Meet the dedicated team driving our vision and success forward.
Chairman
Executive Director
Director
Managing Director
Chief Financial Officer
Life insurance is often relied upon as the primary asset for protecting loved ones in the event of death or disability. However, without proper management, beneficiaries may face vulnerabilities. An Insurance Trust provides control over the distribution of proceeds according to your preferences.
We provide a streamlined approach to developing your Private Trust. This approach allows for a customised wealth distribution plan and donor-centric asset protection. From Business Succession Planning to the establishment of your very own Family Office we provide tailored solutions for all your estate planning needs.
We understand the importance of safeguarding your family’s future and preserving your hard-earned assets. That is why we offer comprehensive Family Trust services. Family Trust allows you to safeguard your legacy, provides for generations to come and ensure your wishes are carried out exactly as you intend.
Dinesh Menon graduated with a Bachelor of Business degree from the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia and also completed his Certified Practising Accountant (CPA Australia) papers.
He has 18 years’ experience in the accounting and finance sectors with previous stints at KPMG, Schlumberger and MBf Holdings. He is also familiar with the trust industry having worked with multiple trust companies previously. Thus, he possesses a specific set of experience that makes him proficient in managing the financial affairs of
the trust company and maintain the highest fiduciary standards.
His experience in auditing as well as a management accountant with exposure in various industries such as financial institutions, manufacturing and property development holds him in good stead to handle the assets under management at ZICO Trust (M) Berhad. With such experiences, he is well equipped to ensure proper maintenance of the cash flow of the Company’s assets under management.
Jeevan M Sundaram graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom. He had previously worked in the banking sector, specifically in the areas of retail and dealings with OECD countries.
He then continued his experience in corporate advisory, working with multiple trust companies and investment holding companies. As such, he had come to understand the dynamics of wealth creation and finance.
Working with a myriad of affluent and sophisticated clients, he was exposed to the intricacies of legal and financial instruments and the malleability of their utilizations in the financial structures he helped build. Drawing from his legal experience, he had become adept in the art of the conceptualising financial structures and their subsequent implementation.
YBhg. Dato’ Muraly Daran Menon was the Chief Executive of Amanah Raya Berhad, Malaysia’s largest trust company from year 2000 to 2003. He also served with the Ministry of Finance as a Senior Treasury Accountant from year 1974 to 1977 and served as the Managing Director of UBB Malaysia Trustee Berhad for a period of 9 years.
He completed his ACCA examinations in 1974. He was a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), United Kingdom and is a Past Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He was involved in Platinum Trustee Berhad which was subsequently rebranded as ZICO Trust (M) Berhad. He also holds directorships in LYC Healthcare Berhad, Gabungan AQRS Berhad, as well as in several other private limited companies.
He is a Malaysian businessperson and former government official who has served in various capacities in the trustee, financial and accounting sectors. He has over 40 years of experience in trustee services, financial management and investment portfolio management.
Chew Seng Kok graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Honours) in 1984 and a Master of Laws (LLM) (First Class Honours) from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand in 1989. He previously practised as a lawyer in Malaysia in 1985 before moving to work with Chapman Tripp in Wellington, New Zealand and Baker & McKenzie, Singapore.
In 1991, he joined Zaid Ibrahim & Co. where he rose up the ranks to become its managing partner in 2004. He founded ZICOLaw, a network of independent law firms in ASEAN region in 2003 and assumed the role of regional managing partner of the ZICO Law network in 2011. In November 2014, he left practice to take up a full-time role as the Managing Director of ZICO Holdings Inc., a position which he held until 12 May 2023 before he was redesignated as Executive Director of ZICO Holdings Inc.
He is acknowledged as a leading transactions and projects lawyer in advising the public and private sectors in Malaysia and in the ASEAN region on the development and financing of large infrastructure projects, law reforms and complex M&A transactions. He has an extensive network of contacts in Malaysia, the ASEAN region and overseas. He is very active in supporting the public and private sectors in promoting trade and investments in the ASEAN region.
YBhg. Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr. Nik Norzrul Thani bin N. Hassan Thani is a lawyer by profession having previously been attached to Malaysia’s largest law firm, Zaid Ibrahim & Co. (in association with KPMG Law). He is the Chairman of Sime Darby Plantation Berhad, Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad, T7 Global Berhad, Malaysia-Singapore Business Council (MSBC), Perbadanan Kota Buku, HH Healthcare Berhad and also has been appointed as the new Chairman of University Sains Islam Malaysia USIM’s Board of Directors effective October 2023.
He is also the Chairman of Bursa Appeals Committee as well as a director of several public companies. He graduated with Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Honours) from University of Buckingham, Master of Laws (LLM) from Queen Mary College, University of London and Ph.D in Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. He
also admitted to Lincoln’s Inn as a Barrister-at-Law and possesses a Post-Graduate Diploma in Syariah Law and Practice (with Distinction) from the International Islamic University of Malaysia. He has expertise in a vast range of areas including Islamic finance, banking, offshore finance, debt restructuring, as well as international, corporate and commercial law. He provides legal counsel for mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance and the
issuance of private debt securities, including Islamic financial instruments.
