Rizatuddin Ramli

Director of Investment

Rizatuddin Ramli is the Director of Investment at the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA). The NCIA is a body corporate, incorporated under the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority Act 2008 (Act 687), responsible for strategic socio- economic development of the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) – a government initiative to accelerate economic growth and elevate income levels in the north of Peninsular Malaysia encompassing the states of Kedah, Perak, Perlis and Pulau Pinang. In his current role, Rizatuddin plays a vital role in attracting foreign direct investments (FDI) and domestic direct investments (DDI) as well as nurturing and growing these organizations in NCER. Rizatuddin has extensive experience in investment, technology, and economic development. He has held various leadership positions, demonstrating his diverse expertise. He previously served as the Partnerships and Development Finance Officer at the United Nations Resident Coordinator Office for Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei. He also held CEO positions at BioXCell Malaysia (a biotechnology industrial park in Johor) and N2W Corporation (a digital business application disruptor software company of Johor Corp Bhd). Additionally, he was the founding Executive Vice President at Agensi Inovasi Malaysia (AIM), a government body focused on promoting innovation and technology adoption. He then held the position of Director of Industry Development at the Multimedia Development Corp (MDeC), a government agency promoting the development of the multimedia industry in Malaysia. He also gained valuable experience as a technical executive at leading technology companies such as Oracle Corp, Intel Corp and Dataprep Bhd. Rizatuddin holds an undergraduate degree Computer Information System/Operations Management from Indiana University, a Master’s Finance degree from Taylor’s University and executive education from INSEAD University, France.