Nadia Bakar, Head, Compliance

Nadia joined Principal Asset Management Berhad in May 2024 as the Head of Compliance. She is responsible for developing the overall strategy and plan for compliance across key areas for the Company including AMLA, investment compliance and reporting & compliance assurance.  

Nadia is a seasoned legal and compliance professional with experience across both corporate and regulatory sectors. She was a legal counsel and SME for Ethics & Integrity at a national oil and gas company setting policy positions and advising on legal compliance transactions. Whilst there she was also involved with compliance operations across key areas of law including bribery and corruption, data privacy and sanctions and export controls. Prior to that, she served as Chief Integrity Officer at a government-owned asset management firm, where she led the establishment of the Company’s governance and risk frameworks. Nadia began her career at the Securities Commission Malaysia predominantly in the General Counsel’s Office as well as the Intermediary and Fund Supervision business group.

Qualification: 
Nadia was a recipient of the 2006 Securities Commission Malaysia Scholarship Award and is a dual bachelor’s degree holder in Laws and Commerce from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Nadia had also completed the course as a Certified Integrity Officer (CeIO) with the Malaysia Anti Corruption Academy.