Muhammad Hafez bin Mohd Azhar is the Head of Legal & Governance with Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle), a leading start-ups influencer, incorporated under the Ministry of Finance Malaysia (MOF) in 2003 with a mandate to fund potential and high-calibre tech star-ups through its Cradle Investment Programmes. He is also Certified Integrity Officer (CeIO) by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). His practice focuses on Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Start-ups Law and Litigation matters. Hafez advises both Cradle, Start-ups under Cradle and Cradle’s investee company on day-to-day legal issues affecting the organisation. He takes a proactive approach in giving legal advice, emphasising creative solutions to related problems what would affect Cradle. Hafez has over 16 years of experience in Financial Sector including Corporate Banking Litigation and General Litigation, Banking Recoveries Issues, Cross Border Transactions, and Islamic Financial Agreements.