Ms. Sufinah is the Chief Executive Officer of Brunei Institute of Leadership and Islamic Finance (BILIF), the Centre of Excellence for the finance industry under the purview of Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB).
Ms. Sufinah began work in BILIF as Acting Chief Executive Officer in 2018. Under her leadership, BILIF has been busy in a few fronts, most notably with the development and implementation of the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for the financial industry and the introduction of the Leadership in Islamic Finance and Economics (LIFE), a multi-tiered qualification programme that is designed to develop and groom aspiring professionals to become Islamic Finance experts. BILIF has also started offering its first line-up of tertiary qualifications in collaboration with The London Institute of Banking and Finance (LIBF). Through these and many other achievements, BILIF has received multiple awards and accolades, including the GIFA Excellence Award (Islamic Finance Training and Education) in 2019, 2021 and 2022 at the Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) and the award for Best Islamic Finance Education & Training Brunei 2021 by the Global Banking & Finance Review® among others.
Concurrent to her former Acting CEO role at BILIF, Ms. Sufinah was also the Assistant Managing Director of Corporate Development Department at BDCB. Her stint at BDCB began as Executive Director and Head of Corporate Services Unit in 2011, on the 5th month of BDCB’s first year of establishment, mainly to lead the Accounts and Finance, Administration and Information Technology. She was also previously the Assistant Managing Director at Darussalam Holdings Sdn Bhd. Her expertise ranges from financial management, project management, facilities management human resource management as well as transformational change management.
Ms. Sufinah has a Bachelor of Degree in Accounting and Financial Management from University of Sheffield. She is a Fellow Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).