 2024. He chaired the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum in conjunction with Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025 and led the development of the Capital Market Masterplan 4 (2026–2030).

He spent over 30 years with PwC and served as Chairman of PwC Malaysia for 11 years until 2023. With more than 38 years of experience in audit and business advisory in Malaysia and the United Kingdom, he led PwC’s Global Islamic Finance Team (2007–2012), served as Malaysia’s Financial Services Leader and Joint Head of Audit, and championed ESG and Shariah investing initiatives. He retired as a partner and Executive Chairman of PwC Malaysia in June 2023.

Dato’ Faiz has advised the Government on accrual accounting, financial restructurings, and investigations, and has served as administrator for several entities. Notably, he was also involved in the Federal Government’s National COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), he has served as President of MIA, Chairman of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB), and President of the Kuala Lumpur Business Club. He is an elected member of the ICAEW Council and was appointed Chairman of the ICAEW Malaysia Advisory Group. He is a member of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants England and Wales. In 2024, Dato’ Faiz was appointed an Honorary Chartered Membership by Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals.

He studied law at Durham University, was called to the English Bar, and holds Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from the University of Nottingham and Durham University. He is an alumnus of Lincoln’s Inn, a member of the Inns of Court Malaysia and, in 2025, appointed as an Honorary Bencher of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple.

He was conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (DSIS), which carries the title Dato’, by the Sultan of Selangor in 2013. In 2025, Dato’ Faiz was also named CEO Champion for the Public Sector at the LIFE AT WORK Awards organised by Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad.