Welcome to FIRSTFLOOR CAPITAL

Mohd Nizar Ali
Managing Director - Venture Development, Accounting and Intellectual Property
BA Accounting, University of North London. Began experience in accounting and audit advisory services with Price Waterhouse in the areas of manufacturing, banking and stockbroking. Four years in merchant banking ranging from privatisation, investment advisory, valuations and project finance. Financial adviser to MSC Flagship Projects.

Tengku Mohd Fahmi Tengku Hamzah
Investment Director - Venture Funding & Finance
Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance (University of Tasmania). Experience in accounting and audit advisory services in the areas of trading & services, manufacturing, banking and stock broking as well as some corporate recovery services during his employment with Delloite Kassim Chan. An analyst with Phileo Asset Management in fixed income securities extending from short term papers to long-term bonds and with the Privatisation & Project Advisory Unit of Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank.

Muhammad Zauqi Abdullah
Investment Director - Technology & Venture Management
Computer Science specialist. Almost a decade of experience in applied technology. Involved in the design and implementation of multiple government and international projects (Philips Australia CD-i Research & Development, Ministry of Defence, Malaysian Smart School Management System and Young Asia Television). Expertise includes post-production, multimedia production & methodologies, training and education design, Internet technology and graphic design. Management expertise includes technology company set up and startup, implementation of procedures, human resource recruitment, management operations and growth advisory, technology & marketing due diligence and assessment.

ADVISORY PANEL

Tan Sri Syed Jalaludin Bin Syed Salim
Former Vice Chancellor of Universiti Putra and Head of Institute of Bio Science, UPM. Involved in setting up of various incubation centres at UPM. Hon. Doctor of Science, University of Hull, UK. Founder Member of the Malaysian Society of Applied Biology. Currently chairman of Bank Rakyat.

Datuk Dr. Hj. Mohd. Zaini Bin Abdul Rahman
Served as senior Consultant Pathologist & Head of Department, General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. Former Head of IMR (Institute of Medical Research). MBBS (UM), DTM & H (Mahidol University,Bangkok), D. Path (London), DCP (London), MRC Path (London), FRC Path (London), AM (Academy of Medicine, Malaysia)

En. Zainal Abidin Mohd Kassim
Fellow of the Institute of actuaries in UK and an Associate of the Society of Actuaries in USA. Presently the Principal and Actuary at William M Mercer Zainal Fraser Sdn Bhd (consulting actuaries)