Maheswaran Periasamy

Maheswaran Periasamy has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies in the insurance and financial sector. Starting in 2000, they worked as an Assistant Manager at MCIS Insurance Berhad until 2007. Maheswaran then moved on to ING where they served as a Training Manager in their Academy from 2006 to 2009. Following that, they joined Etiqa Insurance and Takaful in 2009 as an Assistant Vice President, overseeing the Sales & Financial Planning Unit in the Academy until 2012. Most recently, they have been with Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad as the Head of Financial Planning & Sales (Academy) from 2012 to 2016, and subsequently as the Head of Learning and Development.

Maheswaran Periasamy completed a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Specialized Finance from Asia e University, between 2013 and 2015. Prior to that, between 1997 and 2000, Maheswaran obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Insurance and Finance from the National University of Malaysia (UKM).

In addition to their academic degrees, Maheswaran has obtained several certifications. Maheswaran became a Certified Training Professional from Swinburne University of Technology in February 2020. Before that, in September 2011, they completed a certification as a Regional Sales Manager/Marketing Manager/Player Development from LIMRA. Furthermore, they are also a Registered Financial Planner (RFP) and a Shariah Registered Financial Planner (SRFP) certified by the Malaysian Financial Planning Council, although the specific dates of when they obtained these designations are not provided.