1. Professional Qualification - Associate Chartered Accountant [Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, London]
2. Degree - Bachelor Degree of Economics (First Class) [University of Cambridge, UK]
Working Experience
Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican is currently the Deputy Secretary General (Policy), Ministry of Finance (MOF), Malaysia. Prior to assuming his current position, he was the Director of National Budget Office, MOF, a position he held from June 2018 to March 2022. He was also appointed as the Deputy Director General (Human Capital) of the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) in June 2016, where he was responsible for planning and overseeing initiatives relating to human capital. He also heads the Civil Service Delivery Unit and the National Transformation 2050 (TN50) unit.
Prior to the above appointments, Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican was the Chief Executive Officer of Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad (TalentCorp) since its inception in January 2011 where he was responsible for driving public private partnerships to meet the nation's talent needs. Between 2004 and 2010, Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican served as the Principal Private Secretary to the minister in the Ministry of Finance and EPU. Before serving the Government, Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican was in the private sector for 9 years specialising in corporate finance and accounting roles at MRCB, Sime Darby and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Directorship of Public Companies
1. Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS)
2. Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad
3. Govco Holdings Berhad
4. MyDIGITAL Corporation
5.Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad
This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....