Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar served as the Executive Chairman of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) from 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2012, having previously joined as Deputy Chief Executive in 2001. A law graduate from the University of Malaya and former Deputy Chairman of Shell Malaysia, she was the first woman to lead the SC.
During her six-year chairmanship, she spearheaded the launch of the Capital Market Masterplan 2 (CMP2) and the landmark Corporate Governance Blueprint 2011, reinforcing market discipline, board accountability and shareholder rights.
At the regional level, she served as Chairman of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) for two terms and was Vice Chairman of the Emerging Markets Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).
