MDV APPOINTS SHARUL SAZMAN SAMAAN AS ITS NEW CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER TO DRIVE BUSINESS STRATEGY AND GROWTH
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 JUNE 2025: Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad (MDV), a subsidiary of the Minister of Finance (Incorporated) [MOF (Inc)] and an agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), has appointed Sharul Sazman Samaan as its new Chief Business Officer (CBO), effective 20 June 2025.
Sharul has been serving as MDV’s Acting CBO since December 2024.
With more than two decades of experience in the financing sector — including 17 years of dedicated service at MDV — Sharul has built a solid foundation in credit processing, business development, and customer relationship management. Over the years, he has made significant contributions that continue to shape MDV’s business strategy and customer engagement efforts.
Since joining MDV in 2008, Sharul has steadily progressed through several key leadership roles, including Senior Assistant Vice President of Business Division, Vice President of Business Building, and most recently, Senior Vice President of Client Coverage. In these roles, he has played a pivotal part in enhancing MDV’s credit operations, streamlining deal flow processes, and cultivating strategic partnerships.
As CBO, Sharul will lead the development and execution of MDV’s business strategies, oversee operational excellence across the Business Division—which includes Client Coverage, Credit, and Venture Finance—and spearhead initiatives to broaden the Company’s market reach and partnerships across both the public and private sectors.
Commenting on the appointment, MDV Chief Executive Officer, Rizal Fauzi, said: “Sharul has consistently demonstrated the calibre, judgement, and leadership that we value within MDV. His appointment reflects the Board and Management’s confidence in his ability to steer high-impact initiatives, support the execution of MDV’s broader strategic priorities, and further strengthen our positioning within the technology financing ecosystem.”
Sharul began his career at Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad, where he managed commercial and contract financing portfolios and was actively involved in structuring corporate and commercial credit facilities. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy (Hons) from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).
Sharul’s appointment underscores MDV’s commitment to strengthening its role as the nation’s technology financier and advancing the growth of innovation-driven sectors through specialised and targeted financing solutions.
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About MDV – The Nation’s Technology Financier
Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad (MDV) was established in 2002 as a subsidiary of the Minister of Finance (Incorporated) [MOF (Inc)] with the objective of providing flexible and innovative financing facilities to develop the ICT sector that had been identified and prioritised by the Government as the catalyst for the nation’s growth. Since its establishment more than two decades ago, as the tech ecosystem progresses and expands, MDV continues to evolve and has grown from strength to strength in its role to support, nurture and guide Malaysian technology companies and start-ups in achieving growth. MDV’s specialised funding had ensured the success of many high potential technology companies and projects in the areas of ICT, Green Technology, Biotechnology, Strategic and Emerging Technology, and Start-Ups, which in turn, contributed to the diversification and generation of new sources of high-value economic growth for the country. Throughout the years, MDV has charted many firsts, including being the pioneering, and largest, Venture Debt/Financing solutions provider in Malaysia. With the rapid rate of technological and digital advance, and Malaysia’s continued push towards becoming an advanced nation, MDV will continue to play a significant role in ensuring a thriving tech and start-up ecosystem in Malaysia while achieving its vision of becoming the Nation’s Technology Financier.
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