Iskandar Ismail, Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC), has been instrumental in shaping Malaysia’s competition law landscape since joining MyCC in 2013. Initially serving as Director of the Investigation and Enforcement, he became CEO in 2018. Under his leadership, MyCC has issued multiple policies and decisions including the groundbreaking MYR415 million penalty on chicken feed millers for price-fixing. Iskandar is currently leading the ongoing amendment of the Competition Act 2010 to introduce the merger control regime and continues to actively guide ongoing investigations such as bid rigging and price-fixing. Iskandar’s expertise extends beyond Malaysia, earning him recognition as a respected speaker and panelist at over 100 international and domestic platforms, including as the Chairman of the ASEAN Experts Group on Competition (AEGC) from 2019 to 2020.
Prior to joining MyCC, Iskandar worked at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, where he prosecuted cases of genocide and serious human rights violations. He began his career at the Central Bank of Malaysia, focusing on the prosecution of financial crime cases. Iskandar holds a law degree from the International Islamic University Malaysia and a master’s in International and Comparative Law from George Washington University Law School where he was first introduced to competition laws.