Encik Ainol joined Khazanah in March 2021 as Head of Transformation and leads the strategic transformation for Finance covering key areas such as technology, ways of working and talent development. He is also Head of Tax Planning and Advisory and provides leadership on tax policy and strategy that is focused and aligned with Khazanah’s strategic imperatives.
Prior to Khazanah, Encik Ainol spent 8 years with BP Malaysia initially as Global Head of Compliance and Reporting Director and from 2017 as Head of Country, Malaysia. As part of his role, he provides leadership to BP’s business transformation and change management for Malaysia and supports the Asian region. He also implemented a program framework for BP Plc’s global statutory audit covering key regions such as the UK, EMEA, Oceania and parts of Africa, and in 2020 was part of the leadership team involved in investments and divestments of BP’s global key assets in the region.
He started his career in audit with KPMG London before moving to Corporate and International Tax within KPMG and later with Deloitte specializing in risk management and controls. Encik Ainol spent almost 20 years working in London prior to his return to Malaysia with Ernst & Young. One of his passions is developing and empowering talents as future leaders who can easily adapt to the evolving business needs and environment. He is also a firm believer that the key success for business is to provide a respectful, inclusive and diverse workplace for employees.