YM Raja Shahrul Azrain Raja Aman (“Engku”) joined Kenanga Investors Berhad (KIB) in May 2023 as the Senior Relationship Manager in the Institutional Business Department and subsequently assumed the role of Acting Chief Executive Officer of Kenanga Islamic Investors Berhad (“KIIB”) on 1 January 2024. Prior to this, Engku had spent close to a decade at Hong Leong Asset Management covering and supporting key integral marketing divisions such as direct marketing, distribution channel, agency, retail & mass market segments. Engku has more than 15 years of asset management experience in sales and marketing with a network ranging from Institutional, Corporates and High Net Worth Individuals.
Engku started off with Affin Investment Bank Berhad and worked in corporate finance on the execution side. Following 3 years under investment banking, Engku joined HwangDBS Investment Management as a client portfolio manager with the responsibility of servicing the Institutional clientele. For the subsequent years he ventured across the industry joining investment firms such as Libra Invest Berhad, RHB Asset Management Sdn. Bhd. and Hong Leong Asset Management Bhd. His final contribution before joining KIB was being part of the start-up for Hong Leong Islamic Asset Management Sdn. Bhd. leading the sales and marketing for the company. Among some of his notable contributions also includes origination of the investment accounting platform at an Islamic Bank, spearheading asset under management growth for distribution channels and leading sales training for takaful agency and banking channels.
Engku graduated with a Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from London South Bank University in England, United Kingdom. Engku also holds a Masters In Islamic Finance Practice from INCEIF University and is a Capital Markets Services Representative’s License holder under the Securities Commission.