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| Jean Pierre Sabourin |
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Jean Pierre Sabourin is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia (PIDM) since its establishment in August 2005. He has gained unparalleled experience and expertise in all aspects of deposit insurance during his 35 years career. His assistance has been widely sought by many jurisdictions on establishing and improving their deposit insurance systems.
Among his many achievements, he chaired the Financial Stability Forum’s (now FSB) International Study and Working Groups on Deposit Insurance and the first ever APEC Policy Dialogue on Deposit Insurance. In May 2002, he led the establishment of the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) and was elected its first Chair of the Executive Council and President, a position he held until the end of his term in 2007.
He was employed by Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) in 1976, and held various positions within CDIC before being appointed by the Canadian Government as CDIC’s President and CEO in 1990, a position he held for 15 years until his retirement in April 2005. In August 2005, he was appointed by the Malaysian Government as the first ever Chief Executive Officer of PIDM and his current term of office expires in August 2014. Under his leadership, PIDM is focused on being recognised as a best practice financial consumer protection organisation. In October of 2011, PIDM received the IADI Deposit Insurance Organisation Annual Award for its contribution to the advancement of effective Deposit Insurance Systems. Mr. Sabourin is a member of the Board of Directors of the ICLIF Leadership and Governance Centre and a member of Bank Negara Malaysia’s Financial Stability Executive Committee. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Toronto. |
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