Haji Mohd Izani Ghani was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, nominated by Khazanah Nasional Berhad, on 1 March 2009. He is a member of Board Risk Management, Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

He graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1991 with BSc (Economics) specialising in Accounting and Finance. After graduating from LSE, he pursued his professional accounting qualification from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and admitted to fellowship in 2000. He is also a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

He is currently the Director/Chief Financial Officer of Khazanah Nasional Berhad. He joined Khazanah in March 2005, initially handling funding and treasury operations. On funding front, he was deeply involved in the issuance of the world’s first exchangeable sukuk for USD750 million in 2006, followed by other landmark exchangeable sukuks in 2007 and 2008. In relation to RM funding, he was instrumental in the setting up of various sukuk programmes.

His first exposure to the corporate world was in 1993 when he joined the then Renong Group. In 1999, he joined the concession holder of Putrajaya township development, Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd to assist in the financing for the construction of the Government office buildings and staff quarters. He left Putrajaya Holdings in 2005 to join the Finance division of Khazanah Nasional Berhad.

He is currently a director in the special purpose companies, which are wholly owned by Khazanah Nasional Berhad i.e. Rantau Abang Capital Berhad, Feringghi Capital Ltd, Klebang Capital Ltd, Lido Capital Ltd and Cenang Capital Ltd. He is also a director of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad.