CME Group Berhad announced the appointment of Dato' Azmil Bin Mohd Zabidi as Independent and Non-Executive Director, effective May 26, 2023. Age 62. Working experience and occupation: Dato' Azmil bin Mohd Zabidi started his service as Administrative and Diplomatic Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992.

He previously served as Assistant Secretary (Southeast Asia) from 1993 until 1995 before serving as Second Secretary at the Embassy of Malaysia in Belgium from 1995 until 1998 and First Secretary at the High Commission of Malaysia in New Zealand. He later returned to serve as Assistant Secretary (Economy) from 1999 until 2002, and Principal Assistant Secretary (Regional Cooperation, Social and Cultural) from 2002 until 2003. Dato' Azmil had been appointed as Counsellor at the Embassy of Malaysia in China from 2003 until 2007 and Consul General of Malaysia to Shanghai, China from 2007 until 2010.

He had also served as Undersecretary of Multilateral Economic Cooperation Directorate from 2010 until 2011, Ambassador of Malaysia to Vietnam from 2011 until 2016 and Undersecretary of Europe Division from 2016 until 2017. He was the Director-General at the Southeast Asia Regional Centre for Counter-Terrorism (SEARCCT) since 2017 prior to his appointment as the Ambassador of Malaysia to the United States in 2019. Dato' Azmil had served the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia for almost 30 years and retired in August 2021.

Qualifications: Masters Master of Arts (English Literature) from Iowa State University of Science & Technology, U.S.A. Degree Bachelor of Arts (English) degree from Wartburg College of Liberal Arts, U.S.A. Others Post-Graduate Certificate in Diplomatic Studies (Chevening Scholar), Foreign Service Programme University of Oxford, UK.