A passionate advocate for the accountancy profession, Dr. Wan is a member of MIA, CPA Australia and ASEAN CPA. He is also the representative of the Council of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and the ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA), a Member of the MIA-MQA Joint Technical Committee (JTC) and Member of the MAREF Board of Trustees. To help drive inclusion and optimise talent, he is an advocate of the 30% Club – a global campaign led by Chairs and CEOs to increase gender diversity at board and senior management levels.

Prior to joining MIA, he last served as the President/Group Chief Executive Officer of Terengganu Incorporated Sdn Bhd, the strategic investment arm of the State Government of Terengganu, where he led the Group’s restructuring exercise. Among his corporate milestones are spearheading the listing of Selia Group on Bursa Malaysia in his capacity as the Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Director of Selia Ekuiti Sdn Bhd, the holding company for Selia Group and serving as the Group Chief Operating Officer and Group General Manager (Operation Services) of KUB Malaysia Berhad and on the board of various KUB subsidiaries.

Prior to that, Dr. Wan was the Head of Corporate Strategy, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad, where he was handpicked to lead the Corporate Strategy division under the Managing Director’s Office, responsible for developing and executing a 5-year Business Plan and Key Performance Indicators for senior management.

Dr. Rudirman holds a doctorate in Business Administration from the University of South Australia Adelaide, Australia, an MBA from the University of North London, UK, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Accounting from the University of Portsmouth, UK and a Diploma in Accounting from Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu.