Wan Safarina W Zulkifli
Chief Internal Auditor
Puan Wan Safarina Binti W Zulkifli has been appointed as the Chief Internal Auditor (CIA), Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad (AHIBB) effective on 1 August 2022. Prior to her appointment as CIA of AHIBB, Wan Safarina was the Head of Head Office and Regulatory Audit at Group Internal Audit Division, Affin Bank Berhad (ABB). As CIA of AHIBB, Wan Safarina is responsible for managing the Internal Audit activities of AHIBB, reporting to Board Audit Committee (BAC) of AHIBB, administratively reporting to Chief Executive Officer of AHIBB, and functional reporting to Group Chief Internal Auditor, ABB.
Wan Safarina is specialising in Accounting and Assurance/Audit of public and private companies, Conventional and Islamic Financial Institutions (“IFI”). She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Malaysia. She then joined the Central Bank of Malaysia in the Banking Supervision Department, before moving on to the Treasury, International & Finance, Group Audit Department at a renowned local bank. Prior to ABB, she was the Head of Finance & Strategy in AmInvest, with more than 8 years of experience in various roles within the financial industry. She was the Vice President of Fund Reporting & Special Projects at one of the largest asset management company in Malaysia. She graduated from University of Technology MARA (“UiTM”) with a Bachelor of Accountancy, Honours First Class. She is a fellow of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”) and a Certified Public Accountant of The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“MICPA”).
Wan Safarina is specialising in Accounting and Assurance/Audit of public and private companies, Conventional and Islamic Financial Institutions (“IFI”). She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Malaysia. She then joined the Central Bank of Malaysia in the Banking Supervision Department, before moving on to the Treasury, International & Finance, Group Audit Department at a renowned local bank. Prior to ABB, she was the Head of Finance & Strategy in AmInvest, with more than 8 years of experience in various roles within the financial industry. She was the Vice President of Fund Reporting & Special Projects at one of the largest asset management company in Malaysia. She graduated from University of Technology MARA (“UiTM”) with a Bachelor of Accountancy, Honours First Class. She is a fellow of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”) and a Certified Public Accountant of The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“MICPA”).