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Mahendran Gnasamoothy

Head of Legal/General Counsel & Secretarial

Mahendran Gnasamoothy is Head of Legal/General Counsel & Secretarial at Dagang NeXchange Berhad (“DNeX”) since 1 August 2024.

History

In his current role, he leads the Legal/General Counsel Department of DNeX Group, ensuring the consistent application of operational risk governance, policies, and reporting across all departments. He also provides valuable in-house legal and secretarial support services to DNeX Group, effectively resolving legal issues and safeguarding the Group’s rights and interests. He is also responsible for the efficient management of staff and resources in the Legal and Secretarial departments while enhancing and strengthening the Group’s internal processes and procedures through digitalisation, promoting compliance and good corporate governance.

Before joining DNeX, he was Head, Legal & Compliance in Citaglobal Berhad, an investment holding Company since Nov 2020. He brings with him more than 10 years of extensive and diversified experience in oil and gas/engineering, construction, education/intellectual property and fund management industry, and exposure in legal firm as a lawyer and partner for more than 12 years.

He has established a successful legal career and worked with leading law firms and corporate entities, litigating and advising on a wide range of corporate matters, including merger & acquisitions (“M&A”), corporate restructuring, compliance and governance issues.

He is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (“ICSA”), United Kingdom. He holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) from the University of Malaya. In 2002, he was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor at the High Court of Malaya. He also earned his Certificate of Legal Practice (“CLP”) from the Legal Profession Qualifying Board and holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) with (Hons.) from the University of London, United Kingdom.