{"id":34291,"date":"2026-05-11T10:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T02:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kwap.gov.my\/stg\/?post_type=media-centre&#038;p=34291"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T02:25:16","slug":"kwap-announces-appointment-of-dato-jay-khairil-jeremy-abdullah-as-chief-executive-officer","status":"publish","type":"media-centre","link":"https:\/\/www.kwap.gov.my\/stg\/media-centre\/kwap-announces-appointment-of-dato-jay-khairil-jeremy-abdullah-as-chief-executive-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"KWAP Announces Appointment of Dato\u2019 Jay Khairil Jeremy Abdullah as Chief Executive Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"34291\" class=\"elementor elementor-34291\" data-elementor-post-type=\"media-centre\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad649b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aad649b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f58019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f58019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>KUALA LUMPUR, 11 May 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) [KWAP] today announced the appointment of Dato\u2019 Jay Khairil Jeremy Abdullah as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 20 May 2026.<\/p><p>Dato\u2019 Jay Khairil brings almost 30 years of experience in the banking and financial services sector, with extensive expertise across financial management, governance, internal audit, risk management, and institutional transformation.<\/p><p>Prior to joining KWAP, Dato\u2019 Jay Khairil served as Chief Executive of Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN), where he led the bank\u2019s transformation across financial performance, digital banking, operational resilience, and financial inclusion, while delivering its developmental mandate to serve communities across Malaysia.<\/p><p>He also served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Internal Auditor of BSN, and held senior roles at CIMB Group, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Malaysia), and Bank Negara Malaysia, with earlier experience at Hong Leong Bank and AmMerchant Bank.<\/p><p>Dato\u2019 Jay Khairil holds a Degree in Business and Finance from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, and a Higher Diploma in Management Accounting.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He is a Chartered Banker, Chartered Global Management Accountant and Certified Financial Services Auditor, and is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, as well as a Chartered Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia.<\/p><p>As Chief Executive Officer of KWAP, Dato\u2019 Jay Khairil will lead the organisation\u2019s strategic direction, operations and institutional priorities, while advancing KWAP\u2019s mandate as Malaysia\u2019s public sector pension fund through disciplined investment, sound governance and long-term institutional stewardship.<\/p><p>KWAP also records its appreciation to Datuk Hajah Nik Amlizan Mohamed, who served as KWAP\u2019s Chief Executive Officer since 2020, for her leadership, service, and contributions to the organisation\u2019s continued success during her tenure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","categories":[27],"tags":[],"media_centre":[172],"class_list":["post-34291","media-centre","type-media-centre","status-publish","hentry","category-press-release","media_centre-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>KWAP Announces Appointment of Dato\u2019 Jay Khairil Jeremy Abdullah as Chief Executive Officer - KWAP<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"KWAP Announces Appointment of Dato\u2019 Jay Khairil Jeremy Abdullah as Chief Executive Officer - KWAP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"KUALA LUMPUR, 11 May 2026 \u2013 Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) [KWAP] today announced the appointment of Dato\u2019 Jay Khairil Jeremy Abdullah as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 20 May 2026. 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