Executive Committee

President – Dr. Muhammad Mohan [ROI]

Dr Muhammad Mohan has been actively engaged in business integrity and anti-corruption work. Presently, he is the President of Transparency International Malaysia, an independent, non-governmental and non-partisan organisation committed to the fight against corruption. Among his interest is good governance in managing businesses and building ethics as part of corporate culture in organizations.

He had lectured in the MBA program, Victoria University/Sunway College –Business Ethics & Sustainability course. Conducts training on anti-corruption and corporate governance for the Basel Institute on Governance and the Malaysian Institute of Management.

He was once a whistle blower who exposed the corrupt in his former company and was also a key witness for ACA (now MACC) in a corruption case trial. His strong conviction to speak up against corruption led him to join TI-Malaysia to do advocacy work.

He is a PECB certified Lead Auditor for ABMS ISO 37001. An engineer by profession and served in the plantation downstream industries in Malaysia and the Middle East (Egypt). Holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Newcastle, Australia.

Email: mmohan@transparency.org.my

Deputy President – Lawrence Chew Seng Chen [ROI]

Lawrence Chew is a chartered accountant and a retired banker.  His career spans more than four decades, gaining in-depth knowledge and skills in the fields of audit, accountancy, finance, and education.

He obtained his professional accounting qualification with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He worked as an accountant in London for about 10 years and later returned to Malaysia to take up a banking appointment and occupied the position as Chief Internal Auditor. He is currently involved in the continuing professional education sector. 

He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Secretary General – Raymon Ram [ROI]

Raymon is an advocate against economic crime, having published numerous articles and case analyses on the subject matter. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and ISO 37001:2016 ABMS Lead Auditor with a Master’s Degree in Economic Crime Management, Bachelor's Degree in Psychology (HONS) and Certificate In Corporate Governance by the Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland.

He has led teams to complete corporate fraud investigations / asset recovery exercises and facilitated various anti-fraud courses for the local law enforcement agencies and private sector entities. He had also assisted the National Audit Department, Malaysia to restructure the Audit Investigation Guidelines for state and national level auditors and recently worked with the Inspection and Consultation Division, of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to develop their internal checklist for investigations related to Section 17A, MACC Act 2009 (Corporate Liability Provision).

Formerly in charge of forensic investigations and asset recovery for a Firm specializing in Corporate Recovery and Project Rehabilitation, Raymon is currently the Founder / Managing Principal at Graymatter Forensic Advisory Sdn. Bhd., a solution-based training and advisory specializing in Financial Forensics, Fraud Risk Management and AML/CFT Compliance. He also serves on the Transparency International’s Global Strategy Team and DTIC Governance Working Group, Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).

Treasurer – Geetha A Rubasundram [ROI]

Geetha A Rubasundram is a Chartered Accountant (MIA) and Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA). She is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) with a MSC in Auditing, Management Accounting & Information Systems from Skema Business School, France. She is currently pursuing her PhD with a scope in Governance, Corruption and Sustainability (focused on firms that have embarked on Integrated Reporting). She is also Director – Governance and Sustainability with Advicecube Bahrain and Member of the Board of Directors and Scientific Commission with the International Society of Criminology.

She has over twenty one years of international corporate experience and has worked with international entities in Europe, Middle East and Asia in the financial and management accounting scope, as well as Human Resource, covering industries such as Information Technology, Renewable Energy, Construction, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Real Estate, Community Management, Facilities Management, Utility Management etc. This experience has provided her with valuable insights to recommend best practices to companies with international dealings with her understanding of their operations and processes. She has also implemented cost saving processes for manufacturing companies, understanding the various engineering and production processes that was required in the process, including recommending and implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and other technological advancements. She also guest lectures, trains and consults internationally in the areas of Forensic Accounting, Cybercrime, Internal Controls, Governance, Fraud Risk Assessment, Corporate Reporting, Integrated Reporting, Sustainability (ESG included) and Strategic Management Accounting. She has also been an Expert Witness.

Committee Member - Nurirdzuana Ismail [ROI]

Nurirdzuana Ismail is currently the Head of Integrity and Governance in MAXIS.

She was the Head of Integrity & Risk Management at Petronas and prior to that, she was the Head for External Affairs for Chief Integrity Officer’s Office, Petronas since 2014.

Together with the Chief Integrity Officer, she leads the Global Integrity and Compliance Organization of PETRONAS and reports to the President/Group CEO and the Risk and Governance Board Management. She is responsible to champion and elevate awareness in integrity and ethics amongst Petronas employees and stakeholders through development and implementation of a structured anti-corruption program including trainings and communications.

Before joining PETRONAS, she was assigned to NKRA Fighting Corruption as the Head for Strategic Media & Communication and was an Assistant Commissioner with the MACC.

She was the Lead Implementer for ISO37001:2016 Anti-Bribery Management System (ABMS) For PETRONAS Group of Companies. Her areas of expertise includes Corruption Risk Management, Integrity, Anti- Corruption and Governance Training and Anti-Bribery Management System implementation. She is a certified trainer for anti-corruption, corporate governance and compliance by Basel Institute Of Governance, Switzerland

Committee Member - Eulis Racmatiah Iskandar [ROI]

Eulis is a Certified Integrity Officer (CeIO) under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy and a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) under the International Association of Privacy Professionals. She is also a member of the Ethics Standard Board of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Eulis is currently the Principal Consultant and Trainer of Ethiculture Training and Consultancy. She was Head of Ethics & Privacy at Celcom Axiata Berhad from 2017 to 2021 where she was brought in to set up the Ethics & Privacy Office. Prior to joining Celcom, she was Senior Legal Counsel with the Corporate Governance & International Compliance Unit, Group Legal, PETRONAS from 2013 to 2017.

Before focusing on ethics and compliance, she had over 20 years working experience as General Counsel and Company Secretary for various public listed companies.

Eulis holds an LLB (Hons) Business Law from the London Metropolitan University (previously City of London Polytechnic).

Committee Member - Nisha Kamilla Sundra Rajoo [ROI]

Nisha is an Advocate and Solicitor in the High Court of Malaya (non-practicing) and a member of the New York Bar. She has over 10 years of experience in financial regulation and policy making and was involved in numerous regulatory initiatives, including the implementation of the whistleblower protection framework in the enforcement body she was attached to.

During her time in legal practice she was active in helping various clients enhance their internal operations pursuant to the corporate liability provision of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 and Guidelines on Adequate Procedures. This involved conducting bribery and corruption due diligences, risk identification and assessments for companies, and drafting, reviewing and enhancing policies and procedures of companies.

Committee Member - Alan Kirupakaran [ROI]

Alan has over 30 years of diversified experience in the private, public and civil society sectors in the areas of Governance, Integrity, Anti-Corruption and Training. Alan is a partner in OAKS Consultancy, a company offering corporate anti-corruption advisory services. Alan has worked for the government of Malaysia, firstly as Special Officer to the Federal Minister responsible for Governance and Integrity, and then as Principle Private Secretary to the Federal Minister responsible for National Unity and Social Well-being. 

Alan has trained over 250 Integrity Officers, and assessed more than 40 organisational Integrity plans with diverse corruption risks. He has also presented and moderated on Governance and Integrity at more than 100 industry conferences, seminars and workshops to various stakeholders including government ministries and agencies, business groupings, civil society organisations and institutes of higher learning.

Prior to joining the government, Alan was the Executive Director (ED) of TI Malaysia, the local chapter of Transparency International (TI), the global coalition leading the fight against corruption. As ED, he helped build constructive engagement with the government, notably on benchmarking TI’s CPI results and the use of TI tools such as the Integrity Pack to improve transparency in government procurement practices.

Alan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Deakin University, Australia. He is passionate about personal integrity and strongly supportive of initiatives which improve the well-being of citizens.

Committee Member - Chew Phye Keat [ROI]

Phye Keat is a seasoned practitioner in corporate, commercial, ICT (Information and Communications Technology) and intellectual property laws, having handled a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial transactions including those in respect of joint ventures, manufacturing, telecommunications, computer contracts, information technology, licensing, franchising, foreign investment, immigration, sale of goods, construction, privatisation and infrastructure (including the first light rail transit project in Malaysia, STAR). 

Phye Keat was one of the founding members of the Malaysian Intellectual Property Association (MIPA) and is its immediate Past President. On the international front, Phye Keat is a Past President of the ASEAN Intellectual Property Association. Recently, Phye Keat has been focusing on competition law as a new niche of his practice. He led the task force set up by the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce that interacted with the Malaysian Government on the drafting of the Competition Bill. Since the Competition Act came into force in 2012, Phye Keat has been very active in helping various clients become compliant with the Competition Act.

With the recent amendments to the Malaysian anti-corruption legislation introducing corporate liability for companies in which “associated persons” are found to have given bribes, Phye Keat has also been active in advising companies on implementing adequate procedures to prevent corruption, which is the only defence to such an offence.

Phye Keat has been listed as a Leading Individual by The Asia Pacific Legal 500 for 2017-2021 and as a top-ranked Band 1 Leading Individual for Competition/Antitrust by Chambers Asia Pacific for 2015, 2016, 2019 – 2021. AsiaLaw Profiles named him as a Market-leading Lawyer for the years 2012, 2013, 2017-2019, as a Distinguished Practitioner for Competition/Antitrust and Corporate & M/A in its 2020 edition and as an Elite Practitioner for Competition/Antitrust in its 2021 and 2022 editions. He has been included in “The A List – Malaysia’s Top 100 Lawyers 2020” by Asia Business Law Journal.

Committee Member - Chuah Yean Ping [ROI]

Yean Ping is the Head of Group Compliance & Integrity at Sime Darby Berhad. She is a UK qualified lawyer, and is also a member of Lincoln’s Inn. Yean Ping was previously in legal practice before joining the Sime Darby Group as an in-house counsel. She pioneered the compliance function in 2010. With over 10 years of experience, she is also a Certified Integrity Officer and a ISO37001 ABMS Lead Auditor. Yean Ping leads the regulatory compliance function of Sime Darby Berhad, reporting in to the Risk Management and Sustainability Committee of the Board. Her team designs and implements anti-corruption program multi-jurisdictionally across Sime Darby’s footprint.