Annis was appointed Head, Corporate Development of Axiata Group Berhad on 1 July 2011.
Annis has close to 17 years experience in the banking industry with extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of financial advisory, structured finance, acquisition finance, and project finance. He started his career at Citibank Berhad and later joined Macquarie Malaysia and RHB Sakura Merchant Bankers Bhd. His last position before joining Axiata was Chief Officer & Head of Investment Banking in Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad (KFHMB).
Annis graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A. with a BBA majoring in Finance, Investment and Banking.