Dato Dr. Nik Ramlah Mahmood was the Deputy Chief Executive from the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) before retiring in March 2016, having served 23 years in the organization. Prior to joining the SC, Dato Dr. Nik Mahmood was an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya.
Dato' Dr. Nik is renowned for her extensive experience in areas ranging from regulatory policy, legal reform, product and market development, corporate governance, Islamic capital market and investor education and enforcement. She is currently a board member of INCEIF- the Global University of Islamic Finance and a member of its Senate. She also serves as a board member of the Securities Industry Development Corporation (SIDC), a member of the Financial Services Professionals Board (FSPB) and is a board member for Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia (PIDM).
Dato’ Dr Nik also sits as a board member of several corporate boards including Pemodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad (ASNB), United Malacca Berhad, Axiata Group Berhad and Edotco Sdn. Bhd
Dato' Dr. Nik Mahmood holds a First Class Honours in Law from University Malaya and a LLM and PhD from University of London.
Dato' Dr. Nik Mahmood was appointed to the Board of ICMR in July 2019.