Daud Vicary Abdullah is the President and Chief Executive Officer of INCEIF, The Global
University of Islamic Finance.
He has been in the finance and consulting industry for more than 38 years, with significant
experience in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Since 2002 he has focused
exclusively on Islamic finance. Prior to INCEIF, he was the Global Islamic Finance Leader with
Deloitte.
Daud holds an Economic and Social History Honours degree from the University of Bristol in
England. He is a distinguished fellow of the Islamic Banking and Finance Institute of Malaysia
(IBFIM) and a former Board member (2003 – 2007) of the Accounting and Auditing Organisation
for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI). In 2008, he was awarded the Chartered Islamic
Finance Professional (CIFP).
He sits on the Board of Governors of both the International Academy of Financial Management
and the Institute of Enterprise Risk Practitioners.
Daud started his career with Lloyds Bank, followed by Chemical Bank and Midland Bank, where
he gained experience in Retail Banking Operations, Internal Audit, Back Office Systems, IT
Support and Internal Consultancy. He spent 9 years as a Partner/Director with Deloitte
Consulting where he was responsible for setting up the firm’s Global Centre of Excellence for
Islamic Finance based in Malaysia and involved in developing and running Shariah Review
Programs and the transformation of financial institutions to provide Islamic financial services.
Daud was the first Managing Director of Hong Leong Islamic Bank, where under his guidance
the Group successfully transformed an Islamic banking window into a full-fledged Islamic
banking subsidiary. During his time at Hong Leong he was also closely involved in the planning
for and launch of Hong Leong Tokio Marine Takaful, where he was a Board member. Following
that, Daud became Chief Operating Officer at Asian Finance Bank, a start-up Islamic bank,
where he was responsible for establishing the infrastructure to support the business lines,
opened new branches and established a representative office in Jakarta.
Daud has co-authored the book “Islamic Finance: Why It Makes Sense”, published by Marshall
Cavendish. He is also a frequent speaker and commentator on matters relating to Islamic
finance. |